MLB Player News

The Giants recalled Mercedes from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

Though he was optioned to Sacramento on Wednesday, Mercedes will be eligible to rejoin the big club less than a week later after Thairo Estrada (illness) was placed on the COVID-19-related injured list Sunday in a corresponding move. The righty-hitting Mercedes will likely serve as a short-side platoon option at either first base or designated hitter while he's up with the Giants.

Canha is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Canha will retreat to the bench after he went 3-for-33 with a home run and four RBI while starting in nine of the Mets' last 10 games. Jeff McNeil will replace Canha in the outfield in the series finale.

Martinez will be out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

The lineup is still pending, but both Martinez and Trevor Story are said to be on the bench for the series finale. Boston returns home for an early game Monday, and both players should be expected to start in front of the home fans. Martinez is 1-for-21 with 10 strikeouts in his last five games.

Ramirez will start in right field and bat third in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

The righty-hitting Ramirez will stick in the lineup for an eighth consecutive contest and will be making a fourth straight start against a right-handed pitcher (Ross Stripling). The Rays have mostly deployed Ramirez as a short-side platoon player this season, but he appears to have usurped the struggling Josh Lowe for a full-time spot in either the corner outfield or at designated hitter. While starting the past seven games, Ramirez has gone 11-for-26 (.423 average) with three doubles, three walks, a stolen base, five runs and three RBI.

Blackmon went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI on Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

Blackmon has gone 8-for-18 with a home run, two doubles, four RBI and five runs scored through four games of the Rockies' current homestand. He's also maintained a .472 slugging percentage across 308 plate appearances for the season -- his highest mark since 2019.

Alvarez went 0-for-4 with a walk Saturday against the Angels.

Alvarez returned to the lineup after missing two games due to a head injury. He hit third in the order for his third consecutive start, recently swapping spots in the order with Alex Bregman. Though he wasn't particularly productive Saturday, Alvarez has maintained a tremendous .311/.408/.647 line across 284 plate appearances on the season.

Buxton is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Buxton started each of the Twins' last three games, twice as the designated hitter. He's been bothered by a sore knee, and it's very possible this absence is for maintenance. Gilberto Celestino will be the center fielder and No. 9 hitter against right-hander Tyler Wells.

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

The Tigers are facing a quick turnaround for the series finale with Sunday's game beginning at 12:05 p.m. ET, so Cabrera will be granted a veteran's maintenance day. Harold Castro will check in as the designated hitter in place of Cabrera, who went 12-for-38 (.316 average) with two walks, three RBI and no runs while starting in each of Detroit's last 10 games.

Carpenter went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against Cleveland.

Prior to Saturday, Carpenter hadn't started a game since June 22, but he was in the lineup for the first game of the twin bill. The veteran took advantage of the opportunity, going deep in each of the sixth and ninth innings and producing a run-scoring single in the seventh. Though Carpenter's route to playing time remains complicated, he's been great for the Yankees when called upon this season, slashing .293/.420/.902 with eight homers and 17 RBI over 51 plate appearances.

Turner went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Padres.

Turner knocked a solo shot for the Dodgers' third homer in the first inning. He added a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. The third baseman has five multi-hit efforts in his last 11 games, going 13-for-37 (.351) in that span. It's a not-too-unfamiliar hot stretch for Turner, but his season slash line is at .229/.300/.385 after a cold first half of the campaign. He's added seven homers, 43 RBI, 35 runs scored, a stolen base and 20 doubles through 72 contests, though he's certainly trending in the right direction.