MLB Player News

Rendon (toe) is expected to partake in baseball activities Friday, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

Rendon was also seen playing catch and testing his left foot before Friday's game, according to Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports. It seems like the star third baseman is progressing well in his rehab program, making it seem like he's relatively close to returning to game action of some sort.

Anderson is batting fourth and playing right field Friday against the Rockies, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

The Marlins alluded to a potential position switch for Anderson once Martin Prado returned, and with the veteran officially back in action Friday, Anderson will get his first start in right field. It's unclear if he'll play consistently, though his current six-game hit streak certainly helps his case to play regularly.

Devers is not in the lineup Friday against the Rays, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Devers sits as the Red Sox take on the left-handed Blake Snell. The off day is just Devers' second so far this season. The 21-year-old is hitting a mediocre .261/.320/.424 with three home runs through his first 103 plate appearances this year. Eduardo Nunez will slide over to third base in his absence, with Tzu-Wei Lin handling second base.

McMahon is not in the lineup Friday against the Marlins, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

With Gerardo Parra returning from his suspension, Ian Desmond will move back to first base. As such, McMahon will spend another evening on the bench. The 23-year-old wasn't able to do much with his semi-regular playing time while Parra and Nolan Arenado were serving their suspensions, as he's mustered just a .235 batting average with 13 strikeouts since April 11 (two days before the suspensions were handed out).

Peterson is in the lineup for the third straight game Friday against the Tigers.

Peterson has started every game since being claimed by the Orioles on Tuesday. His temporary starting role won't last too much longer, though, with Jonathan Schoop working his way back from an oblique injury.

Manager Kevin Cash said that Duffy (hamstring) will be activated from the disabled list prior to Friday's game, and he will return to the lineup at third base against the Red Sox, MLB Network Radio reports.

Duffy recently participated in a simulated game Wednesday and went 2-for-3 with one RBI during Thursday's rehab outing for Triple-A Durham. The infielder hasn't experienced any problems with his right hamstring since going down last Monday, and should be fully operational moving forward. Expect Duffy to be utilized as the Rays' primary third baseman while Daniel Robertson serves as a utility man around the diamond. Duffy will officially be reinstated from the DL in the coming hours to go along with a corresponding move.

Devers went 0-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.

The 21-year-old Devers has just two hits over his last 21 at-bats but still found a way to help the team win the rubber game of the series in Toronto. He stole his first bag of the season -- steals aren't typically part of his game -- and plated a run with a sacrifice fly. The RBI was the first in six games for Devers, who is tied for the team lead with J.D. Martinez at 18.

Moncada went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in the White Sox's 6-3 win over Kansas City on Thursday.

It was the second straight game with a leadoff long ball for the 22-year-old infielder, who now has a .923 OPS through 87 at-bats. After hovering around the Mendoza Line for much of the first part of the season, this three-hit effort brought his average up to .264 and his on-base percentage to .360. If this recent hot streak turns out to be representative of what Moncada is capable of doing over a whole season, watch out, because any fantasy owners who scooped him up late or on the waiver wire could have a legitimate five-category asset on their hands.

Valencia went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Rays.

Valencia hit his third home run of the season off Sergio Romo in the eighth inning. He is currently locked into regular playing time due to the mounting injuries around the Orioles infield and has provided occasional power production. However, he has done little else with his opportunities, as this was his first multi-hit game of the season.

Segura went 2-for-5 with an RBI single, a stolen base and a run in a win over the White Sox on Wednesday.

Segura continues to do plenty of damage out of the two hole, as he's now hit safely in six of his last seven games. The hot-hitting shortstop has racked up four doubles and eight RBI during that stretch, pushing his April line to an impressive .303/.330/.449 over 94 plate appearances.