MLB Player News

Merrifield is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

The 27-year-old has remained a fixture atop the lineup for Kansas City despite his slow start to July (8-for-40), but the Royals have been struggling to score runs consistently and manager Ned Yost may be inclined turn back to Alcides Escobar in the leadoff spot more regularly. A move down in the order would obviously hurt Merrifield, as his run-scoring chances would likely decrease significantly.

Marte (ankle) is not in the lineup for Saturday's matchup with Houston, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Marte exited Friday's game with an ankle sprain caused by a slide at third base and appears to need some time off to return to full health. It's unclear at this point whether he'll need a stay on the DL, but in the meantime, Shawn O'Malley figures to see some fill-in starts at shortstop.

Forsythe went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Orioles.

The 29-year-old brought in the returning Kevin Kiermaier with an RBI single in the second and has hit safely in three of the last four contests. Forsythe is still struggling in July despite the multi-hit effort Friday, slashing just .200/.250/.333 over his first 45 at-bats of the month.

Marte has been diagnosed with a mild ankle sprain, Bob Dutton of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.

It's not clear which ankle is bothering Marte, but he was forced to exit Friday's game after being injured sliding into third base with his right foot first. The "mild" designation indicates Marte's setback is not believe to be serious, so he should have a chance to return to action as soon as Saturday.

Marte was removed from Friday's game with an apparent ankle injury, MLB.com's Greg Johns reports.

Marte was injured sliding into third base while trying to come up with a triple in the bottom of the third inning. The Mariners figure to provide an update once more is known about his status. Shawn O'Malley took over at shortstop following Marte's exit.

Drury is out of Friday's lineup against the Dodgers.

It appears the Diamondbacks wanted to load up the lineup with lefties Friday against righty Bud Norris, even though Drury had started the last seven games before the All-Star break. He notched eight hits and five of the extra-base variety over that stretch, and figures to be in the lineup most days going forward. Chris Herrmann will start in left field and hit sixth Friday.

Tomlinson (thumb) completed his rehab assignment and was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area reports.

Tomlinson slashed .121/.171/.152 over 33 at-bats during his rehab assignment at the Triple-A level. Due to his poor performance he'll stay in the minors while he adjusts his swing.

Green is out of the lineup Sunday as the Giants take on the Diamondbacks.

Green had been putting up solid numbers for the Giants, having gone 9-for-30 across eight games. However, he'll be replaced by Ramiro Pena at second base for Sunday's contest. With Joe Panik (concussion) expected to return shortly after the All-Star break, Green will likely make much fewer appearances in the lineup in the coming weeks.

Green went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Green has been seeing regular playing time at second with Joe Panik (concussion) sidelined and has been taking advantage of it with a .300/.344/.433 slash line in 32 plate appearances. While it is a small sample size, he was slashing .294/.321/.437 with Triple-A Sacramento this season, so the former first-round draft pick may have finally "figured it out" at age 28.

Beckham is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the White Sox, Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan reports.

Beckham will get a regular day off after starting the past three games. He was activated off the disabled list prior to Thursday's game and will get an extra day of rest before the All-Star break begins. In his place, the Braves will start Jace Peterson at second.