MLB Player News

Rosario is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins in what amounts to a maintenance day, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.

Rosario went 3-for-8 and was caught stealing once in the first two games out of the All-Star break. The 23-year-old has an .838 OPS in his last nine contests, but he'll head to the bench Sunday while Adeiny Hechavarria enters the lineup at shortstop in the series finale. Rosario's struggles on the defensive end this season fueled discussion of him eventually moving to center field, but manager Mickey Callaway said Sunday that a position change for Rosario wasn't imminent, per Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports.

Altuve went 4-for-6 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs in Saturday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Rangers.

Altuve doubled in George Springer in the 11th inning, then scored on a Myles Straw single, giving the Astros the cushion needed to win. With the four hits, Altuve added 10 points to his average and is now batting .266.

Ablies went 2-for-5 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in a 7-5 win over the Padres on Saturday.

Albies came up clutch, as the second baseman singled to score Josh Donaldson in the tenth inning. He then stole second base and scored what would stand as the winning run on a Tyler Flowers double. Albies is slashing .291/.350/.482 with seven steals, 57 runs scored and 50 RBI in 92 games this season.

Rengifo went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Mariners.

The second baseman did a good job of keeping the line moving from the nine-hole in this contest. Rengifo came around to score on a David Fletcher triple in the third inning after leading off the inning with a double. The 22-year-old has appeared in eight games in July, going 9-for-22 with two doubles and three runs scored. Overall, he's hitting .271 with 24 runs scored and 19 RBI in 54 games this season, and he should see regular playing time with Tommy La Stella (leg) out.

Barreto went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk during a 13-2 victory over the White Sox on Saturday.

The second baseman capped off a seven-run first inning with the home run out of the nine spot in the lineup. Barreto has two home runs in eight MLB games this season, but he's also batting just .115. He has four RBI, four runs and a steal over 26 at-bats this season.

Urias is dealing with a minor left shoulder injury but is expected to rejoin the lineup Sunday for Triple-A El Paso, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Urias exited Friday's contest in the middle of the at-bat after tweaking something in his left shoulder, but he'll apparently be good to go after one day off. The 22-year-old has a healthy .316/.400/.595 slash line with 18 home runs at Triple-A this season.

Dubon was optioned to Triple-A San Antonio on Saturday.

Dubon was in the big leagues for just two games, appearing off the bench in both contests. The Brewers will send him back to Triple-A in search of regular at-bats, with reliever Jay Jackson called up to take his place on the roster.

Arroyo (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Arroyo has been out with an elbow injury since mid-June and is now set to miss at least another month. The move makes room on the 40-man roster for Peter Fairbanks, acquired in a trade from Texas in a corresponding move.

Chavis is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Chavis sits after starting the last 24 games at first base. Christian Vazquez starts at the position Saturday for the first time in his big-league career.

Frazier is not in the lineup Saturday against the Cubs.

Kevin Newman will slide over to play second base as Jung Ho Kang gets the start at shortstop against Chicago lefty Jon Lester. Frazier is slashing a phenomenal .529/.556/.824 with a home run, 11 runs scored and seven RBI in seven July starts. The left-handed-hitting second baseman owns a .659 career OPS against left-handed pitching.