MLB Player News

Longoria (hand) is 7-to-10 days from beginning a minor-league rehab stint, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Longoria managed to take some swings in the cage Friday. He continues to eye an early-August, although he'll likely need a fair amount of at-bats in the minor leagues following surgery on his left hand.

Riley (knee) went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout for Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Riley has been on the minor-league disabled list since early June with a right knee sprain, and Thursday was his first game back with the Stripers. The 21-year-old also had a six-game rehab stint with the Rookie-level GCL Braves. Riley has a .283/.347/.425 slash line in 27 games with Gwinnett since being promoted from Double-A in early May, although his 39 strikeouts in 106 at-bats could use some improvement..

Devers underwent an MRI on Thursday that revealed no structural damage to his left shoulder, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. The third baseman is hopeful to return from the 10-day disabled list when first eligible in the Red Sox's second game out of the All-Star break July 21 against the Tigers.

Shortly after being placed on the DL, Devers revealed that his shoulder had been bothering him for about three and a half weeks, so the Red Sox will take advantage of the upcoming break and give the 21-year-old some time to recover. With the Red Sox labeling Devers' injury as inflammation, it's expected that he'll resume baseball activities within a few days before reclaiming the everyday role at the hot corner next weekend. If Devers meets his goal of returning July 21, he would only miss six games in total due to the injury.

Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two RBI in a 7-4 loss to the Yankees on Thursday.

Ramirez has four homers in his last three games as he continues terrorizing opposing pitchers. The 25-year-old MVP candidate is doing it all this season with 55 extra-base hits, 19 stolen bases, 67 RBI and a 1.013 OPS. On top of that, he's walked 55 times while striking out just 45 times.

Rendon went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored Thursday against the Mets.

Rendon was a one-man wrecking crew Thursday, accounting for all three of the earned runs that Steven Matz allowed by launching home runs in each of his first two at-bats. He now has 15 home runs for the season, nine of which have come since June 21. That stretch has brought his slugging percentage up to .534, equaling the career-best mark he set in 2017.

Peterson (knee) is in Thursday's starting lineup against the Phillies, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Peterson was removed from Monday's game after colliding into the outfield wall, but he appears to be good to go as he's slated to bat ninth and man left field. He's batting .192 with 12 extra-base hits and 18 RBI through 53 games in 2018.

Duffy is out of Thursday's starting lineup against the Twins, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Duffy will get the day off after starting six straight games, going 6-for-24 with one extra-base hit and five walks over that span. Daniel Robertson will shift to the hot corner, with Joey Wendle getting the nod at second base.

Valencia is out of Thursday's lineup against the Phillies, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Valencia has struggled of late recording just one base knock over his last 11 games, so he'll get the day off to regroup. Mark Trumbo is set to man right field with Valencia on the bench.

Duffy went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over the Tigers on Wednesday.

Duffy opened July mired in a 4-for-27 slump over his first seven games, but he's shown signs of heating up again over his last three contests. The infielder went 5-for-12 with two walks and two runs over the series against the Tigers, and he continues to sport career-best numbers in both batting average (.310) and on-base percentage (.364).

Devers landed on the 10-day disabled list Thursday due to shoulder inflammation, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Devers was held out of Wednesday's tilt with Texas after being a little banged up, and the Red Sox have since decided to shut him down to allow him to return to health. With the All-Star break approaching, the 21-year-old third baseman shouldn't be forced to miss much time, as he'll be eligible for activation starting July 21 versus Detroit.