MLB Player News

The Mariners selected Williamson's contract from Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.

Though he's not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Williamson could end up getting a long look at third base while Jorge Polanco remains limited to DH duties due to side soreness. The 57th overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, Williamson compiled a .769 OPS and stole 19 bags in 25 attempts over 541 plate appearances between Double-A Arkansas and High-A Everett in 2024. He was slashing .281/.317/.333 with three extra-base hits (all doubles) and two stolen bases over 14 games for Tacoma prior to being called up.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Victor Caratini will receive the starting nod behind the dish while Diaz rests for a day game after a night game. Though he went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 4-1 loss, Diaz busted out of his slump in a big way in the series opener Friday, going 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI and an additional run in the Astros' 14-3 victory.

Rodgers (hip) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

He'll be on the bench for the third game in a row while he manages a sore left hip. Houston is viewing Rodgers as day-to-day. Mauricio Dubon will take over the keystone Sunday.

O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

O'Hoppe will get some rest for the day game after he caught all nine innings of Saturday night's 4-1 win. Travis d'Arnaud will handle catching duties for the Angels.

Anderson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Anderson will hit the bench after he had made six straight starts at either second base or shortstop while going 2-for-19 with two walks, two runs, one RBI and one stolen base. Kyren Paris will likely hold down the fort at second base while Yoan Moncada (thumb) is on the shelf, and Luis Rengifo will shift to third base, but Anderson could still see consistent playing time at shortstop ahead of Kevin Newman and Nicky Lopez.

Jeffers (thumb) will start at catcher and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Jeffers will return to the lineup after being on the bench for the last two games due to a swollen thumb. Christian Vazquez will exit the lineup to make room behind the plate for Jeffers, who has gone 7-for-32 (.219 average) with zero home runs, four RBI and one run through his first nine games.

Correa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Correa will retreat to the bench for the first time all season after drawing 15 consecutive starts. Willi Castro will fill in at shortstop for Correa, who should be back in the lineup for the Twins' next game Monday against the Mets.

Baez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Baez had started in each of the last six games -- three at shortstop, three at third base -- while going 7-for-21 with two doubles, two walks, two RBI and a run. Though Baez should start consistently against left-handed pitching and see semi-regular playing time against right-handers, Zach McKinstry and Trey Sweeney still appear to be ahead of him on the depth chart at third base and shortstop, respectively.

Malloy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

The 25-year-old will hit the bench for the second time in three games and looks like he could be the odd man out of the lineup more often than not in the wake of Gleyber Torres returning from the injured list Friday. Malloy should have a regular spot in the starting nine against left-handed pitching, but his opportunities against righties may become sporadic unless the Tigers are willing to play Riley Greene in center field on a more consistent basis.

Taylor will start in left field and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

The 34-year-old will pick up a fifth straight start Sunday and looks like he'll be in line for a near-everyday role in the outfield while both Andrew Benintendi (adductor) and Mike Tauchman (hamstring) are on the shelf. Taylor heads into the series finale with a .222/.276/.370 slash line, one home run and two stolen bases over 29 plate appearances.