MLB Player News

The Dodgers designated Robinson for assignment Tuesday.

Just three days after being claimed off waivers from the Angels, Robinson will find himself on the waiver wire once again as the roster casualty necessary to clear 40-man space for Jose Urena. Robinson, 30, is slashing .272/.315/.388 through 112 plate appearances in Triple-A but owns just a .364 OPS in his MLB career.

Diaz isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.

Tuesday marks the third time in San Diego's last four games that Martin Maldonado has started over Diaz, though the Padres typically still find a way to get Diaz a plate appearance or two every day.

Quero (hamstring) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list by Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

The 22-year-old opened the campaign on the injured list due to a hamstring injury but is ready to make his 2025 Triple-A debut after an 11-game rehab assignment in the lower minors. Quero, who is one of Milwaukee's top prospects, spent last season at the Double-A level and had a .262/.340/.443 slash line with 16 homers and five steals in 90 games.

Pages is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.

Pages has been receiving the lion's share of starts at catcher lately while Ivan Herrera slots in at designated hitter, but it will be Herrera behind the dish for Tuesday's series opener. Nolan Gorman is at DH for the Cardinals.

Hicks made his season debut at first base Sunday, and Marlins manager Clayton McCullough hinted that he's likely to see more action at the position, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports. ""It was good that he got his feet wet, and his comfort level will continue [to increase] if he gets more opportunities over there," McCullough said after the contest.

Hicks has experience at first base in the minors, playing 61 games at the position last year at Double-A, and with Matt Mervis removed from the 26-man roster, Miami has a lot of available at-bats there. Hicks' bat is what's forcing the team to find ways to get him into the lineup -- including a 2-for-4 performance as the DH on Monday against the Rockies, he's slashing .316/.381/.658 over 42 plate appearances since the beginning of May with six of his 12 hits going for extra bases (two doubles, a triple and three homers). Agustin Ramirez and Nick Fortes may wind up seeing the bulk of the playing time behind the plate, but Hicks should still get plenty of work against right-handed pitching between catcher, first base and designated hitter.

Goodman went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored during Monday's 6-4 win over the Marlins.

Goodman broke out of a three-game hit drought in a big way, taking Marlins starter Max Meyer deep twice Monday, including a big-time blast in the fifth that turned the game upside down, to power the Rockies to a victory. Up to nine home runs on the season, the 25-year-old continues to be an impact bat from the catching position, with a .780 OPS that ranks fourth in MLB among qualified catchers.

Rodriguez was placed on the full-season injured list Monday due to an undisclosed injury, per MiLB transactions log.

Rodriguez was placed on the 7-day injured list May 20 before being transferred to the full-season IL on Monday. The nature of his injury remains unclear at this time. Rodriguez was batting .359 with two home runs, 19 RBI and eight runs scored over 21 appearances at Double-A Biloxi prior to suffering the injury.

Smith it not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.

It's a routine day off after Smith caught each of the previous four contests for the Dodgers. Dalton Rushing is at catcher and batting eighth in Monday's series opener.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Diaz will take a seat for the second day in a row while Martin Maldonado receives another start behind the dish. Since he's still started six of the Padres' last 10 games overall, Diaz appears to be the team's preferred catching option, though that hasn't meant much for fantasy purposes. Diaz closed May with just six hits in 45 at-bats (.133 average) over his final 16 games of the month.

Moreno is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Moreno went 2-for-7 with a double, an RBI and a run while starting the first two games of the series and will sit for Sunday's finale. Jose Herrera will take over behind the plate to catch for ace Corbin Burnes.