MLB Player News

Mangum is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mangum will hit the bench against Angels southpaw Tyler Anderson after the outfielder had started in each of the Rays' previous three contests. The 29-year-old rookie is a switch hitter, but he's been far more effective against righties (117 wRC+, .338 wOBA) than lefties (27 wRC+, .208 wOBA) this season.

Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Walls will head to the bench after he went 2-for-12 with a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs while starting in each of the past four games. Though the Rays have both Brandon Lowe and Ha-Seong Kim healthy for one of the few times all season, Walls could continue to see semi-regular opportunities in the middle infield if Lowe ends up getting more exposure to first base while Jonathan Aranda (wrist) is on the shelf.

Morel will start at designated hitter and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Rays appear to be viewing the right-handed-hitting Morel exclusively as a short-side platoon player; each of his last six starts have come against left-handed pitching. Even as a streaming option against lefties, Morel hasn't been providing much value, as he's slashed just .181/.245/.330 with three home runs in 102 plate appearances versus southpaws heading into Wednesday.

Fortes will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Though he'll crack the starting nine for the series finale, Fortes looks poised to work in a timeshare behind the dish with Hunter Feduccia, after the latter was acquired from the Dodgers on Thursday. Feduccia had started in three of the previous four contests and may hold a slight edge over Fortes in terms of playing time at the moment.

Campero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

After a stretch of six consecutive starts during which he went 4-for-17 with a home run and three stolen bases, Campero will now head to the bench for the fourth contest in a row. The Angels still have an opening in their everyday outfield while Jorge Soler (back) is on the shelf, but interim manager Ray Montgomery has been prioritizing Bryce Teodosio ahead of Campero, largely due to the superior defense that Teodosio provides in center field.

Feduccia is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Angels.

Feduccia and Nick Fortes have split the Rays' catching duties evenly since the former was added to the roster this past Friday. Fortes will be behind the dish and bat ninth in Wednesday's series finale.

The Astros transferred Paredes (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for right-hander Spencer Arrighetti (thumb), who was activated from the 60-day IL ahead of his start Wednesday against the Marlins. Paredes has a significant right hamstring strain but has decided against surgery and will attempt to return later this season. He is now eligible for activation Sept. 19.

Pena is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Miami.

According to Chandler Rome of The Athletic, manager Joe Espada said that Pena will get a scheduled day off as "part of his buildup" after the shortstop recently overcame rib and hamstring injuries. Espada added that he expects Pena to resume handling an everyday role in the Astros' series against the Yankees this weekend. Houston will turn to Mauricio Dubon to start at shortstop in Pena's stead Wednesday.

Judge (elbow) could return to playing the outfield "sometime towards the weekend or early next week," Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.

Judge returned to the Yankees' lineup at designated hitter Tuesday and on Wednesday played catch for the first time since being diagnosed with a right flexor strain, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports. While the Yankees have not revealed a timeline for Judge's return to right field, it sounds like it might come soon. Judge playing the field would allow the Yankees to put Giancarlo Stanton back in the DH slot.

Barger is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

With a lefty (Kyle Freeland) on the hill for the Rockies and with the Blue Jays wrapping up their series in Denver with a day game after a night game, Toronto manager John Schneider likely viewed it as an opportune time to give the left-handed-hitting Barger a breather. Barger had started in each of the Blue Jays' last 15 games, slashing .219/.275/.438 with three home runs, 12 RBI and 10 runs during that stretch.