MLB Player News

McCutchen is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Astros.

Canaan Smith-Njigba will play right field and bat sixth versus the Astros and right-hander Cristian Javier. Ji-Man Choi is serving as the designated hitter and hitting third. McCutchen sits with a shiny .333/.486/.519 slash line through 37 plate appearances on the year.

Carpenter is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Mets.

Nelson Cruz will serve as the Padres' designated hitter and cleanup man with left-hander David Peterson on the mound for the host Mets.

Blackmon is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Mike Moustakas will take a turn at DH and bat fifth versus the Cardinals and right-hander Miles Mikolas. Jurickson Profar, Yonathan Daza and Kris Bryant are starting across the outfield for Colorado.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo indicated Monday that Lewis (illness) will "probably" require a rehab assignment before returning to the team, Nick Piecoro and Theo Mackie of the Arizona Republic report.

Lovullo didn't go into specifics regarding the illness that landed Lewis on the injured list Saturday. "He's probably gonna need to be built back up," the manager said. "He's gonna be on the injured list and then get into a rehab and try to get back onto his feet as soon as possible." Lewis is eligible to come off the IL next Tuesday, April 18. He had been serving as the primary DH against left-handers and was replaced by Josh Rojas on Monday against Milwaukee southpaw Wade Miley.

Winker is absent from the Brewers' lineup for Monday's game in Arizona.

It's the rare time when Winker isn't in there against a righty, but Zac Gallen has drastic reverse splits. Luke Voit is at designated hitter.

Ozuna is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.

Though he's produced two home runs through Atlanta's first 10 games, Ozuna has otherwise gone 0-for-25 at the plate with 10 strikeouts against five walks. He still should have a fairly clear path to seeing the lion's share of the reps at designated hitter while both Travis d'Arnaud (concussion) and Michael Harris (back) are on the injured list, but Ozuna's ongoing struggles at the plate mean that he'll likely be subject to more days off than most of Atlanta's other regulars. Eddie Rosario will spell him at designated hitter Monday while Kevin Pillar fills Rosario's usual spot in left field.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, two runs and two RBI in Sunday's loss to Arizona.

Martinez isn't known for his speed around the bases, but his third-inning, run-scoring triple ensured that his streak of campaigns with at least one three-bagger (aside from the shortened 2020 season) reached nine. The veteran plated another run with an eighth-inning double, pushing his RBI total to nine on the season. Martinez is tied for second in the league with six doubles so far in 2023.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

With Atlanta bringing rookie southpaw Dylan Dodd to the hill Sunday, the lefty-hitting Carpenter will hit the bench for the second time in the series. Carpenter's platoon mate, Nelson Cruz, will replace him as the Friars' designated hitter.

Reds vice president of player development Shawn Pender announced that Encarnacion-Strand (back) has resumed baseball activities, Mark Shelton of MLB.com reports.

Both Encarnacion-Strand and Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) have been cleared to resume activities. Encarnacion-Strand is working his way back from a slight herniation in his back, and the hope is that he will be ready by April 24. Encarnacion-Strand really impressed during his short stint in the Cactus League, and he has a chance to make his MLB debut with the Reds at some point this summer.

Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Pederson will join fellow lefty-hitting everyday players Mike Yastrzemski, Blake Sabol and LaMonte Wade on the bench for the series finale while southpaw Kris Bubic takes the hill for Kansas City. J.D. Davis will replace Pederson as the Giants' designated hitter.