MLB Player News

Kemp is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

The 31-year-old was on the bench Saturday with righty Hunter Greene on the mound for Cincinnati, and the second baseman is sitting again Sunday against lefty Nick Lodolo. Kemp has gone 4-for-40 across his past 12 contests, and his playing time could dwindle further without a turnaround soon. Jordan Diaz will man the keystone in his place Sunday.

Rojas is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Lefty Austin Gomber will be on the mound Sunday for Colorado, so Rojas finds himself on the bench for the third time in Arizona's past four games. Evan Longoria will receive another start at the hot corner, batting fifth.

Kim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Kim appears to be receiving some routine maintenance Sunday after he had started in each of the Padres' last 12 games while batting just .179 with no extra-base hits but chipping in four stolen bases. Jake Cronenworth will shift over from first base to replace Kim at the keystone.

Trejo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Trejo started the past four games at second base and will take a seat after he went 3-for-18 with two RBI, a run and a stolen base. Harold Castro will man the keystone in Sunday's series finale.

Villar went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 16-11 loss to the Padres.

Brett Wisely initially replaced Brandon Crawford (calf), but Villar entered as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning. One frame later, Villar briefly put the Giants ahead 11-10 with his solo shot. He was initially expected to start at third base this season, but J.D. Davis has hit well to begin the year, limiting Villar to more of a utility role in the infield. He still gets his fair share of playing time, but he's managed a paltry .156/.258/.351 slash line with four homers, 11 RBI, 10 runs scored, a stolen base and three doubles through 89 plate appearances.

Gimenez went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-7 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.

Gimenez had an 0-for-12 slump recently, but he's steered out of it by going 4-for-12 with three extra-base hits in his last three contests. The second baseman is up to a .250/.327/.385 slash line with two homers, six stolen bases, six RBI, 21 runs scored and seven doubles through 26 games.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Reds on Saturday.

Diaz helped stake the Athletics to one of their trademark early leads that usually end up evaporating when he brought home Ramon Laureano with a second-inning single. The multi-hit effort was his first of the season and pushed Diaz's average to a solid .258, but making consistent contact continues to be an issue -- the 22-year-old's strikeout rate is now up to 35.5 percent after he whiffed for the 11th time in the last eight games Saturday.

Ibanez is starting at third base and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Ibanez was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Saturday and started one of the team's two games in the doubleheader. He'll return to the lineup Sunday, with Nick Maton slotting in as the DH. Maton still figures to see the bulk of the playing time at the hot corner for the Tigers, with Ibanez in a reserve role.

India is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

India started the first 27 games of the campaign for the Reds and will receive his first day off for Sunday's series finale in Oakland. Kevin Newman will take over at the keystone and bat leadoff in his place.

Hernandez is currently day-to-day and out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians due to a sore ankle, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

The sore ankle explains why Hernandez is on the bench for the second game in a row despite swinging a hot bat at the moment. Though his injury doesn't sound like a major concern, he'll get a least one more day off to recover before potentially returning to the starting nine for Monday's series opener against the Blue Jays. While Hernandez is out Sunday, Christian Arroyo will pick up another start at shortstop.