MLB Player News

Beer was called up to High-A Buies Creek on Monday, Sam Dykstra of MiLB reports.

Beer only spent a month with Low-A Quad Cities after earning a quick promotion from short-season Tri City following just 11 games with the team. Across 28 outings with Quad Cities, he slashed .342/.430/.486 with three home runs, 16 RBI and one stolen base.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a walk Sunday in the 3-0 win over Minnesota.

Martinez accounted for all three of Boston's runs in the series finale, as he doubled home a pair in the second inning, followed by an RBI single in the fourth. He's put together a modest six-game hitting streak, but he's homered three times and driven in eight runs over that stretch. Martinez continues to impress in 2018, slashing .326/.390/.643 with a 1.033 OPS through 100 games.

Ohtani is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Ohtani will take a seat with Mariners lefty Marco Gonzalez on the mound, but that doesn't mean the rookie will be idle after four consecutive turns as the Angels' designated hitter. Prior to the contest, he stretched out his throwing distance off flat ground to 110 feet as he continues to rehab a Grade 2 UCL sprain of his right elbow. Ohtani could soon be ready for mound work and progress toward pitching for the Angels at some point later in the second half.

Canha is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

With no designated hitter available in Coors Field, Canha will head to the bench for the second day in a row as the Athletics shoehorn Khris Davis into left field. There should be room in the lineup for Canha on Monday, when the Athletics kick off their homestand with a three-game set against the Blue Jays.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Twins.

Martinez took Jake Odorizzi deep in the fifth inning for his seventh homer in July and big-league-leading 32nd of the season. As many people anticipated, the 30-year-old slugger is enjoying a huge campaign in Boston, and Martinez now boasts a .324/.387/.642 slash line to go along with his power output.

Ohtani appeared to be throwing harder Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic Los Angeles reports.

Ohtani has been throwing every other day, and he was pitching at a higher intensity from the stretch off flat ground Saturday. He still has a ways to go until he's ready to toss off a mound, although it's good news that he's managing to progress through the program.

Stanton went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Game 1 of Saturday's twin bill against the Royals.

Stanton cut the deficit to four in the fifth inning, but the Royals would ultimately roll to a 10-5 victory. The 28-year-old has gone 6-for-18 with a double, a home run and six RBI over his previous five games. Stanton is slashing .280/.347/.515 through 102 games during his first season in the Bronx.

Jimenez went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and an RBI for Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.

Jimenez continues his assault on pitchers in the International League, hitting .444 (20-for-45) with four home runs, six doubles and nine RBI over 11 games since the All-Star break. Despite Jimenez's recent success at the level just below the majors, White Sox general manager Rick Hahn continues to preach patience, Tom Musick of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The GM stresses he needs to see a longer stretch from Jimenez before calling him up. That promotion will surely come before the end of the season, perhaps as soon as early August.

Stanton will man right field and bat second against Kansas City on Friday.

Stanton will move up in the order after Aaron Judge (wrist) was placed on the 10-day DL prior to Friday's contest. Judge had been a fixture in the two-hole all year, starting 97 of 101 games for the Yankees in that spot of the order. This likely won't impact Stanton too heavily as the 28-year-old has been occupying the cleanup position recently, but this should give him a couple extra at-bats over the next few weeks if he remains in this spot.

Buxton (wrist) was activated from the 7-day DL at Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

As expected, Buxton will rejoin the Red Wings and return to the starting lineup at the Triple-A level this weekend after landing on the shelf with a strained wrist July 14. Through 18 games with Rochester this year, he's hitting .232/.303/.377 with two home runs, six RBI and three stolen bases. Look for him to head back to the majors once he's able to get into a groove at the dish.