MLB Player News

Stanton is not starting Friday against the Mets.

Stanton will take a seat as the Yankees opt to start Joey Gallo, Brett Gardner and Aaron Judge in the outfield from left to right. Per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, manager Aaron Boone said he plans to start Stanton in the outfield during the final two games of the series.

Jimenez is back in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox after missing the previous two contests with a bruised knee.

The slugger sat the final two games in Oakland after being hit by a foul ball during Tuesday's win. Per James Fegan of The Athletic, he's still feeling some soreness, but the club doesn't think it's an issue that will worsen with him playing through it. Jimenez will DH and bat fourth against right-hander Tanner Houck.

Pederson will sit against lefty Trevor Rogers and the Marlins on Friday.

Pederson has now been on the bench against the last three lefties Atlanta has faced. Guillermo Heredia takes over in center field.

Choi is not starting Friday against the Tigers and lefty Matthew Boyd.

Choi went hitless in his return from a hamstring injury during Wednesday's loss to Boston, and now he'll retreat to the bench against the southpaw. Jordan Luplow draws the start at first base and will bat sixth.

Dickerson (hamstring) is beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Having only been on the injured list since last Saturday, Dickerson doesn't figure to require more than a couple games of rehab before rejoining the Giants. The outfielder has struggled in recent weeks and may not have as substantial a role once healthy as he did before suffering his hamstring strain.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Rockies.

Harper's first-inning homer off Antonio Senzatela was his 30th of the season -- he's now reached the 30-homer mark four times in his career and in each of his last three full seasons. The outfielder has hit safely in 17 of his last 19 games and leads all qualified hitters in baseball with a 1.019 OPS.

Reyes went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Thursday's 4-1 win over Minnesota.

Reyes got into an Andrew Albers offering in the third inning to give Cleveland a 2-1 lead. It was the fourth homer in the last six contests for Reyes, who went yard in three straight games earlier in the week. The big slugger is hitting .256/.332/.552 with 28 homers and 74 RBI in just 391 plate appearances this season.

Choi (hamstring), who was activated from the injured list earlier in the day, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Choi seemed to certainly have some rust on his bat after returning from what was a two-week-plus stay on the injured list. The good news is Choi was able to play all nine innings at first base, corroborating a return to full health.

Blackmon isn't starting Thursday's game against Philadelphia.

Blackmon drew starts in each of the last three games and went 3-for-13 with a triple, two RBI and a run. Yonathan Daza will bat seventh in his return to the lineup as the right fielder.

Buxton isn't starting Thursday's game against Cleveland.

Buxton will get a breather after he went 0-for-9 with an RBI and four strikeouts across the last two games. Nick Gordon will take over in center field and bat seventh.