MLB Player News

Choi is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

With the left-handed David Price taking the mound Saturday for the Red Sox, Choi will hit the pine. Yandy Diaz, Choi's usual replacement in this scenario, will take over at first base and bat leadoff for the Rays.

Buxton is not in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

He is hitting .255/.300/.447 with a 24 percent strikeout rate over his last 47 at-bats and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Friday's game. Willians Astudillo will start in right field with Max Kepler shifting over to center.

Cabrera went 4-for-6 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs Friday night against the White Sox.

Cabrera clubbed a solo homer to right field in the first inning and plated two more in the second on a single. The veteran slugger took 25 games to launch his first homer of the 2019 campaign, but he's managed to hit for average (.292) and drive in 10 runs over that stretch.

Jimenez has been diagnosed with a right ankle sprain after leaving Friday's game against the Tigers, Scot Gregor of the Chicago Daily Herald reports. His X-rays came back negative.

This is good news for the White Sox, as Jimenez managed to avoid a fracture. He'll be re-evaluated upon his arrival at the ballpark Saturday.

Jimenez was lifted from Friday's game against the Tigers after suffering an apparent ankle injury, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Jimenez suffered the injury while attempting to rob a home run, and although he did go down for a short period of time, he managed to walk off the field under his own power. He's likely headed for X-rays and will be considered day-to-day until the extent of the injury becomes known.

Choi is starting at designated hitter and batting third Friday in Boston.

He missed time with a personal matter and a minor calf injury, so this will be his first action since April 20. The Red Sox are starting right-handed journeyman Josh A. Smith, so this makes for a very appealing matchup for the lefty-hitting Choi.

Jimenez was reinstated off the bereavement list Friday.

Jimenez has been on the bereavement list since Monday as he returned home to mourn the passing of his grandmother. The 22-year-old is slashing .231/.286/.372 through 84 plate appearances in his rookie campaign and should reclaim his starting role in left field following his time away from the team. Ervin Santana was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Brantley went 2-for-4 in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Indians.

He accounted for half of the Astros' four hits against Trevor Bauer and Brad Hand, his former teammates in Cleveland. Brantley extended his hitting streak to 11 games, a stretch during which he's slashed .372/.417/.628 with five extra-base hits, including three home runs, and 10 RBI. His left-handed bat fits in nicely amidst Houston's right-handed heavy top of the order.

Martinez went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 11-4 win over the Tigers.

The slugger has only one homer in his last 17 games, but otherwise Martinez is putting together another excellent campaign, slashing .344/.430/.538 through 25 contests. Expect his power numbers to catch up to the rest of his offensive profile in short order.

Ohtani (elbow) had four plate appearances in a simulated game Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Ohtani's had no issues during his first live at-bats of his rehab as he went 2-for-2 with a pair of walks. According to Ardaya, the Angels will look to get the 24-year-old about 40 plate appearances in the simulated setting over the next week, which should be the final step before his return from the injured list.