MLB Player News

X-rays on Harper's right elbow returned negative, and he is only dealing with soreness after exiting Saturday's game against the Marlins, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Harper was hit by a pitch and was ultimately pulled from the game shortly after. The issue doesn't appear to be serious, though the team could opt to hold him out Sunday to get him an extra day of rest heading into the All-Star break.

Vogelbach isn't starting Saturday against the Padres, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

After reaching base four times during Friday's win over San Diego, Vogelbach will get a breather for Saturday's contest. Mark Canha will take Vogelbach's place as New York's designated hitter and bat ninth.

Carpenter isn't in the Padres' lineup Saturday against the Mets, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Carpenter's struggles at the plate have begun to cost him significant playing time, as Saturday marks the fifth time Carpenter will sit in San Diego's last seven games. Brandon Dixon will serve as the Padres' designated hitter and bat seventh.

Harper was removed from Saturday's game against Miami after getting hit by a pitch, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Harper took a pitch to his right elbow -- the same elbow he underwent Tommy John surgery on during the offseason -- and initially remained in the game to run the bases before being replaced ahead of his next at-bat. The Phillies will take a look at Harper and provide more updates relatively soon, but he should be considered day-to-day for the time being.

Winker isn't in the Brewers' lineup Saturday against the Reds.

Winker has yet to put it together at the plate this season, as Thursday's 0-for-2 performance brought his average down to just .199 . Christian Yelich will serve as Milwaukee's designated hitter Saturday, opening a spot for Raimel Tapia to start in left field and bat fifth.

The Diamondbacks optioned Lewis to Triple-A Reno on Saturday.

Lewis was called up from Reno at the end of June, and he'll now return to the minors after going 3-for-15 over five games. Lewis holds a .950 OPS in Triple-A this season, and it's possible he makes it back to Arizona later this sumer if he can catch fire again in the minors. Tyler Gilbert was selected from Reno in a corresponding move.

Martinez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double, an additional RBI and a walk against the Angels in an 11-4 win Friday.

Each of the Dodgers' four All-Star position players went deep in the contest, including Martinez, who slugged a solo shot to left field in the second inning. The long ball pushed the veteran up to 21 homers on the campaign -- five more than he hit over 139 contests with Boston last season. Martinez added an RBI double in the third, drawing him to within one RBI of matching the 62 he posted last year with the Red Sox.

Meneses went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Friday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers.

The 31-year-old took Cody Bradford deep in the first inning and tagged Glenn Otto in the sixth, with both blasts going to deep left field. It's the first career two-homer performance for Meneses, who ended a brutal 47-game power drought in the process while doubling his home run total on the season. He's been making plenty of contact -- he hit .280 (51-for-182) during that homerless stretch -- but after he slugged 13 long balls in 56 games during his surprising big-league debut last year, more was expected from Meneses in 2023.

Vogelbach went 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Padres.

Vogelbach went 0-for-10 over five games between June 28 and July 4, but he's now posted back-to-back multi-hit efforts. The designated hitter provided a pair of RBI singles in this contest. He's slashing just .225/.335/.355 with five home runs, 26 RBI, 20 runs scored and seven doubles across 197 plate appearances while sitting versus most southpaws.

Pittsburgh activated Choi (Achilles) from the 60-day injured list Friday.

Choi is finally recovered from the left Achilles strain that has kept him out since mid-April, just in time to serve as a DH option for the Pirates as Andrew McCutchen (elbow) heads to the 10-day IL. Choi went 10-for-31 (.323) with three homers and nine RBI on a nine-game rehab assignment split between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis.