MLB Player News

Kemp announced his retirement from professional baseball Thursday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Kemp is calling it a career after slashing .237/.324/.351 over parts of nine major-league seasons. The 33-year-old utility player played for the Athletics, Astros, Cubs and Orioles.

Marte was removed from Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Giants due to stiffness in his hip, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports. The removal was preventative, and both the player and manager Torey Lovullo expect Marte to be in the lineup Friday following Thursday's off-day.

Marte moved around the bases pretty easily on a pair of home runs early in the game but was eventually removed from the game in the seventh inning. This was the first time he played a day game following a night game since returning from a hamstring injury. He was replaced by Jordan Lawlar. Marte is still in a phase where his playing time is being managed, meaning there are planned days off.

Marte went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Giants.

After belting a solo shot off Jordan Hicks in the first inning, Marte tagged Hayden Birdsong for a two-run blast in the fourth as he bookended the scoring for the Diamondbacks. Marte has two multi-homer performances in the last seven games and five long balls in total over that stretch, but he's otherwise struggled to find his rhythm since coming off the IL at the beginning of the month, going 8-for-39 (.205) through 12 games in May.

Clemens went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the Orioles.

The 28-year-old utility player played hero in the nightcap, taking Yannier Cano deep for a three-run homer in the eighth inning that flipped the script on a 6-5 deficit. Clemens is batting .227 (5-for-22) with two home runs and six RBI in 11 games since joining the Twins, but he could he in line for more playing time if Ty France, who left the first game of the twin bill with a foot injury and sat out the nightcap, is sidelined for additional time.

Farmer went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Wednesday against the Rangers.

Farmer has started four of Colorado's last seven games, splitting time between second base and shortstop. He started at the former position Wednesday and hit second in the order. While he managed to tally his first home run of the season, Farmer has only two hits across 17 at-bats in his last seven games.

Sosa went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double during Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Reds.

Sosa took Nick Lodolo yard in the sixth inning for his third home run of the season and added a double in the eighth frame. The long ball was Sosa's first since Apr. 24. He's been on a tear recently, notching multiple hits in four of his last five contests and going 12-for-41 (.292) at the plate during May.

Donovan went 3-for-5 with a double, one RBI, one walk and two runs scored in a 14-7 win over the Phillies in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.

Donovan entered this game 0-for-11 over his previous three contests, including an 0-for-4 effort in the matinee contest. That's an unusual cold spell for the utility player -- he had hit safely in the 10 games before that brief slump. Donovan has been a reliable hitter this year, batting .313 with an .824 OPS across 42 contests. He's added three home runs, 20 RBI, 23 runs scored, 12 doubles and three stolen bases while seeing the bulk of his playing time at second base.

Paris is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Padres on Wednesday.

Paris started the season strongly, but over his past 23 games he's slashed .100/.149/.171 with one home run, three RBI and a 52.7 percent strikeout rate. He'll begin Wednesday's game in the dugout while Matthew Lugo starts in center field and bats eighth against Padres right-hander Randy Vasquez.

Rodgers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

Rodgers has seemingly moved into a part-time role at the keystone, as he'll hit the bench for the third time in five games. Mauricio Dubon will get the nod at second base Wednesday, and Jose Altuve will also remain in the mix for playing time at the position on days that he's not playing left field or serving as a designated hitter.

Baty is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

He'll take a seat while southpaw Bailey Falter toes the rubber for Pittsburgh, but the left-handed-hitting Baty seems to have played his way into a regular role against right-handed pitching for the time being. After getting called up from Triple-A Syracuse on May 5, Baty has started in five of the Mets' seven matchups with right-handers during that stretch and has gone 6-for-17 with four home runs and seven RBI.