MLB Player News

McCutchen went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases Friday against the Marlins.

McCutchen has been out of the lineup three times in the last six games as he's nursed an elbow injury. He was productive on Friday, however, managing his first stolen base since June 2 and ninth of the campaign. After a very hot start to the season, McCutchen has only a .692 OPS across 47 at-bats in June.

Ohtani went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Rockies.

Ohtani had hit a small rough patch by going 0-for-7 across two games against the Dodgers this week, but he rebounded Friday while coming up a triple shy of the cycle. He's up to 25 homers on the year, 10 of which have come in his last 16 games as he's surged into the major-league lead, two ahead of the Mets' Pete Alonso. Ohtani is slashing .298/.381/.630 with 59 RBI, 50 runs scored, 15 doubles, three triples and 10 stolen bases over 75 contests as a batter in another remarkable campaign.

Jimenez went 3-for-4 with a double in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Red Sox.

Jimenez has hit safely in eight of nine games since returning from a calf injury in mid-June. This was his second multi-hit effort in that span, and he's gone 11-for-38 (.289) with three home runs and three doubles over the productive stretch. For the season, the outfielder has a .264/.314/.471 slash line with nine homers, 30 RBI, 21 runs scored and nine doubles over 44 contests.

The Astros transferred Brantley (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday.

Brantley has been on the shelf all season while recovering from surgery on his right shoulder, so this move to the 60-day IL doesn't affect his return date. There is still no timeline in place for Brantley to make his first appearance since June 2022, but he's reportedly been making steady progress since suffering a setback in May. Bligh Madris was selected from Triple-A Sugar Land to fill Brantley's spot on the 40-man roster.

Ford isn't in the Mariners' lineup Friday against Baltimore, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

It's been tough at the plate lately for Ford, who is 0-for-17 across his last seven games, so he'll sit Friday to regroup. Cal Raleigh will fill in as Seattle's designated hitter, allowing Tom Murphy to start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Rooker will sit Friday versus the Blue Jays.

Rooker will get a breather after he went 0-for-7 with a walk and four strikeouts while starting two games during the team's series with Cleveland. Aledmys Diaz will slot in at designated hitter while Tyler Wade enters the lineup at shortstop and bats eighth in the series opener with Toronto.

Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Thursday's extra-inning win over the Phillies.

The game was scoreless through nine innings, but Ozuna capped a five-run eruption for Atlanta in the 10th by crushing a backup slider from Yunior Marte deep to left field. The veteran slugger is up to 14 homers on the season, including three in June to help fuel his .321/.413/.547 slash line on the month.

Buxton went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in Thursday's victory over the Red Sox.

Buxton wasn't messing around, crushing mammoth home runs of 466 and 465 feet in his first two at-bats. He would not reach base again in the contest, but the damage had already been done as the Twins cruised to a shutout victory to split the series with Boston. After going hitless through his first six games in June, the slugger is now 5-for-11 with three homers, four RBI and four runs scored over his last three games.

McCutchen (elbow) is batting second Thursday against Miami as the Pirates' designated hitter.

After missing Pittsburgh's last two games, McCutchen's elbow soreness has subsided, and he will re-enter the lineup Thursday. The veteran outfielder is 4-for-16 with a home run and five walks across his last five games.

Choi (Achilles) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona on Thursday.

Thursday will be Choi's first taste of game action since landing on the injured list April 15 with a left Achilles strain. The Pirates haven't indicated how long they plan on keeping Choi in the minors, but a return before the end of June could be possible.