MLB Player News

Hiura isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Hiura will get a day off Saturday after getting hit by a pitch twice in Friday's contest. Kyle Farmer will fill in as Colorado's first baseman and bat eighth.

White isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Colorado.

White will grab a seat on the bench to begin Saturday's contest after going 4-for-23 to begin June. Alex Verdugo will start in left field and bat second.

DeJong (orbital) will meet with his surgeon Saturday and could be cleared to begin a rehab assignment early next week, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.

DeJong has been out since taking a Mitch Keller fastball to the face April 15. He faced live pitching Wednesday for the first time since the incident, and came away feeling ready to ramp back up. Manager Dave Martinez indicated that DeJong would be brought along slowly once he kicks off his rehab stint, but the 31-year-old infielder remains on track to rejoin the Nationals in early July.

Tong has racked up a 2.15 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 91:19 K:BB through 54.1 innings this season for Double-A Binghamton.

The 21-year-old right-hander has been all but untouchable over the last month, posting a 1.09 ERA and 14.5 K/9 over his last six starts, and a promotion to Triple-A Syracuse is likely on the horizon. Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns didn't rule out Tong making his big-league debut in 2025 either, David Adler of MLB.com reports. If a spot in the majors for a top prospect opens up later this summer, Tong would be competing with Nolan McLean for the honor, as the latter has more than held his own since getting bumped up to Triple-A in early May.

Phillips (1-0) was credited with the win Friday, striking out one in a scoreless two-thirds of an inning against the Marlins.

Starter Edward Cabrera lasted only three innings and left the mound with Miami ahead 6-2, and the official scorer gave the win to Phillips after he recorded the first two outs in the fourth. The 27-year-old has worked in a low-leverage role all season, posting a 4.59 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 19:9 K:BB through 33.1 innings over 23 appearances with zero saves or holds.

Stowers went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's win over the Nationals.

The 27-year-old outfielder has been dealing with a sore hand since last week, but Stowers looked a little more comfortable at the plate Friday after going 1-for-11 with six strikeouts over his prior four contests. If he can stay healthy, Stowers appears headed for a breakout campaign in 2025, and through 248 plate appearances he's slashing .276/.344/.466 with 10 homers and 33 RBI.

Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Miami, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

Ruiz will get a chance to catch his breath after going 3-for-5 with an RBI in Friday's series opener. Riley Adams will get the nod at catcher and bat ninth.

Profar (suspension) has begin taking live batting practice at Atlanta's spring training complex in North Port, David O'Brien of the Athletic reports.

Slapped with an 80-game PED suspension four games into the season, Profar has yet to give Atlanta much of a return on the three-year, $42 million contract he signed with the club this winter. He's eligible to rejoin the 26-man roster July 2 and can begin playing in minor-league games Tuesday, and given the miserable production the team has gotten in left field in his absence, Profar should immediately jump into the starting lineup upon his return. He'll be ineligible for postseason action this year, however, so if the NL East squad makes a push up the standings before the trade deadline -- Atlanta is currently 14 games back of the Mets for the division lead, and eight games out of the final wild-card spot -- the 32-year-old could get some real competition for playing time down the stretch.

Edwards isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Washington.

Edwards will catch a breather Saturday after going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's series opener. Javier Sanoja will fill in at the keystone and bat ninth.

Stephenson went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Friday's 11-5 loss to Detroit.

Stephenson laced a two-run double in the ninth inning when the Reds were out of it. His batting average sat at an ugly .177 as of May 24, but Stephenson has been rolling since. He's gone 19-for-55 (.345) with two doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI and seven runs scored over the last 14 games, raising his average to .256.