MLB Player News

The Mets announced Monday infielder Justin Turner (intercostal strain) was activated off the 15-day disabled list. Turner hit .300 (9 for 30) with one RBI and three doubles in nine games on a rehab assignment at multiple levels in the minors.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes took dry swings Sunday and could be cleared for live batting practice Monday, the Bay Area News Group reports. He has not played since Friday due to a sore left wrist.

Indians outfielder Michael Brantley had a bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning of Sunday's 7-1 win at Minnesota. Brantley hit safely for the ninth time in 11 games.

He's batting .300 (12 for 40) with a triple, two doubles, two home runs, nine runs and 11 RBI in his last 11 games.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who missed a third straight game Sunday against the Angels with a sore left wrist, isn't likely to return to the lineup Monday against the Astros, according to The Oakland Tribune.

"Until he actually gets in the batting cage and swings freely and then gets in there for batting practice (Cespedes won't play),'' manager Bob Melvin said Sunday morning. "I'd doubt (Monday). We want to make sure he gets in swings on the field.''

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes missed a third straight start Sunday against the Angels because of wrist soreness. He continues to be day to day.

Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen singled in the first, homered in the fourth, doubled in the seventh and singled in the ninth Saturday against the Reds.

His solo home run in the fourth was his third homer in his last four games. Eleven of his 12 homers have been solo shots. He finished 4 for 5 with a run and RBI in a 5-4 loss.

McCutchen is hitting .500 (8 of 16) with three homers and four RBI over his last four games. He has a .310/.383/.494 line with 12 homers and 51 RBI in 352 at-bats.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game Saturday. He was scratched Friday with wrist soreness after experiencing discomfort in batting practice.

He remains day-to-day with the wrist injury, which manager Bob Melvin doesn't think is related to Cespedes' performance in Monday's Home Run Derby.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who missed Friday's game against the Angels due to a sore left wrist is listed as day day, manager Bob Melvin told reporters Friday.

Melvin said he doesn't think Cespedes' wrist injury is related to his Home Run Derby performance. Cespedes first felt some discomfort during batting practice prior to the game. The 27-year-old is hitting .225 with 15 homers and 43 RBI.

Mariners shortstop Brad Miller had a monster night at the plate as he homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs during Friday's contest against the Astros.

Miller launched a two-run home run in the sixth and a three-run home run in the eighth. He added a single and finished 3 for 5 with a walk, two runs scored and five RBI in a 10-7 victory.

Miller became the first player in franchise history to have two games with four-plus RBI in his first 17 career games. He is hitting .273 with two homers and 12 RBI in 66 at-bats.

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen went 1 for 3 with a walk and his 11th home run in his team's 5-3 loss to the Reds Friday. It was his third straight game with an extra-base hit after homering Saturday and doubling Sunday heading into the All-Star break.

McCutchen owns a .303/.378/.478 line with 11 home runs, 50 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 347 at-bats.