MLB Player News

Marte is not in the lineup Friday against the Braves.

Marte is hitting .324 over his last 10 games. He'll head to the bench in favor of Daniel Descalso.

Rosario is not starting Friday against the Phillies.

Rosario is riding an eight-game hitting streak in which he's hit .432 with a 1.015 OPS. Jose Reyes will start in his place at shortstop.

Frazier is not in Friday's lineup against the Marlins.

Frazier, who has been the Bucs' most productive hitter over the last month, will sit out in favor of rookie Kevin Kramer. Frazier appeared to tweak a calf muscle during one of his at-bats Wednesday, but the team hasn't announced an injury. He has two hits in six career at-bats against starter, Dan Straily. Most likely, manager Clint Hurdle is simply packaging an off day with Friday's game to give the 26-year-old two consecutive days of rest.

Joseph had his contract purchased from Double-A Bowie on Friday.

Joseph has appeared in four games for the Orioles this year during a brief stint with the team in mid-June, going 1-for-9 with one RBI and picking up a pair of starts. Across 122 contests with Bowie, he's hit .312/.381/.497 with 17 home runs and 68 RBI, to go along with eight stolen bases. He will serve as additional infield depth for the rest of the month.

Altuve went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, an RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Twins.

Altuve's sixth-inning double snapped a string of 19 at-bats without a hit. That's the longest such stretch of the season for one of the game's best hitters.

Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 10-2 rout of the White Sox.

The homer was his fourth of the year, while the steal was his first -- all of which have come in his last 11 games. Rodriguez's overall .216/.255/.331 slash line in the majors isn't impressive, but he could be getting comfortable at the plate now that he's seeing regular playing time.

Rosario went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Dodgers.

It's his seventh multi-hit performance in his last 10 games, and Rosario now boasts a .318/.346/.457 slash line in 30 games since the beginning of August with three homers, nine steals, 17 RBI and 23 runs. The 22-year-old appears to be developing into the offensive threat his minor-league numbers suggested he could be.

Andrus went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Angels.

Andrus' homer was the second in three games and gives him six for the season. It's a big comedown after the shortstop swatted 20 in 2017, but an April elbow injury that forced him to miss 59 games derailed any thoughts of him repeating that feat. Andrus has a .379 slugging percentage over the 63 games (272 at-bats) since his return from the injury.

Marte went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Padres.

Marte plated a run in the second inning with a sacrifice fly, then later came around to score himself after reaching on a single in the seventh. The 24-year-old is 8-for-26 (.308) with a pair of extra-base hits over his last eight games, bringing his slash line on the season to .251/.322/.410.

Fontana was released by the Angels on Tuesday.

Fontana appeared in just eight games for the Angels this season, going 1-for-11 with a walk and a homer. He was cut loose to free up a spot on the 40-man roster for Joe Hudson, whose contract was purchased from the minors Tuesday.