MLB Player News

Manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday that deGrom (elbow) will travel with the Rangers to St. Louis and throw two bullpen sessions before facing hitters, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

DeGrom continues to work his way through his rehab program from Tommy John surgery in June of 2023. He has steadily increased his pitch count and velocity with each bullpen session, and he appears to be closer to going out on a rehab assignment.

Volpe went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional run and a stolen base in Friday's loss to the Red Sox.

Volpe put the Yankees on the board in the second inning with a solo shot to center field and added a single in the fifth. The shortstop has three multi-hit performances across his past four games and has hit safely in seven of his past eight contests. Over that stretch, he's batting .344 with two home runs, five RBI, five runs and three stolen bases.

The Cubs traded Pinango and Josh Rivera to the Blue Jays on Saturday in exchange for Nate Pearson, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Pinango got off to a hot start with High-A South Bend, but he has cooled down at the plate since being promoted to Double-A Tennessee, slashing .226/.323/.352 with 21 RBI across 229 plate appearances with the Smokies. The 22-year-old outfielder will most likely report to Double-A New Hampshire upon joining the Blue Jays organization.

Wells went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-7 loss to the Red Sox.

Wells has been one of the few Yankees to come out of the All-Star break hot -- he's now 8-for-17 (.471) with a pair of home runs in his last five games. The 25-year-old catcher's boosted his slash line to .235/.342/.412 with eight homers, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored across 223 plate appearances while taking over the starting job behind the plate in New York.

Judge went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 9-7 loss to Boston.

Judge gave New York its first lead with a massive 470-foot three-run shot to center field in the seventh inning, though the Red Sox ultimately rebounded to take the victory. The long ball was Judge's league-leading 36th on the campaign. Though the slugger has slowed down a bit with a .262 batting average and five homers over 19 games in July, he remains the leading contender for MVP honors in the American League and is on pace to hit 56 home runs on the season.

Foscue is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto.

Foscue will get a breather Saturday after going 0-for-4 in Friday's 6-5 loss to Toronto. Jonah Heim will serve as the designated hitter Saturday and bat seventh against Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman.

Walls is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Walls will get a breather Saturday after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Friday's 3-2 loss to Cincinnati. Jose Caballero will start at shortstop Saturday and bat seventh against Reds southpaw Andrew Abbott.

Rortvedt is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With the Reds sending southpaw Andrew Abbott to the mound Saturday, the lefty-hitting Rortvedt will begin the game on the bench. Alex Jackson will start at catcher for the third straight game while batting ninth.

Palacios is absent from the Rays' lineup Saturday against the Reds, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With the Reds sending a southpaw to the mound for the second straight game Saturday, Palacios will begin the contest in the dugout. Brandon Lowe will start at second base and bat third against Cincinnati left-hander Andrew Abbott.

Lowe is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With southpaw Andrew Abbott starting on the mound for Cincinnati, Lowe will begin the contest in the dugout. Amed Rosario, Jose Siri and Jonny DeLuca will start in the outfield Saturday for the second straight game.