MLB Player News

Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns said McCutchen (illness) will "probably" be activated from the COVID-19-related injured list ahead of Wednesday's series finale with Atlanta or Friday's series opener with Washington, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Whether the Brewers choose to bring McCutchen back Wednesday or following Thursday's team off day will hinge on how he fares from a conditioning standpoint during his full workout Tuesday. While McCutchen has been on the shelf for the past week and a half, the Brewers have mostly rotated Rowdy Tellez and Christian Yelich at designated hitter, which has opened up more opportunities for Jace Peterson and Tyrone Taylor.

Torrens will sit Tuesday against Toronto.

Torrens hits the bench for the second time in three games, a run which follows a stretch of six straight starts, including two as the designated hitter. Mike Ford will fill that spot Tuesday, while Cal Raleigh starts behind the plate.

Soler is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Brian Anderson will pick up the start in the outfield in place of Soler, who is sitting for only the third time through the Marlins' first 36 games of the season. Unless he's used off the bench Tuesday as a pinch hitter, Soler should check back into the lineup for the series finale Wednesday, when he'll put a seven-game hitting streak on the line.

Reyes is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds while he tends to a personal matter, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Reyes was seemingly away from the team when Cleveland posted its lineup earlier Tuesday, but acting manager Carl Willis said he believes the 26-year-old will be available in the dugout as a pinch-hitting option by the time the game begins at 6:10 p.m. ET. As a result, Reyes is expected to be back in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale, a potential off day Tuesday could be beneficial anyway, given that he went 2-for-19 with eight strikeouts over Cleveland's last five games.

Harper (elbow) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.

After receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection over the weekend for the UCL sprain in his right elbow that has kept him from playing the outfield since April 16, Harper will be on the bench for the second game in a row while he waits for the shot to take effect. The Phillies expect that Harper will feel well enough to resume designated-hitter duties within the next few days, though it's unclear if he'll get the green light to re-enter the lineup before the team's three-game series with the Padres ends Thursday.

Reyes is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds, Andre Knott of Bally Sports Ohio reports.

Richie Palacios will handle designated-hitter duties for the Guardians with Reyes' bat having cooled off after a hot start to May. Since opening the month with a 12-for-23 showing at the plate in his first six starts, Reyes has gone 2-for-19 with three walks against eight strikeouts over his last five games.

Buxton is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics.

Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reported Sunday that Buxton is continuing to a manage knee issues, and while he was able to play all nine innings of Monday's 3-1 win, the outfielder will get some maintenance for the second game of the series. Provided he isn't dealing with any sort of setback with either of his knees coming out of Monday's start, Buxton should be back in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale.

Canha will sit for the first part of Tuesday's doubleheader against St. Louis.

Canha has struggled to a .502 OPS over his last nine games. Jeff McNeil moves out to left field in Canha's absence, with Luis Guillorme starting at second base, though Canha should return for the nightcap.

McCutchen is expected to get back up to speed quickly once he's activated from the COVID-19 injured list, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

McCutchen has been on the IL since May 7, but manager Craig Counsell expects him to be back in action for the Brewers shortly after he's cleared to return. "It'll be a quick ramp-up," said Counsell. "This is not a long process for him to get back ready but we have to get him back in the building." The former MVP was hitting .240 with two homers, 14 RBI, three stolen bases and 11 runs scored through 25 games prior to landing on the injured list.

Winker went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs in a win over the Mets on Sunday.

Winker's second straight multi-hit effort extended his hitting streak to seven games. The 28-year-old's nightmarish start to the season is increasingly in the rearview mirror, as he sports a .310/.341/.524 slash line across his last 11 games.