MLB Player News

Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Cardinals.

Ruiz will get a breather Sunday after going 2-for-11 across the first two games of the series while hitting a three-run home run in Saturday's 14-3 win. Riley Adams will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Fortes is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Brewers.

Fortes will get a breather after going 4-for-7 with one RBI and two runs scored over the first two games of the series. Ali Sanchez will start behind home plate and bat ninth.

Smith is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Houston.

Smith will get a breather Sunday after going 0-for-8 with five strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Austin Barnes will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti.

Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Mets.

Murphy will sit Sunday for the second time in three games. He went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Mets. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind home plate and bat fifth.

Realmuto is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians.

Realmuto will take a breather Sunday after going 0-for-8 with one run scored across the first two games of the series. Garrett Stubbs will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Cleveland southpaw Joey Cantillo.

The Rays acquired Gonzalez, right-hander Dylan Lesko and outfielder Homer Bush from the Padres on Sunday in exchange for right-hander Jason Adam, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

The 18-year-old catcher was selected 96th overall by San Diego during the 2023 First-Year Player Draft and has played his first professional ball this season. Gonzalez has struggled at the Single-A level with a .205/.322/.230 slash line and 27.6 percent strikeout rate, but he still has plenty of upside given his age.

Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's win over the Angels.

Langeliers jumped on the first pitch he saw from Tyler Anderson in the opening frame and launched it over the wall in center field, scoring Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler to give Oakland a 3-0 lead. That would end up being the difference in the ballgame as both offenses struggled to get much of anything going throughout the contest. Langeliers has now hit safely in four straight games, racking up two homers, two doubles, four RBI and four runs over that stretch. For the month, he's batting .254 with five long balls, 15 RBI and 13 runs scored.

The Blue Jays recalled Serven from Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.

With Danny Jansen traded to the Red Sox on Saturday, Serven will serve as the backup catcher behind Alejandro Kirk. Serven has played in eight major-league games this season and has gone 1-for-11 with one walk, one run scored and four strikeouts. He is available for Sunday's series finale against the Rangers.

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.comreports.

Rutschman started the first two games of the series but will sit Sunday while in the midst of a 5-for-45 slump. James McCann will work behind the plate and bat ninth in the finale versus San Diego.

Jeffers will serve as the designated hitter and bat in the cleanup spot for Sunday's series finale against Detroit,.

With Royce Lewis out of Sunday's lineup, Jeffers will take over as the designated hitter while Christian Vazquez starts behind home plate. Jeffers went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Tigers.