MLB Player News

Frazier isn't starting Friday's game against the Astros, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Frazier has gone 1-for-7 with a run, an RBI and two walks across his last three appearances and will be on the bench for a second straight game. Ha-Seong Kim will start at the keystone and bat eighth.

Dubon was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.

The 27-year-old was recalled Thursday and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in a win over the Brewers, but he'll head back to the minors after Evan Longoria (hand) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Dubon has hit .333 with 29 home runs, 22 RBI and nine stolen bases in 46 games in the minors this year.

Andrus went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over the Tigers on Thursday.

Andrus has now hit safely in five of his last seven games, and he's struck out a minuscule 7.4 percent of the time during that stretch. With a modest 26 extra-base hits in 473 plate appearances, Andrus currently sports his lowest figure in the former category since the 2013 season. However, his .230 average and .276 on-base percentage, while certainly pedestrian, are still a notable improvement on the respective .194 and .252 figures he produced in those categories with the Rangers in 2020.

McNeil is not in the lineup Friday against the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McNeil started the past two games and will take a seat for Friday's contest. Jonathan Villar will start at third base while Kevin Pillar starts in left field with Dominic Smith (bereavement) away from the team.

Albies (knee) is starting at second base and leading off Friday in Colorado.

Amazingly Albies will end up missing only a few games after suffering what looked like a scary injury Tuesday, when he needed to be helped off the field after fouling a ball off his knee. This is doubly excellent news for his fantasy managers, as he will get to take advantage of a few games in Coors Field.

Hernandez could return from the COVID-19 list early next week, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

The 30-year-old has been inactive since August 26 but manager Alex Cora is hoping he will return sooner rather than later. Hernandez is one of a number of players the Red Sox expect to be reinstated from the COVID list in the coming week, including Xander Bogaerts and Christian Arroyo.

Torres is starting Friday versus the Orioles.

The shortstop was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday following a thumb injury. He's batting seventh as the Yankees face the Orioles ace John Means.

Torres (thumb) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday.

Torres has been sidelined for nearly a month by a sprained left thumb, but he'll rejoin the big-league club after a three-game rehab stint with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 24-year-old exited Thursday's rehab game after being hit by a pitch on the left hand, though his removal was apparently precautionary since he's still returning from the injured list Friday as scheduled.

Miller went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's win over the Royals.

Miller blasted a three-run bomb off Mike Minor in the fifth inning, and that was all Cleveland would need to grab the lead and never look back. The infielder has homered in two of his last four contests and has gone 5-for-17 (.294) in that span.

Castro went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk during Thursday's loss to the A's.

Castro blasted a 440-footer against Frankie Montas in the fifth inning, marking his second long ball in as many games. The 27-year-old has now tallied three homers on the season and has a .238/.246/.397 slash line in 23 games since the start of August.