MLB Player News

Perez was optioned to Double-A Corpus Christi on Sunday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Perez made his major-league debut Friday against the Angels and went 0-for-1 with a strikeout while serving as a pinch hitter. Yuli Gurriel will likely return from the paternity list ahead of Tuesday's game in Arizona, so Perez will head back to the minors, where he's in line for additional playing time.

LeMahieu is out of the lineup for Sunday night's game versus the Red Sox.

LeMahieu is 1-for-5 with a solo homer and two walks through the first two games of the season and will receive the day off Sunday. The veteran infielder started at second base Opening Day and at the hot corner Saturday, and he figures to continue moving between the positions with Gleyber Torres also in the mix. Torres will start at the keystone in Sunday's series finale.

Rendon is not in Sunday's starting lineup against the Astros, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Rendon started each of the team's first three games of the season, collecting one hit and walking twice across 11 plate appearances. He's in line for some routine rest, so Jack Mayfield will enter the lineup at third base and hit fourth.

Lewis is hitting .353 (6-for-21) with a home run and three stolen bases in his first four games for Triple-A St. Paul.

Lewis suffered a torn ACL ahead of the 2021 campaign and missed all of last season. While his hot start is just a sample size of four games, it shows he's back to full speed, and the stolen bases are especially promising considering the nature of his injury.

Walls is not in the lineup Sunday against the Orioles.

Walls has been out of the lineup for two of the team's first three games of the season. It appears that his primary competition for playing time will come from Yandy Diaz and Harold Ramirez, both of whom are starting Sunday.

Burger is not in Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.

Burger will rest for the first time this season after starting at third base in each of Chicago's first two games in the absence of Yoan Moncada (oblique). Josh Harrison will shift over to third base, with Danny Mendick entering the lineup to start at second base while hitting ninth.

Urias went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Rays.

Urias has gone 3-for-8 across the first two games of the season, and two of his hits have been doubles. That's a continuation of a strong spring for the infielder, who has earned a starting role out of the gates. Urias started at second base Friday against lefty Shane McClanahan, then moved over to the hot corner with a righty (Drew Rasmussen) on the bump Saturday. If that arrangement continues, it'll leave Rougned Odor and Kelvin Gutierrez in part-time roles to begin the season.

Bregman will sit Saturday against the Angels.

Bregman underwent wrist surgery in November but showed no ill effects in the first two games of the season, going 2-for-4 with a homer in both contests. He won't get the chance to keep that hot streak going in the third game of the year, with the Astros prioritizing managing his workload early in the season. Aledmys Diaz will take over at the hot corner.

Candelario went 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Saturday's loss to the White Sox.

The Tigers only mustered two runs in this one, and Candelario was right in the middle of all the scoring. The third baseman has batted cleanup in each of the team's first two games, so he should have plenty of opportunities to drive in runs this season if that holds up, especially with the likes of Austin Meadows and Javier Baez now ahead of him in the lineup.

Donaldson went 2-for-6 with an RBI in the Yankees' 6-5 extra-innings win over Boston on Friday.

Donaldson emerged as the hero in his first game as a Yankee when he stroked a single to center field in the bottom of the 11th inning to plate the game-winning run. The hit was the second of the day for the veteran, who batted leadoff for New York after not hitting in that spot at all with Minnesota last year. Donaldson was traded to New York in mid-March.