MLB Player News

Muncy (illness) is starting at designated hitter and batting fifth Saturday against the Padres, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

He left Friday's game with an illness, but it wasn't serious enough to keep him out of Saturday's action. Muncy is hitting .206 with a .333 OBP and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Wisdom will sit Saturday against the Marlins.

Wisdom has earned a near-everyday role this season, starting 29 of the Cubs' first 33 games. With 11 homers and an .899 OPS, he should continue to feature regularly, though his 36.9 percent strikeout rate remains worryingly high. After striking out seven times across his last two games, he'll sit in favor of Nick Madrigal.

Newman went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 5-4 loss to the White Sox.

Starting at shortstop and batting eighth, Newman picked up his first steal of the season in the third inning before coming home on a TJ Friedl double. Newman has started six straight games and eight of the last nine, spotting in all around the infield, but he's batting just .258 (8-for-31) over that stretch with zero extra-base hits, three runs and three RBI. Despite the increased playing time, Newman's fantasy value remains mainly limited to NL-only formats.

Davis went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-4 win over the Brewers.

Davis went yard in the bottom of the first, tying the game at 2-2. The former Met is on pace to have his highest home run total since 2019, when he hit a career-high 22 long balls. The infielder is now slashing .280/.352/.527 on the year.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters that Muncy left Friday's game against the Diamondbacks due to an illness, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

The Dodgers replaced the infielder with Chris Taylor at third base. For now, Muncy should be considered day-to-day with a good chance of returning before the end of the weekend.

Maggi cleared waivers and was outrighted to Double-A Altoona by the Pirates on Friday.

Maggi became a great story when he finally made the majors as a 33-year-old and picked up a couple hits during his brief stay, but he was never destined to stick around. He's now off the 40-man roster.

Hayes isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Friday's game against Toronto.

Hayes holds just a .490 OPS over the past week, so he'll get a day off Friday to regroup. Rodolfo Castro will move to third base in Hayes' absence, allowing Tucupita Marcano to start at shortstop and bat eighth.

McMahon is not in the lineup Thursday afternoon against the Brewers.

Mike Moustakas is playing third base and hitting fifth versus the Brewers and left-hander Wade Miley. Alan Trejo is at second base and batting sixth. McMahon has slashed just .200/.222/.371 in 36 plate appearances this year versus southpaws.

Castro is out of the lineup Thursday afternoon against the Rays, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

This looks to be a planned day of rest for Castro, who has posted a strong .274/.374/.440 batting line through 99 plate appearances this season for the NL Central-leading Pirates. Tucupita Marcano will cover shortstop and bat leadoff versus the Rays and righty Zach Eflin.

Baty is not in the lineup Thursday against the Tigers.

Eduardo Escobar will play third base and bat eighth with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez on the mound for Detroit. Baty has seen more action against lefties over the last week or so, but he'll grab a bit of rest as the Mets wrap up this three-game set at Comerica Park.