MLB Player News

Urias (head) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Mateo was hit on the left side of his helmet by a Kendall Graveman fastball that was clocked at 96.2 mph during Saturday's game against the White Sox and wasn't able to continue. The infielder will miss at least one more game with Jorge Mateo lined up at shortstop and Gunnar Henderson back at third base for the series finale.

Donaldson (hamstring) is expected to play in a minor-league rehab game Tuesday before being activated from the injured list Wednesday, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Donaldson is already eligible to come off the IL and is taking batting practice ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Twins, per Marly Rivera of ESPN.com, and it'll be just a few more days before he's activated. The 37-year-old should be starting games at the hot corner for New York before the end of the week.

Paredes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Paredes is 4-for-22 over his past six contests and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale in Toronto. Taylor Walls will man the hot corner and bat sixth.

Peraza was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by the Yankees on Sunday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Peraza heads up to the majors after hitting .289/.357/.316 over 38 at-bats with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. No corresponding transaction has been announced as of yet. Peraza should see playing time in the middle infield while up with the club, but he isn't in the starting lineup for Sunday's finale against the Twins.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Nationals.

Ramirez put the Guardians ahead with his fifth-inning blast, and they held on the rest of the way. It took 15 games, but the third baseman finally swatted his first homer of the season. He's hit no fewer than 23 long balls in a full-length season over the last six years, so it was only a matter of time before his power returned. Ramirez has added a solid .310/.423/.500 slash line with nine RBI, eight runs scored, four stolen bases, six doubles and a triple.

Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Orioles.

After he got the White Sox on the board in the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly, Burger tied the game at 4-4 in the sixth with a two-run shot off Kyle Gibson. It was the third baseman's third homer of the season and second in as many games, and Burger's .353 batting average (6-for-17) since his promotion with six RBI in seven contests is making a strong case for him to see more playing time at third base while Yoan Moncada (back) is sidelined.

Urshela went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and an RBI single during Saturday's 9-7 loss to Boston.

Urshela smacked a grand slam off Nick Pivetta in the first inning, marking his first home run of the year, and tied the game at 6-6 with an RBI single in the fifth. He's hit safely in nine of his first 12 appearances as an Angel, posting a .347 batting average with eight RBI during that stretch.

Walls went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Saturday's 5-2 loss against Toronto.

Walls' homer broke up Yusei Kikuchi's shutout in the sixth inning. It was Walls' first homer of the 2023 campaign. The slick-fielding infielder should continue to see playing time against southpaws, but his lack of guaranteed playing time along with limited offensive upside don't appear to spell long- or short-term fantasy success.

Donaldson (hamstring) "feels completely healed" and is hoping to be activated from the IL on Sunday, Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media reports.

Donaldson began raising the intensity of his workouts earlier this week and appears to be just about past the strained right hamstring that landed him on the injured list April 8. According to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, the veteran third baseman "looks good" and is "moving well." Donaldson is eligible to be activated Sunday, though the Yankees are off Monday, so they may opt to take advantage of the extra recovery day and wait until Tuesday to bring him off the IL.

Peraza is 4-for-14 with two RBI and one strikeout in three games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre since returning from a minor hamstring injury.

He ended up missing only four days with a hamstring injury. All told, the 22-year-old shortstop is slashing .289/.357/.316 with zero home runs and five stolen bases in nine games. He had a 22.9 percent strikeout rate at Triple-A last season, but so far he is down to a 19 percent strikeout rate in his return to the level. Peraza will bide his time in the minors until an injury or poor performance results in playing time opening up in the big-league infield.