MLB Player News

Madrigal (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Since landing on the injured list July 4 with a strained right hamstring, Madrigal has recently began making progress toward a return. He resumed hitting and fielding Monday, ran the bases Wednesday and is now slated to get back into game action. It's unlikely Madrigal returns before the end of Chicago's weekend series against the Cardinals, but he could return ahead of the Cubs' upcoming series with the White Sox.

Donaldson (calf) was transferred Thursday from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.

This move frees up a 40-man roster spot for reliever Matt Bowman, who was re-signed Thursday to a major-league contract. Donaldson was diagnosed earlier this week with a high-grade right calf strain and might struggle to make it back to the Yankees before the end of the regular season.

Oakland recalled Bride from Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday.

This is the corresponding move for Ryan Noda, who went on the injured list Wednesday due to a fractured jaw. Bride has posted excellent offensive numbers at Triple-A over the last two seasons, but the 27-year-old infielder owns a weak .202/.306/.239 career batting line through his first 250 major-league plate appearances.

Paredes is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Orioles.

The Rays are going with Taylor Walls at third base after Paredes was at the hot corner the previous two nights. Paredes has hit four home runs in his first 10 contests this month.

Urias went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk and three RBI in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Dodgers.

Urias has gone 11-for-37 (.297) in July with a home run, six doubles and nine RBI. The infielder continues to lack an everyday position in the lineup, but he's most often played at third base of late while providing cover around the infield as necessary. His solid hitting has helped him stay in the lineup more often than fellow utility man Jorge Mateo as the Orioles also try to keep Jordan Westburg and Adam Frazier in the mix. Urias has a .263/.332/.406 slash line with four homers, 33 RBI, 29 runs scored, 19 doubles and three stolen bases over 241 plate appearances.

Henderson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and three total runs scored in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Dodgers.

Henderson provided the Orioles' last run of the game with his fifth-inning blast. While he has just two multi-hit efforts in July, he's been consistent by batting .271 with only three hitless games this month. The infielder is up to 15 long balls, 41 RBI, 49 runs scored, five stolen bases and a .247/.343/.472 slash line on the year. He's batting .299 with a .948 OPS, 10 homers and 27 RBI since the start of June.

Davis (illness) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Cincinnati, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

He's battling a stomach bug and will miss a second straight start. Slusser notes that Davis said pregame that he's feeling better, so perhaps he'll be ready to play Friday against the Nationals. David Villar is at third base Thursday.

Devers started at third base and went 0-for-4 in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to Oakland.

Devers returned to the lineup after missing the two previous games with a calf injury. Prior to the injury, Devers was in a groove, going 10-for-27 with four doubles, three home runs and seven RBI over seven contests. The Red Sox are off Thursday and will return to action Friday at home against the Mets.

Baty went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

The 23-year-old third baseman went yard for the second straight day, this time taking Touki Toussaint deep for a solo shot in the third inning. Baty is batting just .200 (7-for-35) in July with a 1:14 BB:K, but he still has an everyday role for the Mets and has significant upside if he can begin to solve big-league pitching.

Peterson went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, two walks and an additional run in a win over the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Peterson's homer in the fourth inning with Shea Langeliers aboard plated the final two runs of the game for the Athletics. The veteran's start was his first since Sunday, and the productive day extended a brief surge that's now seen Peterson go 5-for-13 with a double, three RBI, four walks, a stolen base and four total runs in his last six games.