MLB Player News

Arroyo had X-rays come back negative on his left hand and was diagnosed with a bruise after leaving Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

It's the second time in the past couple weeks the 25-year-old has been hit by a pitch on the left hand. Arroyo appears to have avoided a serious injury but isn't expected to play in Thursday's series finale, per Bill Koch of The Providence Journal.

Kim will start at third base and bat seventh Wednesday against the Pirates.

Kim will pick up his third start in as many days, with all coming at different positions. The Padres have given maintenance days to Jake Cronenworth, Fernando Tatis and now Manny Machado to open up the at-bats for Kim, but the rookie's path to a full-time role with the big club remains blocked. With a .214/.274/.281 slash line through his first 62 plate appearances in the majors, Kim looks like he could still use some fine tuning at Triple-A El Paso.

Rosario isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Royals.

Rosario will get a breather after he struck out in each of his four at-bats Tuesday. Harold Ramirez will start in center field and bat seventh.

Urias isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Urias will get a breather after he struck out five times across the last two games. Pablo Reyes will start at shortstop and bat seventh.

Rojas isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Rojas has gone 8-for-19 with four home runs, a double, seven runs and six RBI across the last five games. However, Pavin Smith will shift to right field while Tim Locastro starts in center.

Mathias announced via his personal Twitter account that he underwent season-ending surgery on his right shoulder Tuesday.

Mathias was initially hopeful to avoid surgery when he tore his labrum in spring training, but he ultimately reversed course after failing to progress as expected over the past six weeks. Even before the shoulder injury surfaced, the 26-year-old utility man was considered a borderline candidate to make the Brewers' Opening Day club, so he could be at risk of being non-tendered this winter.

Marte (hamstring) will begin taking at-bats during games at Arizona's alternate site, NIck Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

The plan is to have Marte lightly jog out of the batter's box before ramping up his intensity. Manager Torey Lovullo did not have an update on where Marte was in his running progression.

Torres went 0-for-2 with three walks, a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Astros.

While the 24-year-old wasn't able to extend his five-game hitting streak, he did reach base for the ninth straight game. Torres is putting his sluggish start to the season behind him, and while he's still looking for his first homer of the year, he's now slashing .240/.345/.290 with two steals, seven RBI and nine runs through 27 contests.

Merrifield went 1-for-2 with three walks, a pair of stolen bases and a run scored during Tuesday's loss to Cleveland.

Merrifield had himself another solid night at the plate, reaching four times while recording multiple steals for the fourth time this year. The 32-year-old now leads the league with 10 stolen bases while slashing .273/.333/.436 with four home runs.

Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and two runs Tuesday against the Tigers.

Hernandez reached base multiple times for the first time in his last four starts. His effort was highlighted by a leadoff homer in the eighth inning -- his fourth long ball of the season. Hernandez hasn't had a particularly inspiring start to his first campaign in Boston, as he's managed only a .234/.291/.421 line across 117 plate appearances. However, he has managed to score 18 runs thanks to frequently leading off for the strong Red Sox lineup.