MLB Player News

Newman is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals.

He is 1-for-8 with a strikeout through two games. Erik Gonzales will start in his stead and bat ninth.

Candelario is not in Sunday's lineup against the Reds.

He is 0-for-7 with three strikeouts through two games. Harold Castro will stat at third base and hit sixth.

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

Shogo Akiyama starts in center field while Jesse Winker starts in left field and Josh VanMeter gets the start at designated hitter. Senzel is 0-for-7 with a run, a walk, a stolen base and a strikeout through two games.

Machado went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in the Padres' 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Machado had two strikeouts Opening Day and two more Saturday, but at least he's on the board with his first homer. After batting third in 153 of his 154 starts last season, Machado has hit out of the No. 2 spot in the first two games of 2020, ahead of Tommy Pham.

Arenado went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored during Saturday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.

Arenado recorded his first hit of the season and is now 1-for-5, but he reached base three total times and scored on an RBI single from Matt Kemp in the top of the fourth. Arenado is expected to be one of Colorado's main offensive forces once again.

LeMahieu will bat leadoff and play second base Saturday against the Nationals.

LeMahieu missed a large portion of summer camp after testing positive for COVID-19, though he was able to make the Opening Day roster. He didn't take part in Thursday's season opener but evidently didn't need a whole lot longer to get ready for the season, as he'll be involved from the start of the second game of the campaign.

Kieboom is dealing with a groin injury but will serve as the designated hitter Saturday against the Yankees, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

The injury evidently only hurts when he moves laterally, so he'll be able to hit and run the bases. Saturday's game will be his season debut, as he didn't appear in Thursday's season opener. Exactly how often he'll be in the lineup this year remains to be seen, as he's expected to split time at the hot corner with Asdrubal Cabrera.

Longoria (oblique) is expected to return from the injured list Thursday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Longoria has been dealing with a moderate right oblique strain for over a week. He's on the 10-day injured list, but the assignment was made retroactive to July 20, so he'll be eligible to return just seven days into the season. Expect him to be the Giants' everyday third baseman once healthy.

Rendon (oblique) remains on the bench Saturday against Oakland but is feeling better and will take groundballs on the field prior to the game, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Rendon has been dealing with a tight oblique for just over a week. The issue never appeared particularly serious, and he avoided a trip to the injured list, so it sounds as though he could be making his Angels debut sometime soon. David Fletcher again starts at the hot corner Saturday.

Toro entered Friday's game after Aledmys Diaz suffered a right groin injury. He went 1-for-1 with a walk and a double.

Diaz, who started as the designated hitter, tweaked the groin while running the bases during the Astros' five-run fifth inning. With Yordan Alvarez (undisclosed) weeks away from activity, the Astros will need a DH, so Toro may be in line for regular plate appearances depending on the severity of Diaz's injury.