MLB Player News

Reyes (oblique) could begin a rehab assignment as early as next week, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Reyes was expected to miss 5-to-7 weeks after he sustained a left internal oblique strain in late May, though he seems to be slightly ahead of schedule in his recovery. The 25-year-old could require a fairly lengthy rehab assignment given the severity of his injury, but he appears to be trending in the right direction.

Ramirez isn't starting Thursday's game against the Orioles.

Ramirez will take a seat for the second time in the last three games after he went 1-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI in Wednesday's contest. Josh Naylor will start in right field and bat seventh.

Stanton is building up physically to play in the outfield, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.

The slugger expects to be fit for such a role by early July, citing his desire to play in the Yankees' games in Miami at the end of that month. Although he's recovered from his May quad injury, Stanton still faced enough limitations to be held out of the weekend's games in Philadelphia.

Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the A's.

His second-inning blast off Cole Irvin was Ohtani's 19th homer of the year, while his fifth-inning steal was his 10th. The 26-year-old is now the fourth player in MLB and the first in the AL to reach double digits in both categories, joining Ronald Acuna, Fernando Tatis and Trea Turner.

Buxton (hip) will be activated when he can achieve his typical sprint speed, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Manager Rocco Baldelli said Buxton won't play until "he's able to sprint like he can sprint." The skipper also mentioned the possibility of Buxton playing more rehab games.

Canha went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in a win over the Angels on Tuesday.

The veteran leadoff man recorded his second multi-hit effort in the last three games while pushing his June slash line to an impressive .286/.352/.490 across 54 plate appearances. Canha already has 13 RBI over 12 games in the current month, a stretch during which he's already knocked in multiple runs on four occasions.

Mercedes isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Mercedes has gone 0-for-8 with five strikeouts across his last two appearances, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last four games. Yasmani Grandal will serve as the designated hitter while Zack Collins starts behind the plate.

Cabrera isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

Cabrera went 5-for-9 with a double, three runs and three RBI across the last two games. Jeimer Candelario will serve as the designated hitter while Harold Castro enters the lineup at third base.

Torrens went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's 10-0 win over the Twins.

Torrens came out swinging in his first time in the lineup since May 18 after he was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday. The 25-year-old singled his first time up then later homered to lead off the seventh inning. He was slashing just .178/.219/.300 with two homers, six RBI and seven runs scored before being sent down May 20, but he's off to a good start in his second stint with the big league club. Torrens continues to share time behind the dish with Tom Murphy and Jose Godoy, which makes it difficult to trust him in any lineup.

Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.

Ohtani's 429-foot solo shot to right field in the eighth inning brought the Angels to within two runs, though the team was ultimately unable to complete a comeback. The long ball was Ohtani's 18th this season, tying him for third-most leaguewide. He has complemented the homer total with a .267/.348/.606 slash line, 46 RBI and nine stolen bases.