MLB Player News

Baez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

After posting a 1.128 OPS over a 16-game stretch from April 26 to May 16, Baez is batting .167 (5-for-30) over his past 10 contests. The veteran infielder has been operating as Detroit's primary center fielder, but he has more competition at the position after the activation of Wenceel Perez (back), who is making his second straight start in center Wednesday.

Dingler is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Dingler caught the Tigers' last three games and will get a breather for Wednesday's series finale. Jake Rogers will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth.

Keegan (elbow) was reinstated from Triple-A Durham's 7-day injured list Monday and started at catcher and went 0-for-3 with a walk in his 2025 debut with the affiliate.

Keegan was cleared to rejoin Durham this week after he completed an eight-game rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League. The 24-year-old backstop spent the entire 2024 season at Double-A Montgomery and produced a .283/.369/.432 slash line with nine home runs across 442 plate appearances.

Torkelson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Torkelson will get a rest day for the series finale against San Francisco, taking a seat for the first time in 12 games. In his place, Colt Keith will play first base while Gleyber Torres slides to second base and Riley Greene serves as the DH.

Hicklen (hamstring) was assigned to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday and started in right field in the club's 10-5 win over Louisville, going 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs.

Hicklen returned to action for Toledo for the first time since May 11, after a tight hamstring kept him out of commission for a couple of weeks. Though he was never placed on the 7-day injured list, Hicklen was assigned to High-A West Michigan over the weekend for what essentially amounted to a rehab assignment. Hicklen received the green light to rejoin Toledo after playing in two games for West Michigan.

Robert is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Robert will yield to Michael Taylor for a second consecutive game. The only other time Robert has been idle in back-to-back games came in early May when the 27-year-old was dealing with knee soreness. Considering there hasn't been any injury news, Robert may simply be losing playing time. He leads the league in stolen bases with 21, but he has a subpar .583 OPS and a 29.6 percent strikeout rate.

Manzardo isn't part of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

Manzardo's streak of eight consecutive starts comes to an end Wednesday as the Guardians face off against southpaw Clayton Kershaw. Jose Ramirez will DH while Carlos Santana plays first base.

Thomas isn't part of the starting nine for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

Thomas is absent from the starting lineup for the second straight game. The 29-year-old is 0-for-14 with seven strikeouts since being activated from the injured list May 22, and he could continue to lose playing time to Angel Martinez if his struggles persist.

The Athletics optioned Otanez to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Otanez started the season on the IL before being activated May 13. He's struggled since joining the active roster, yielding eight runs with a 6:5 K:BB in 5.1 innings spanning six appearances. The 27-year-old will look to get back on track in Las Vegas. The recently acquired Sean Newcomb will take Otanez's spot on the 26-man roster.

Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

After making seven consecutive starts, Castro is on the bench for Wednesday's series finale. Brooks Lee will slot in at second base while Trevor Larnach, DaShawn Keirsey and Kody Clemens fill the outfield from left to right.