MLB Player News

Heim is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

Heim returned to action Sunday after missing just over two weeks with a wrist injury, but the Rangers are easing him back into action and will prevent him from playing a full nine innings for a second straight day. Mitch Garver will work behind the plate Monday night.

Murphy is out of the lineup Monday against the Yankees.

Travis d'Arnaud is starting at catcher and batting fifth. This looks to be a routine day off for Murphy, who hit his 20th homer of the season in Sunday's series finale against the Mets.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Mets.

He took Grant Hartwig deep in the seventh inning, giving Murphy his first career 20-homer season. The catcher has been splitting the workload nearly equally with Travis d'Arnaud lately, but the extra rest hasn't caused Murphy to slow down at the plate -- he's batting .269 (7-for-26) with three home runs, six RBI and seven runs scored while starting seven of 13 games in August.

Mejia (knee) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Sunday.

Mejia went hitless in four plate appearances for Durham on Sunday in his first game action since he went down in late July with a left MCL sprain. He could be ready for activation within the next week or so to serve as Tampa Bay's second catcher behind Christian Bethancourt.

Bailey went 2-for-5 with a walk-off two-run homer in Sunday's extra-inning win over the Rangers.

The Giants were down to their final out after they had been winning all game before allowing the Rangers to push it to an extra inning. Bailey timed up an inside fastball from Will Smith perfectly and sent a laser to left field that just cleared the wall. It was his first home run since June 30, and he's now posted nine hits over his last 21 at-bats. Bailey had a rough month of July but has certainly turned things around this month and is now slashing .323/.447/.452 with seven RBI, four runs and a 7:7 BB:K through 38 plate appearances in August.

Heim went 0-for-3 with a walk in his return from the injured list Sunday against the Giants.

Heim made his return to the lineup after missing a little over two weeks with a strained left wrist tendon. The 2023 All-Star will look to continue his breakout campaign and help the Rangers capture their first division title since 2016. He's currently slashing .278/.336/.474 and will push Mitch Garver to a backup role (or to more of a DH role) once again.

Rortvedt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-7 loss against the Marlins.

The sixth-inning blast was his first with the Yankees. This was Rortvedt's first start in four games, though he had started five of the previous seven contests. Rortvedt has an opportunity to continue to push Kyle Higashioka for playing time, especially if Rortvedt shows he can provide some offensive punch.

Stephenson isn't in the Reds' lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.

Stephenson went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during the Reds' Game 1 loss, and he'll catch a breather to end the day. Luke Maile will take over behind the dish and bat ninth.

Alvarez isn't in the Mets' lineup Sunday against Atlanta.

Alvarez is 1-for-8 with a double during New York's current series against Atlanta, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's finale. Omar Narvaez will take over behind the plate and bat sixth.

Perez (thumb) took a full game's worth of plate appearances as the designated hitter in Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to the River Cats on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a walk and two runs.

It's the latest step in what's been a productive rehab assignment for Perez thus far. The veteran's next benchmark is likely to log at least seven innings on defense, as he was able to put in five frames behind the dish Thursday. If Perez manages the feat in his next contest with the Aviators, he may be deemed ready for activation.