MLB Player News

Dreyer will serve as the Dodgers' opening pitcher in Monday's game against the Marlins, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Ben Casparius is expected to eat the bulk of the innings in relief, but he'll be preceded by Dreyer. The left-handed Dreyer has been excellent on the whole this season but has struggled lately, allowing six runs over his last four appearances.

Sheets is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

With the Padres facing a left-handed starting pitcher (Carlos Rodon) for the third game in a row, the lefty-hitting Sheets will remain on the bench. Luis Campusano will get another turn as the Padres' designated hitter in place of Sheets.

Heyward is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

With the Padres facing a left-handed starting pitcher (Carlos Rodon) for the third game in a row, the lefty-hitting Heyward will remain on the bench. Oscar Gonzalez will fill in for Heyward in left field.

Merrill (hamstring) has joined the Padres in New York for their series against the Yankees and is likely to be activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The expectation had been that Merrill would be activated Monday. While he's met up with the Padres after traveling to New York following his rehab assignment with Double-A San Antonio over the weekend, rainy conditions are expected in The Bronx on Monday night, so the team will wait an extra day to reinsert him into the lineup. Merrill has been shelved since early April with a right hamstring strain.

Iglesias is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

Iglesias will take a seat for the series opener while he's been in the midst of a funk at the plate lately, having gone 3-for-26 over his last eight games. Tyler Wade will cover the keystone in his stead.

Bell (groin) remains out of the lineup for Monday's contest against the Guardians.

Bell will miss out on a third straight start due to a groin injury. The Nationals haven't provided any indication that Bell could need a stint on the injured list, but he'll need to show improvement in a hurry. For the third straight game, the Nationals will use James Wood at designated hitter and Alex Call in left field.

Ramirez is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Dodgers.

Ramirez had been in the lineup for each of the previous nine tilts but will get a breather in Monday's series opener. Three of his last four starts have come at designated hitter, and he could be used as more of a DH moving forward with the Marlins carrying two other catchers on the roster in Liam Hicks and Nick Fortes. Fortes is behind the dish for Monday's game, while Connor Norby is in the DH slot.

Sanchez (back) will start in right field and bat cleanup in Monday's game versus the Dodgers.

Sanchez hasn't played April 30 due to back tightness but is feeling well enough to give it a go in Monday's series opener. He's managed just a .599 OPS in 15 games since returning from an oblique strain.

Salas is hitting .350 with zero home runs, nine steals, a 23.1 percent walk rate and a 16.7 percent strikeout rate in 18 games for Single-A Jupiter.

The youngest player at Single-A, Salas signed with Miami for $3.7 million on Jan. 15 as a 16-year-old and was surprisingly assigned directly to Jupiter for his pro debut, shortly after turning 17 in March. The youngest of three brothers in professional baseball, Salas is a switch hitter whose hit tool is believed to be well ahead of the rest of his fantasy-relevant tools, although he's attempted 12 steals in 18 games, thanks in part to a .500 OBP. Even though the ultimate power output and defensive home (he's played nine games in center field, six games at second base and three games at shortstop) are to be determined, it's rare for a player his age to hit the ground running like this against full-season pitching.

The Cardinals recalled Graceffo from Triple-A Memphis on Monday.

Graceffo registered his first major-league win last week, when he tossed five innings of one-run ball out of the bullpen in the second game of a doubleheader against the Reds. He will be available in long relief again for the Cardinals on Monday as the club opens its series with the Pirates.