MLB Player News

Biggio is out of the lineup Friday against the Rays.

Biggio was limited to DH due to a neck issue earlier this week but played the field the past couple days, so it's unclear if the injury resurfaced or he's just receiving a day off. Santiago Espinal will start at the hot corner Friday for the Blue Jays.

Gonzales was placed on the 7-day injured list with High-A Greensboro on Friday, John Dreker of Pirates Prospects reports.

It's unclear what the nature of Gonzales' injury is. The star second base prospect was hitting .294/.368/.549 with two home runs, two steals and a 16:5 K:BB in 57 plate appearances.

Polanco (ankle) is not in the lineup Friday at Cleveland.

The 27-year-old was lifted from the second game of Thursday's doubleheader with ankle soreness, and he'll miss at least one game due to the injury. Luis Arraez will cover the keystone in Polanco's place Friday, while Trevor Larnach starts in left field.

Rodgers (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday and will bat sixth and play second base against the Diamondbacks, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Rodgers has plenty of prospect pedigree and is still just 24 years old, but his star has dimmed somewhat due to persistent injury problems. In 102 plate appearances thus far at the big-league level, he's hit a miserable .196/.235/.227. He's been out since mid-March with a strained right hamstring but could get plenty of chances to show what he can do going forward with the rebuilding Rockies already sitting last in the entire league.

Frazier went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Thursday's 6-4 win over Atlanta.

He's hitting .339 and leads the majors with 58 hits, though his percentage of hard-hit balls (22.9 percent) is the lowest since his rookie season. With a .375 BABIP that's 65 points higher than his career average, Frazier will almost surely cool off. Still, fantasy managers have to be happy with his fantasy production so far.

Rojas started at shortstop and went 1-for-4 with a double in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Rojas spelled Nick Ahmed at shortstop and could see more consistent action in the infield going forward. He had been filling in at right field, making five straight starts there while Kole Calhoun (hamstring) is sidelined. That was before the Diamondbacks purchased the contract of Josh Reddick, the veteran right fielder who joined up with Arizona in April, then hit .304/.365/.478 in 11 games for Triple-A Reno. There's a glaring need at second base since Asdrubal Cabrera (hamstring) hit the injured list, and Rojas could be the primary fill-in there.

Marte started in center field, batted second and went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Marte was activated off the injured list Wednesday and started Thursday for the first time since injuring his hamstring April 7. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo is expected to slow-walk Marte's return initially -- evidenced by having him in the two-hole instead of his customary leadoff spot -- so expect rest days during the first week or so before he resumes an everyday role in center field.

Polanco (ankle) was removed for precautionary reasons in the second game of the team's doubleheader Thursday against the Angels, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Polanco was removed in the sixth inning of the game with ankle soreness and was replaced by Willians Astudillo. However, it appears he avoided serious injury and could be still be available for the team's weekend series against Cleveland.

Polanco was removed from the second game of the team's doubleheader Thursday against the Angels with right ankle soreness, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Polanco was removed in the sixth inning after going 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored. Willians Astudillo entered the game at third base, with Luis Arraez shifting to cover Polanco's absence at second base.

Kemp went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Thursday's 8-4 loss to Houston.

The second baseman went yard off Houston starter Luis Garcia in the third inning. The homer was Kemp's first of the year. He's added two RBI, seven runs scored and three stolen bases with a mediocre .232 batting average in 28 games. With Jed Lowrie struggling at the plate, playing time could be up for grabs at the keystone for Kemp.