MLB Player News

Stanton (shoulder) went 1-for-3 with a home run and two strikeouts in his rehab appearance for High-A Tampa on Monday, Conor Foley of The Times-Tribune reports.

Making his first rehab start, Stanton homered in his second at-bat for Tampa before getting pulled from the contest in the seventh inning. It was a good first step for the veteran slugger, who will likely make more rehab appearances in the minors this week and hopefully be able to make a return to the big club before the start of June.

Vogelbach will sit against southpaw Mike Minor and the Rangers on Monday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Vogelbach hasn't been strictly platooned, but he's only started against four of the 14 lefties who have faced the Mariners this season. Edwin Encarnacion serves as the designated hitter Monday, with Ryon Healy sliding to first base and Tim Beckham starting at third.

Jimenez (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list as expected Monday.

Jimenez hit a modest .241/.294/.380 in 21 games prior to landing on the injured list, and the White Sox will surely be expecting more following his nearly month-long absence. He looked fine on his rehab stint, hitting .318 in five games. Nicky Delmonico was optioned in a corresponding move.

Vogelbach went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs in a win over the Twins on Sunday.

Vogelbach's fifth-inning solo shot snapped a 3-3 tie and gave the Mariners a lead they wouldn't relinquish the rest of the way. The 26-year-old slugger has been scuffling at the plate in May after hitting .328 in April, but half of his 10 hits during the current month have left the yard, with four of those homers coming within the last five games. Vogelbach has also hit safely in five straight overall, which could certainly be a sign he's starting to heat back up.

Stanton (shoulder) reported to High-A Tampa on Monday to begin a rehab assignment.

As anticipated, the Yankees cleared Stanton to move to the final phase of his recovery from the shoulder injury he incurred while rehabbing the strained biceps that first forced him to the injured list April 1. Stanton checked out fine while facing live pitching over the weekend and will now test out his health by taking swings in a non-controlled setting. He'll presumably work as a designated hitter for Tampa first before seeing action in the outfield, but the Yankees haven't formally outlined his rehab schedule just yet. In any case, Stanton would seem poised to return to the Yankees before the end of the month if he avoids any further setbacks.

Martinez is not starting Monday against Toronto, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Martinez sits for the first time this month and just the fourth time all season. He went hitless in his last two games, just the second time all season that's happened. Steve Pearce will be the designated hitter in his absence.

The White Sox are expected to activate Jimenez (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday's series opener with the Astros, Brian Sandalow of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

After playing in five consecutive games for Triple-A Charlotte, Jimenez was held out for rest Sunday. His absence from the lineup coupled with the White Sox's decision to option fellow outfielder Nicky Delmonico to Charlotte suggests all signs are pointing to Jimenez returning to the active roster Monday. Jimenez hit .318 with a home run during his stint in Charlotte.

Brantley went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 7-3 win over Boston.

Brantley's first-inning double snapped a string of seven at-bats without a hit. In the last 12 games in which he's hit safely, Brantley has posted multiple hits 10 times. He's raised his season average to .331, which ranks tied for fifth in MLB.

Buxton went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and an RBI single in Saturday's 18-4 win over the Mariners.

Buxton has homered in three of his last four games, going 5-for-17 with 10 RBI and five runs scored in that span. He's hitting .281 with four homers, 24 RBI, 24 runs scored and eight stolen bases on the year, providing solid numbers in four out of the five standard hitting categories.

Ohtani (elbow) is now throwing four days a week after previously throwing just three times per week, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The Angels have said that Ohtani's throwing schedule won't affect his ability to remain in the lineup, and that's indeed been the case, as he's sat just once since returning from the injured list. He should continue as a regular designated hitter for the rest of the season but won't pitch in a game until 2020.