MLB Player News

LeMahieu (thumb) is expected to return from the 10-day disabled list Friday, Nick Groke of The Athletic Denver reports.

LeMahieu has been sidelined since May 14 with a left thumb injury, but he's expected to rejoin the Rockies' starting lineup Friday against the Dodgers after his thumb responded well to increased baseball activities this week. Once active, the 29-year-old should immediately reclaim his role as the team's everyday second baseman, hitting either first or second. LeMahieu owned a .279/.350/.457 line across 32 games prior to landing on the shelf.

McMahon is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Giants, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Despite hitting safely in all four games (5-for-17) since being recalled, he will take a seat with southpaw Derek Holland on the mound for the Giants. He appears to be occupying the strong side of a second base platoon while DJ LeMahieu (thumb) is on the disabled list. The righty-hitting Daniel Castro will start at the keystone and hit seventh.

Walding was called up from Triple-A Lehigh on Wednesday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Walding will get a shot in the major leagues after hitting .271 with seven home runs and 21 RBI through 48 games at Triple-A. The 25-year-old was called up after Pedro Florimon (foot) was placed on the disabled list. He will likely play primarily off the bench.

Suarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Suarez clubbed a homer off starter Zack Godley in the sixth, his 10th long ball of the year and third in his last six games. The 26-year-old is now hitting .294/.371/.594 with an MLB-leading 42 RBI on the season. Suarez hit 26 home runs with 82 RBI last year, and so far he's well on pace to surpass those numbers.

Longoria went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Tuesday's loss to the Rockies.

Longoria took starter Kyle Freeland deep in the sixth and then hit another long ball -- his 10th of the year -- off Bryan Shaw in the eighth. This was Longoria's third multi-hit game in his last four contests, raising his average to .263 on the season. The 32-year-old's 29 RBI put him just within the top 10 among MLB third basemen, but his .293 on-base percentage ranks near the bottom at the position. Longoria does have 26 extra-base hits, but he also carries an unfavorable 43:8 K:BB on the season.

Arenado went 2-for-5 with a run, two RBI and two doubles in Tuesday's win over the visiting Giants.

Arenado got an RBI groundout in the first, an RBI double in the fourth and connected for another double -- his 12th of the year -- in the eighth. Arenado now has 24 extra-base hits this season, and his .321 batting average and .417 on-base percentage both lead all MLB third basemen. The 27-year-old is wrapping up a fantastic May in which he's hit .330 with six home runs, 18 RBI and 20 runs scored while posting a 1.028 OPS.

Senzel (vertigo) is starting at second base and hitting second for Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.

As expected, Senzel is back in action with the Bats after being shut down at the beginning of May with vertigo. The 22-year-old prospect was hitting .271/.351/.459 across 22 games with Louisville prior to landing on the shelf.

Longoria went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and a trio of RBI in Monday's extra-innings loss to the Rockies.

Longoria benefited from the Coors Field effect, tallying his third three-hit and second three-RBI game of the year. The veteran is slashing .259/.289/.458 through 52 games and is on pace to surpass last year's marks of 36 doubles and 20 homers.

Rendon went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and an additional run scored in Monday's win over the Orioles.

Rendon is starting to find a groove at the dish, as Monday marked his first three-RBI contest of the season while he's tallied two homers and four doubles across his last five games. He's now slashing a solid .272/.359/.496 across 33 games this season and will look to stay dialed in at the plate.

Senzel (vertigo) is rejoining Triple-A Louisville on Monday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

He had been making good progress at the Reds' spring training facility in Arizona, and will now travel to Louisville, presumably to get back into game action this week. Once he gets back in games, speculation will again ramp up as to whether the Reds will call up their top prospect this summer. The team could really use an upgrade at shortstop, but it's unclear if they will be willing to play Senzel at that position on a full-time basis. He is a third baseman by trade, but had been playing second base at Triple-A prior to being shut down with vertigo on May 4.