MLB Player News

Meyers is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Meyers has now been out of the lineup for two straight contests and he and Chas McCormick have split starts in center field evenly on the season with three starts apiece. It would not be a surprise if the two players continued to rotate in and out of the lineup at a similar clip moving forward.

Smith is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Giants.

Smith is off to a bit of a slow start at the plate, going 2-for-11 with a couple singles and four strikeouts. Zach Dezenzo is getting the call in right field for the Astros while Smith receives a breather.

Wilson is starting at shortstop and batting sixth in Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Wilson has batted ninth in five of seven games for the Athletics this season, but this is now the second time he's been up in the six spot. The 23-year-old is 6-for-20 with one home run and two RBI in his first six contests this season and would receive a minor boost in fantasy if he starts hitting higher in the batting order regularly.

Urshela is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Urshela will get some rest for the day game after he started in each of the last three games. Luis Urias will check in for Urshela at third base.

Andujar is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cubs.

The Athletics are going with Seth Brown in left field in the series finale. Andujar has now started five of seven games in left field this season and has gone 5-for-18 with one RBI at the dish.

Volpe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Volpe went deep in the fourth inning, belting a 418-foot solo shot that tied the game at 2-2. The talented young shortstop has homered in three of his first four games to the begin the campaign, though those are his only three hits across 16 at-bats. Volpe had just 12 long balls over 637 regular-season at-bats last year.

Dominguez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run in Tuesday's loss to Arizona.

Dominguez wasn't able to go deep during New York's homer-filled first series of the campaign against Milwaukee, but he joined the party Tuesday with a solo blast in the third inning. The 22-year-old has started in each of the Yankees' first four games of the season (three times in left field and once at DH) and has reached base safely in three of them. He has a 3:2 BB:K so far along with a .273/.429/.545 slash line.

Roden is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

After starting in each of the last three games while going 4-for-10 with a double, a run and an RBI, Roden will hit the bench along with fellow left-handed batter Will Wagner as the Nationals send southpaw MacKenzie Gore to the hill. Davis Schneider will check in for Roden in left field and will bat seventh.

Seager is still dealing with some lingering calf soreness, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Seager's calf issue first popped up late in spring training and he has been playing through nagging soreness. The 30-year-old has received two days off so far -- including Wednesday -- and Grant suspects Seager will continue to sit out day games after night games. Seager is just 3-for-17 with zero extra-base hits in the early going this season, and it's possible the calf has contributed to the slow start.

Newman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

Newman will take a seat for the third time in four games as the Angels continue to take a committee approach to the shortstop spot while Zach Neto (shoulder) remains on the injured list. Nicky Lopez will draw his first start of the season at shortstop after Newman and Tim Anderson combined to go 1-for-20 with six strikeouts through the first five games.