MLB Player News

Pederson (wrist) is being activated off the 10-day injured list and will be in the lineup Sunday against the Mets, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The 31-year-old was eligible to be reinstated from the injured list Saturday and will end up spending just one extra day on the shelf. Pederson made all 10 of his appearances at designated hitter before going down with the wrist issue, and he went 8-for-33 with two home runs, nine RBI and three runs scored in 40 plate appearances.

Torrens is starting as the designated hitter and batting seventh in Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Torrens has appeared in 12 games so far and has looked good with his limited chances, slashing .313/./389/.375 across 16 at-bats. He's been better against lefties than righties during his career, so the matchup Sunday against Los Angeles starter Clayton Kershaw makes sense. Torrens will likely slide back to the bench in the team's next game Tuesday.

The Pirates transferred Choi from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.

It's a procedural move by the Pirates to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for utility man Drew Maggi, whose contract was selected from Double-A Altoona ahead of Sunday's game against the Reds. Choi, who is recovering from a left Achilles' tendon strain, is expected to return from the IL in late June or early July.

Ozuna is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Astros.

Ozuna has a .078/.190/.216 slash line through 58 plate appearances and will head to the bench Sunday for the third time in Atlanta's past four games. Eddie Rosario will again serve as the designated hitter while Kevin Pillar starts in left field.

Pederson (wrist) will likely be activated from the 10-day injured list Sunday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Pederson was eligible to return from the injured list Saturday but evidently needed one more day to heal. He recorded an .895 OPS with a pair of homers in 10 games prior to going down with wrist inflammation and should reclaim a role in the heart of the order against righties once activated.

Meneses went 4-for-6 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's win over the Twins.

Menseses drove in the first run with an infield single in the first off Pablo Lopez, and an inning later he roped a single to center to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead. After a slow start to the season, Meneses has now picked up multiple hits in three of his last six games, and a .204 average on April 14 is now up to .259 with the strong efforts. Menseses is a flawed fantasy player, but he's one of the few Washington regulars that has offensive upside.

McCutchen will sit Saturday against the Reds.

McCutchen has had a fairly regular role for the Pirates this season, but the team has been careful to give his 36-year-old legs sufficient rest. Through 22 games, he's sat five times. The maintenance plan seems to be working so far, as he's hit .277/.388/.523 with four homers and three steals.

Meneses went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's victory over the Twins.

Meneses was excellent in 2022, slugging 13 home runs and batting .324 in 56 games, but 2023 has been a major letdown so far for the 30-year-old. He finally hit his first home run Friday, as his seventh-inning solo shot started a Washington comeback. The first baseman is hitting .227 (17-for-75) in 18 games.

Carpenter is out of the lineup Friday versus the Diamondbacks.

Nelson Cruz is serving as the Padres' designated hitter and batting sixth against the Diamondbacks and right-hander Zac Gallen. Carpenter homered and scored two runs in Thursday's series opener but holds a disappointing .167/.348/.361 overall slash line for the year.

Ozuna isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Friday's game against Houston, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

A .083/.200/.229 slash line to start the year will send Ozuna to the bench for the second consecutive game. Eddie Rosario will take over as Atlanta's designated hitter, and Kevin Pillar will start in left field and bat ninth.