MLB Player News

Choi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

He'll cede first-base duties to platoon mate Jesus Aguilar with the Marlins bringing a lefty (Caleb Smith) to the hill for the series finale. Choi has taken over as the Rays' primary leadoff man against right-handed pitching over the past two weeks, producing an impressive .993 OPS in his seven starts out of that lineup spot.

Blackmon went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Giants.

The 33-year-old just keeps on collecting hits. Blackmon is slashing .383/.431/.596 over his last dozen games, and on the season he sports a .961 OPS with 22 homers, 63 RBI and 80 runs in 92 contests. Steals no longer seem to be part of his skill set -- he's 2-for-6 on the basepaths in 2019 -- but hitting leadoff and calling Coors Field home still give Blackmon rock-solid fantasy value.

Cabrera went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Rangers.

His first-inning blast off Adrian Sampson was Cabrera's second homer in his last four games, but only his seventh of the season. The future Hall of Famer is slashing .282/.340/.385 through 96 games, and he's now just 28 homers shy of 500 for his career (and 226 hits short of 3,000) -- milestones the 36-year-old might just be able to reach given that he still has at least four years and $124 million left on his contract.

Canha went 2-for-5 with a two-run single in an 8-3 win over the Cardinals on Saturday.

Canha did his damage early on, with the single coming in the first inning. He has been strong lately, going 11-for-36 with a home run, four RBI, four runs scored and two steals in his last 10 games.

Ozuna (fingers) went 1-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Athletics.

Ozuna missed just over a month with the injury. He was able to knock a single off Athletics starter Mike Fiers in the fourth inning. Ozuna played the full game in left field. The 28-year-old has a .260/.333/.514 line with 20 homers, 62 RBI, 52 runs scored and a career-high eight stolen bases in 79 games this season.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI single in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.

Turner opened the scoring with the fourth-inning homer off Padres starter Cal Quantrill and then added the single in the fifth inning to cap a three-run rally. The third baseman is up to 17 homers this season, adding 48 RBI and 64 runs scored with a .286/.368/.480 slash line in 103 games, which matches his games played from last year. Four of Turner's homers have come in his last 10 games.

Brantley went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and four RBI in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Mariners.

The 32-year-old continues to thrive in Houston. Brantley is now slashing .320/.379/.516 with 16 homers, 61 runs and 67 RBI, including 16 RBI in his last 13 games.

Carpenter (foot) could return for Sunday's game against Oakland, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Carpenter has been out with a bruised foot since mid-July. He's gone hitless in all but one of his nine rehab games, but he was pulled from the lineup with Triple-A Memphis on Saturday in order to travel to join his teammates in Oakland, with a return as soon as Sunday a possibility.

Ford was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com reports.

Ford will join the Yankees after Edwin Encarnacion was placed on the 10-day injured list with a fractured wrist from a hit by pitch Saturday. The 27-year-old should see some chances at first base with Luke Voit (sports hernia) also on the shelf, but DJ LeMahieu will also see time at the position.

Buxton's left shoulder subluxation will take a while to heal, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Manager Rocco Baldelli said that they will know a lot more after two-plus weeks, so it sounds like he will be reevaluated in the back half of August. It seems safe to assume that he will be out for the rest of the month, and it's unclear how much longer his absence will stretch, making him a difficult guy to hold in shallower mixed leagues.