MLB Player News

Buxton remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Seattle.

It's the second day off in a row for Buxton, who is in the middle of an 0-for-21 stretch with 13 strikeouts. What's uncertain is whether the mental break he's receiving will extend beyond two games. Matt Wallner is again handling designated hitter duties for Minnesota.

White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said Jimenez (groin) is available to pinch hit Wednesday versus the Mets, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Grifol said the same thing prior to Tuesday's game, but it sounds like that was a bit of gamesmanship on the skipper's part and Jimenez wasn't truly available. "Today he is available," Grifol said Wednesday. "Yesterday it was questionable whether he was available or not. I would have used him if he was available. He is available today. To pinch hit." It seems as if Jimenez could be ready to return to the lineup as soon as Thursday.

Morel (neck) is back in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.

Morel was scratched from the Cubs' lineup Tuesday due to neck tightness, but it has proven to be a minor issue. He will start at second base and bat sixth Wednesday versus the Nats and right-hander Trevor Williams.

Carpenter is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

Carpenter has survived the Padres' recent roster churn -- while Nelson Cruz and Rougned Odor did not -- but Fernando Tatis is taking a turn as the DH on Wednesday versus the Blue Jays and right-hander Jose Berrios. Juan Soto, Trent Grisham and Taylor Kohlwey will start across the outfield.

Winker is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

The Phillies are bringing lefty Cristopher Sanchez to the hill for the series finale, so the lefty-hitting Winker will unsurprisingly head to the bench. Christian Yelich will get a day out of the outfield and will replace Winker as the Brewers' designated hitter.

Jimenez (groin) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

The White Sox made Jimenez available to pinch hit in Tuesday's series opener after he left the team's previous game Sunday against Atlanta due to left groin tightness, but he ultimately went unused in the 11-10 loss to the Mets. Jimenez will remain on the bench again Wednesday, and manager Pedro Grifol previously estimated that the slugger would miss around 4-to-5 days in total. With that in mind, Jimenez may not be a good bet to make it back in the lineup until this weekend's series in Minnesota.

Rookier is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Even though he was recently honored as the Athletics' only All-Star, Rooker looks to be a prime candidate to lose out on at-bats once Oakland gets the likes of Esteury Ruiz (shoulder) and Ramon Laureano (hand) back from the injured list. Rooker is still struggling to hold down an everyday role even while Ruiz and Laureano have been on the shelf, as the recent promotion of Tyler Soderstrom from Triple-A Las Vegas has left fewer opportunities available at designated hitter. Rooker had picked up starts in the corner outfield in the first two games of the series with Boston, but after striking out in six of his eight plate appearances between those contests, he'll cede his spot in the lineup to Cody Thomas in the finale.

McCutchen is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Guardians.

McCutchen will take a seat after he went 2-for-8 with a double and a strikeout over the first two games of the series. Carlos Santana will slot in at designated hitter while Ji-Man Choi starts at first base and bats cleanup in the series finale with Cleveland.

Martinez is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Orioles, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Martinez will get a breather after he went 2-for-9 with two RBI, a run scored and four strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Will Smith will slot in at designated hitter while Austin Barnes enters the lineup at catcher and bats ninth in the series finale with Baltimore.

Ford went 2-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Twins on Tuesday.

Ford broke out of a funk with his first multi-hit effort of the second half, snapping an 0-for-10 slump that had encompassed his previous three games. The journeyman has locked in regular playing time against right-handed pitching with his best all-around big-league stint to date, as he's sporting a career-high .271 average and .934 OPS partly by averaging one extra-base hit every 7.6 plate appearances.