MLB Player News

McNeil is not starting Wednesday against the Marlins.

McNeil -- who returned from a minor knee injury earlier in the week -- will head to the bench Wednesday after starting the past two games and going 1-for-8 with an RBI. In his absence, the Mets are going with an outfield of Dominic Smith, Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto from left to right.

Dubon is not starting Wednesday against the Angels, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Dubon will sit for a second straight game as the Giants go with an outfield consisting of Darin Ruf, Mike Yastrzemski and Hunter Pence from left to right. Through 22 games this season, Dubon is slashing .267/.286/.333 with one home run and two steals.

Castro was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain Wednesday.

Castro left Tuesday's game against the White Sox with the injury, which is evidently serious enough to keep him out for at least 10 days. Whether or not he'll need more time beyond that remains to be seen. He filled just a part-time role during his time with the team, so his absence won't shake up the Tigers' depth chart very much.

Arroyo was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Arroyo's placement on the injured list seemed to be purely a procedural one, as he was still going through intake testing after getting claimed off waivers from Cleveland on Thursday. With a career .215/.280/.342 slash line over 71 major-league games, he's likely to be stuck in a bench role in Boston.

Drury will start at second base and will bat sixth Wednesday against the Orioles.

He'll be filling in at the keystone for Cavan Biggio, who receives his first day off of the season. While Drury likely won't be a serious threat to poach additional starts from Biggio, the 27-year-old's versatility along with the absence of everyday shortstop Bo Bichette (knee) has his playing time on the upswing. Drury is making his fourth start in five games, drawing assignments at three different positions during that stretch.

Biggio is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

The Blue Jays are wrapping up their series in Baltimore with a day game after a night game and a lefty (Tommy Milone) is on the mound for the Orioles, so Toronto skipper Charlie Montoyo decided it was a good time to give the lefty-hitting Biggio his first day off of the season. Brandon Drury will cover the keystone in place of Biggio, who is slashing .228/.344/.481 with six home runs and three steals through 93 plate appearances.

Garcia went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-5 win over Atlanta.

The rookie paced a 17-hit barrage by the Nats, and he drew his first big-league walk for good measure. Garcia's MLB career is off to a flying start, as he's gone 6-for-17 through four games since being added to the roster. The 20-year-old has a chance to lock down the starting spot at second base with Starlin Castro (wrist) likely out for the rest of the regular season.

Rosario went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Marlins.

The shortstop has had a tough start to 2020 at the plate, but he seems to be coming around. Rosario has collected four hits in the last two games, including his second homer of the year, but he's still slashing just .224/.224/.355 and is looking for both his first walk and stolen base.

Chavis went 0-for-5 with five strikeouts and had a throwing error in Tuesday's 13-6 loss to Philadelphia.

Chavis got the start at second base against a right-hander, which is an unusual occurrence in 2020. Typically, manager Ron Roenicke uses Jose Peraza or Jonathan Arauz against righties. Chavis has now fanned 24 times in 53 at-bats (42.9 K%).

Arraez left Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Brewers in the ninth inning after appearing to aggravate a lingering left knee injury, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Arraez's left knee bothered him during preseason training and cost him some time earlier in the campaign, so he could need a day or two off to move past the issue. He went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in Tuesday's 12-inning win, improving his slash line to .277/.351/.308.