MLB Player News

Gallo (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday.

The 28-year-old has been sidelined nearly a week while battling the ailment, but he'll rejoin the active roster Wednesday while Giancarlo Stanton (calf) heads to the injured list. Gallo has a .171/.306/.390 slash line with three home runs, four RBI and six runs through 41 at-bats in May.

Stassi isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Stassi returned to the lineup Tuesday against Texas and went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and a strikeout. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the plate and bat seventh Wednesday.

Grandal isn't starting Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Grandal will get a chance to reset after he went 0-for-9 with five strikeouts over the last two games. Reese McGuire is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

Houston's top backstop will get a breather after he started behind the plate each of the past three days. Jason Castro will form a battery with starting pitcher Cristian Javier in the series finale.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Murphy is carrying a six-game hitting streak but has caught in each of the Athletics' last five games, so he'll be getting some routine maintenance in the series finale in Seattle. Christian Bethancourt will be behind the plate Wednesday in his stead.

Trevino went 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk and three total RBI in Tuesday's 7-6, extra-innings win against Baltimore.

The backstop was a big part of the offense Tuesday, drilling a solo homer in the third inning and tying the game with a run-scoring single in the seventh. He then provided the game-winning run with a single to left field in the bottom of the 11th. Trevino has started three of the past four games for the Yankees, and he's gone 5-for-11 with four RBI over that stretch.

Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the Athletics.

Raleigh started in the last three games and went 3-for-11 with a homer, two runs, two RBI and seven strikeouts. Luis Torrens will start behind the dish and bat ninth Wednesday.

Jansen went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Tuesday's 8-1 win over the Cardinals.

The backstop launched a three-run shot off Jordan Hicks in the fourth inning and a solo blast off Drew VerHagen in the seventh. Jansen has only played in 11 games this season due to an oblique strain, but he's made the most of his chances by hitting .310 (9-for-29) with five homers, six runs and eight RBI.

Jeffers isn't starting Wednesday against the Tigers.

Jeffers started in the last two games and went 0-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts. Gary Sanchez will start behind the dish while Gilberto Celestino enters the lineup in center field Wednesday.

Vazquez went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Tuesday's 16-3 win over the White Sox.

Vazquez drilled a three-run blast in the fifth inning and extended a hitting streak to six games (9-for-20). Following a .217 April, the catcher is slashing .314/.375/.451 over 56 plate appearances during the current month.