MLB Player News

Canha went into Thursday night's game against the Angels having posted a .455 on-base percentage in the 44 plate appearances encompassing the 10 contests since his July 17 return from the injured list.

The veteran has been an especially savvy hitter the last few seasons, but Canha is seemingly taking his craft to a new level of late. His latest busy night on the basepaths heading into Thursday came the night prior, when he went 2-for-3 with two RBI, two walks, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Padres. Canha reached safely in all 10 contests during the sample as well, pushing his season OBP to to an elite .385.

Cabrera went 3-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk Thursday against the Orioles.

The veteran slugger certainly responded well to Wednesday's day off, coming back Thursday with his first multi-homer performance since May. Cabrera took Alexander Wells deep in the fifth inning and did the same off Adam Plutko in the seventh for his nine and 10th long balls of the year. After being held without a homer over his first 18 games in July, Cabrera has gone yard three times in his last three contests during a 6-for-11 stretch at the plate. He's hitting .247 in 326 plate appearances overall this season with a .679 OPS that would be a career low.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that the plan to play Stanton in the outfield against Miami this weekend is complicated by the recent addition of Joey Gallo, Max Goodman of SI.com reports.

Stanton was originally expected to return to the field during New York's recent series at Boston, but that never came to fruition. Boone subsequently indicated that the slugger would play the outfield in his return to Miami -- where he began his professional career -- though the manager's comments Thursday make that scenario murky. Boone didn't completely rule out Stanton, Gallo and Aaron Judge forming a towering outfield trio in Miami, however, adding, "Giancarlo is physically prepared and ready for that," per Marly Rivera of ESPN.com.

Rooker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two walks and an additional run Wednesday in the Twins' 17-14 loss to the Tigers.

The home run was Rooker's third in four games and one of seven on the day for Minnesota. With a 1.271 OPS in six starts for Minnesota since his July 23 call-up, Rooker looks secure in an everyday role at either designated hitter or in the corner outfield.

Jimenez (groin) isn't starting Thursday's game against the Royals.

Jimenez was removed from Wednesday's game as a precautionary measure due to right groin tightness. Yoan Moncada will serve as the designated hitter while Leury Garcia starts at third base.

Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks, and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Rockies.

Ohtani reached base in all but one plate appearance Wednesday, starting with a base knock in the first. He came around to score that inning to give the Angels their first run of the game. The 26-year-old then delivered his league-best 37th home run in the fourth. Ohtani has an extra-base hit in four of his last five games and has seven RBI over that span. He's slashing .280/.367/.591 with 37 homers, 81 RBI, 72 runs scored, 14 steals and 45:119 BB:K over 392 plate appearances.

Reyes went 3-for-3 with two solo home runs and a walk Wednesday against St. Louis.

Reyes homered in the second and third innings -- both times off Kwang Hyun Kim -- which brought his total to 19 on the season. In addition to now having eight home runs in July, the tally marked Reyes' third multi-homer performance of the campaign. Overall, he has a .269/.321/.597 line across 234 plate appearances.

Jimenez exited Wednesday's game with right groin tightness, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. He went 0-for-3 with a strikeout prior to departing.

The team called the removal precautionary. Given that Jimenez made his season-debut Monday after recovering from a serious shoulder injury, it makes sense that the team is proceeding with caution. Gavin Sheets entered the game to replace Jimenez.

Choi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Choi will take a seat after he went 6-for-16 with a pair of home runs, two doubles and six RBI while starting at first base in each of the past four games. He'll cede first base to Yandy Diaz with a lefty (Nestor Cortes) on the hill for the Yankees, but the lefty-hitting Choi should remain a fixture in the lineup against right-handed pitching.

Brantley isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Brantley will get a rare day off after he went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's win over Seattle. Chas McCormick will start in left field and bat seventh.