MLB Player News

Low-A Lynchburg activated Noel (ankle) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday.

Noel went 3-for-14 (.214) across five games in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League. He'll look to regain an everyday role with Lynchburg now that he's healthy. Noel's slashed .347/.368/.639 across 76 plate appearances, although it seems unlikely he'll move up in the organization during 2021.

Muncy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Monday's 7-2 loss to the Giants.

Muncy connected on the first pitch he saw and sent it soaring over the right field wall in the first inning to get the Dodgers on the board. The 30-year-old loves mashing against the Giants, as he has eight home runs in 10 games against the division rivals this year; he also has four long balls in his last five games. He's hitting .275/.416/.579 with 22 homers, 58 RBI, 58 runs scored, a steal and a 61:59 BB:K over 339 plate appearances.

Escobar went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a triple in Monday's 4-2 win over the Pirates.

Escobar tripled to lead off the third but was left stranded. His next time up, he blistered a fastball over the wall in right to give his squad a 4-0 lead in the fifth. The 32-year-old, who's considered a trade candidate for contending teams, has certainly helped his trade value for the Diamondbacks with his recent power surge, as he's gone deep five times in 13 games since July 2. For the year, he's slashing .251/.301/.494 with 22 homers, 64 RBI, 49 runs scored, a steal and a 25:79 BB:K over 372 plate appearances.

Moncada went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 5-3 win over the Twins in the second game of Monday's doubleheader.

Moncada, who went 1-for-4 in the first game of the twin bill, has hit safely in all five games since returning from the All-Star break. The third baseman had been plagued by soreness in his hand leading up the break, but he appears to be fine now.

Ramirez went 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 4-3 loss to Houston.

Ramirez is now 9-for-11 in stolen base attempts this season, and he's 3-for-3 on the basepaths in July. The third baseman is slashing a solid .254/.341/.505 with 19 home runs, 52 RBI and 62 runs scored through 352 plate appearances, although he has just one long ball and two RBI through 12 July games.

Wisdom went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Monday's loss to the Cardinals.

The Cubs are struggling at 46-48 but Wisdom has been a pleasant surprise, as he now has 14 home runs and a .962 OPS through 47 games. The sample size is getting large enough that it's hard to ignore, and the 29-year-old could settle in as the everyday third baseman, with Kris Bryant likely ticketed for more time in the outfield following the trade of Joc Pederson. Of course, Bryant might also get traded before the deadline, which would only open up more playing time for Wisdom.

Paredes is being considered day-to-day due to hip soreness, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports. He went 3-for-3 with one run scored Monday against Texas.

Paredes appears to have suffered the injury during Monday's matchup, and the team will closely monitor his status moving forward. His availability for Tuesday is game currently in question.

Vosler was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Vosler was sent down a couple days before the All-Star break but will rejoin the Giants with Brandon Crawford (oblique) landing on the injured list. The corner infielder has a .211/.297/.439 slash line with three homers, four doubles, eight RBI and 11 runs in 64 plate appearances this season.

Duffy (back) expects to be activated from the 10-day injured list Thursday, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Duffy began his rehab stint with Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday and has been seeing the ball well at the dish, hitting .308 in four contests, per Andracki. He'll serve in a utility role for the Cubs upon his return.

Paredes was added to the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

Paredes was initially slated to get a day off Monday, but he'll join the starting nine after Jake Rogers (arm) was a late scratch. He'll play third base and bat eighth.