MLB Player News

McNeil is not starting Thursday against the Marlins, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McNeil is situated on the bench for a second straight game, with Luis Guillorme picking up another start in his absence. There has been no word of any injury, though it's worth noting that McNeil returned from a knee issue earlier in the week and played in a pair of games before retreating to the bench.

Torres left Thursday's game against the Rays with left hamstring tightness.

Torres suffered the injury while running to first base and was replaced by Thairo Estrada. He's being further evaluated, and a better timetable for how much time he'll miss could come into focus once the results are known.

Arroyo was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Thursday.

Arroyo was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox earlier in the month and spent just one day on the active roster before being DFA'd. Darwinzon Hernandez was activated from the IL in a corresponding move.

Torres exited Thursday's game against the Rays with a possible injury, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Torres stumbled while running to first base and may have injured himself in the process. Thairo Estrada entered the game in his place. Torres should be considered day-to-day until he's further evaluated.

Haggerty, summoned earlier in the day from the Mariners' alternate training site in Tacoma, started in left field during Wednesday's win over the Dodgers and went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.

The 26-year-old began his second major-league tour of duty with Wednesday's start after having logged four plate appearances over 11 games with the Mets last season. Haggerty showed well as a hitter in both spring training and summer camp, but a hip injury during the latter short-circuited his chances of making the Opening Day roster. Haggerty notably slashed .310/.383/.524 at Triple-A Syracuse before his promotion last season, so he brings some offensive upside to the table and has experience playing every non-pitching position except catcher and first base.

Frazier is not starting Thursday against the Indians, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Frazier has started the past 10 games, going 8-for-44 with a pair of home runs and a stolen base during that stretch. Kevin Newman is covering second base in his stead Thursday, with Erik Gonzalez moving to shortstop and JT Riddle entering the lineup at third base.

Rodgers is starting at second base and hitting seventh Thursday against the Astros.

He gets the start with a righty (Cristian Javier) on the mound, which is a good sign for the righty-hitting Rodgers. Granted, Garrett Hampson, who is not in the lineup, remains healthy and active, so it will be interesting to see how the playing time shakes out now that Rodgers is up. Chris Owings (hamstring) and David Dahl (back) are both on the injured list, so there might be enough playing time to go around in the short term.

Espinal will start at shortstop and will bat ninth Thursday in the first game of the Blue Jays' doubleheader with the Phillies.

He'll be manning shortstop for the third straight game after turning in two-hit performances in both of his past two starts. The Blue Jays haven't committed to Espinal as their everyday shortstop, but he looks like he'll be first in line for playing time at the position while Bo Bichette (knee) is out indefinitely.

Estrada is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.

Estrada was in the starting nine for each of the past three games, but he'll give way to Tyler Wade at second base in the series finale. Considering the Yankees faced left-handed pitching twice in the previous three games, the righty-hitting Estrada could be stuck in the short side of a platoon at the keystone behind the lefty-hitting Wade.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

With a 1.156 OPS through 97 plate appearances, Lowe has been the Rays' top hitter so far this season. Though his stellar form at the plate has largely allowed him to escape a platoon role, the lefty-hitting Lowe will take a seat against southpaw James Paxton while the Rays and Yankees conclude their series with a day game after a night game. Joey Wendle will cover second base in Lowe's stead.