MLB Player News

Rosario is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Rosario will take a seat for the first time since April 22, ending a streak of 12 consecutive starts. Since opening that streak with a four-hit performance against the Marlins, Rosario has hit just .136 with a 36.2 percent strikeout rate over his subsequent 11 games. Gabriel Arias will spell him at shortstop Sunday.

Bae (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

The lefty-hitting Bae will take a seat for the second straight game while he battles an ankle issue, though he may have been on the bench even if at full health since the Blue Jays are bringing southpaw Yusei Kikuchi to the hill for the series finale. GM Ben Cherington said Sunday that Bae has been cleared to play, per Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com, so he'll presumably be available off the bench.

Gorman (back) is starting at second base and batting third Sunday against the Tigers.

The 22-year-old was limited to pinch-hitting duties the past two games due to lower-back tightness, but he's back in the starting nine for Sunday's series finale versus Detroit. Gorman has struggled at the plate over his past nine contests, going 4-for-28 with a solo home run, a stolen base and 11 strikeouts.

Castro is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

Castro appears to have overtaken Alan Trejo as the Rockies' top second baseman, as the former had started at the position in four of the previous six contests. However, the lefty-hitting Castro will give way to the rigthy-hitting Trejo on Sunday while the Rockies oppose a southpaw (Joey Lucchesi). Castro, who has gone 7-for-14 with two doubles, two walks, four runs and four RBI over his last five games, looks as though he could occupy the large side of a platoon moving forward.

Valdez is starting at second base and batting seventh in Sunday's series finale against the Phillies, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Valdez steps in at the position that has been primarily helmed by Christian Arroyo, who was placed on the injured list with a hamstring injury following Saturday's game. The hamstring has been a recurring issue for Arroyo, so it appears the Red Sox will make sure he's over it before having him play again. Valdez could be the primary starter while Arroyo heals. The 24-year-old infielder has hit safely in eight of 10 games since being called up from Triple-A Worcester, going 12-for-35 with a home run, three doubles, six RBI, three steals and four runs scored in his introduction to the majors.

Stott is starting at second base and batting leadoff Sunday against the Red Sox.

The 25-year-old was dropped from the leadoff spot Tuesday but will return to the head of the order Sunday after Kyle Schwarber went 0-for-19 while filling in atop the lineup. Stott has hit leadoff 19 times this season and has a .261/.301/.375 slash line in 93 plate appearances during those contests.

The Red Sox placed Arroyo on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right hamstring strain, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Though he'll go on the IL for the first time this season, Arroyo has been bothered by the injury since around the middle of April. Even though Arroyo is coming off a productive game in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Phillies in which he went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored, he may have aggravated the hamstring injury at some point during the contest. Arroyo's absence should give Enmanuel Valdez some further security as the Red Sox's preferred second baseman, at least against right-handed pitching. Boston recalled Bobby Dalbec from Triple-A Worcester to provide the team with another right-handed option in the infield.

Frazier went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's loss to Atlanta.

Frazier had only one hit, but he still managed to be productive. The infielder knocked in two runs with a fourth-inning single and plated another with a fielder's choice groundout in the sixth. Frazier also managed his sixth theft of the campaign, though he was also caught stealing once. He established a career high with 11 thefts last season and is already more than halfway to that mark through 32 games in 2023.

Wisely went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Brewers.

Wisely gave the Giants some insurance with his seventh-inning solo shot, which was his first big-league homer. He's hit safely in consecutive games for the first time as well, though he's still slashing an ugly .100/.129/.200 with two RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases through 32 plate appearances.

Massey went 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Athletics.

Massey has hit safely in his last three games, going 4-for-8 with four walks, one RBI and three runs scored in that span. After a rough first few weeks of the season, the second baseman is slowly turning things around. He was batting just .115 on April 21, but he's up to .191 now. Massey has added two steals, six RBI, seven runs scored and two doubles with no home runs over 28 contests.