MLB Player News

Pederson is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Pederson is 2-for-18 with five walks and two runs in his past six games and will take a seat Sunday with lefty David Peterson on the mound for New York. J.D. Davis will serve as the designated hitter while Casey Schmitt starts at third base.

Rooker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Rooker is in a 3-for-34 slump and finds himself on the bench for the third time in the past four games. The 28-year-old still has an .802 OPS for the season, but that figure remains inflated from a hot April during which he hit .353 with nine home runs. Rooker has a .618 OPS and 34.9 percent strikeout rate since the start of May.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Cabrera will get a breather for the matinee game after he started five of the Tigers' last six contests while going 5-for-15 with a pair of walks, two RBI and a run scored. Zach McKinstry will replace Cabrera as the Tigers' designated hitter.

Winker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

For the second time in the series, the lefty-hitting Winker will retreat to the bench while Pittsburgh brings a southpaw (Rich Hill) to the bump. Since returning to action June 17 following a stint on the injured list, Winker is slashing .219/.324/.375 with a home run, two doubles and eight RBI in 10 games.

Ford went 1-for-2 with an RBI single and two walks in a win over the Rays on Saturday.

Ford drove in the first run of the game with his timely second-inning knock that plated Jarred Kelenic, and he subsequently kept up his recent constant presence on the basepaths with his pair of free passes. Ford is 6-for-16 with two home runs, four RBI, Saturday's two walks and three runs in his last six games, reaching safely at a .375 clip in that span. Despite a lackluster .214 average and .262 on-base percentage for the season, Ford's notable power upside captured by his .536 slugging percentage helps explain his near-everyday playing time at designated hitter.

Lewis served as the designated hitter and went 1-for-3 with two walks in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Angels.

Lewis made his first appearance since being called up from Triple-A Reno on Friday. He opened the season as a lineup regular before an undisclosed illness shelved him for two months. With the Diamondbacks humming along atop the NL West, it's unlikely Lewis will move into a significant role going forward. Lewis and Dominic Fletcher were called up while Corbin Carroll rehabs a shoulder injury, which has not required a stint on the injured list.

Jimenez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and a walk in an extra-inning loss to Oakland on Saturday.

Jimenez came through early for Chicago, swatting a solo homer to center field in the second inning and adding an RBI single in the third. However, he was replaced for a pinch runner after walking in the eighth. Despite the late substitution, Jimenez extended his modest hitting streak to five games, a stretch in which he's batting .429 (9-for-21) with two homers, six RBI and four runs.

Ohtani (fingernail) will start Tuesday's game against the Padres, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Ohtani exited his start last Tuesday against the White Sox with a trainer due to a cracked fingernail, though he never missed any time as the Halos' designated hitter. He's since been cleared to take his next turn through the rotation but will be pushed back one day -- swapping places with Jaime Barria.

Ohtani went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

The Angels' offense was mostly stagnant throughout the contest, but Ohtani provided a big highlight with his 493-foot homer -- the longest of his major-league career -- in the sixth inning. The two-way star mashed his way to an incredible June, slashing .394/.492/.952 with a franchise single-month record 15 home runs along with seven doubles, three triples, 29 RBI, 27 runs and four stolen bases. For good measure, he posted a 2-2 record as a pitcher, compiling a 3.26 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 37:11 K:BB over 30.1 innings. Ohtani's huge month has catapulted him to the top of the MLB home-run leaderboard with 30, and there's certainly a chance that he could challenge the AL record of 62 long balls in a season that Aaron Judge established last year.

Meneses will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

Meneses finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games. The only previous time that's happened this season came when he missed a pair of games in mid-May due to paternity leave. It's possible he continues to lose playing time going forward, as his .283/.322/.371 slash line is good for merely an 89 wRC+, a mark which isn't close to good enough for a player who almost exclusively serves as the designated hitter. Corey Dickerson will fill that spot Saturday, with Ildemaro Vargas taking Dickerson's usual spot in left field.