MLB Player News

Fraley is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.

The left-handed-hitting Fraley will retreat to the bench for the series finale while the Cardinals send southpaw Matthew Liberatore to the hill. Blake Dunn will step in for Fraley in right field and will bat ninth.

Hays (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.

Hays will be on the bench for a fourth straight game due to a sore left hamstring, which he tweaked while running the bases Monday. He underwent an MRI on Tuesday that apparently revealed nothing too concerning, and Charlie Goldsmith of the Dayton Daily News relayed that Hays was testing his hamstring during an on-field workout prior to Thursday's contest. The Reds will presumably look to stay away from using Hays on Thursday, but the 29-year-old could return to the lineup during this weekend's series with the Nationals.

Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Padres.

Yastrzemski launched a 385-foot solo shot to right field, cutting the Giants' deficit to 5-3 in the eighth inning. It was the veteran outfielder's fifth homer of the season, tying him for second place on the team. Yastrzemski has logged three multi-hit games in his last six, slashing .292/.320/.542 with three runs scored, three RBI and two home runs across 25 plate appearance in that span.

White went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Rockies.

The 30-year-old had one of only three Atlanta hits on the afternoon. White has started seven straight games and collected at least one hit in all of them, going 10-for-28 (.357) with seven extra-base hits (four doubles, a triple, two homers), seven RBI and nine runs. The addition of Eddie Rosario to the big-league roster could cut into White's playing time in the short term, but he's forced his way into a significant role in the Atlanta outfield -- at least until Ronald Acuna (knee) is ready to make his 2025 debut.

Lee went 1-for-4 with an RBI single during Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Padres.

Lee put the Giants on the board with a two-out RBI single in the sixth inning. The 26-year-old outfielder has recorded at least one hit in seven straight games, slashing .333/.379/.370 with three runs scored, three RBI and a 2:3 BB:K across 29 plate appearances. Lee has been stellar to start his second MLB season, leading San Francisco in batting average (.319), runs scored (23) and extra-base hits (16) over 30 appearances.

Kimbrel is still building up his velocity at Triple-A Gwinnett, and there's no timeline for him to be added to Atlanta's 26-man roster, Gabriel Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Atlanta's bullpen needs help behind closer Raisel Iglesias, but it's not clear when Kimbrel might be able to bolster the team's relief corps. The 36-year-old has thrown 7.1 innings over seven appearances between Gwinnett and Double-A Columbus, posting a 2.45 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 9:3 K:BB, but his fastball velocity has mainly been sitting in the low 90s, a step back even from the 93.9 mph he averaged in 2024. "I learned last year when it comes to velocity, the velocity itself doesn't really matter as much as how I use my pitches, masking my pitches," Kimbrel said Wednesday. "I don't throw 100 mph anymore, so I can't just go out there and try to throw it by everybody. So it's taking the mindset of a pitcher and using my pitches to get guys out." Kimbrel sits fifth on MLB's all-time save list with 440, with the first 186 coming in an Atlanta uniform, but he's unlikely to add much to that total in his second stint with the team.

Bivens allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out one over 1.2 innings during Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Padres.

The right-hander replaced Landen Roupp in the fifth inning, inheriting a bases-loaded jam with one out. Bivens managed to get through the fifth without surrendering an earned run, though he eventually gave one up in the sixth on an RBI triple by Luis Arraez, the first he'd allowed since March 31. The 30-year-old now owns a 2.63 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and an 11:6 K:BB across 13.2 innings over nine appearances.

Acuna is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Jeff McNeil has mostly been playing in the outfield since returning from the injured list a week ago, but he'll return to his more natural spot at second base Thursday, which leaves no room in the lineup for Acuna. The 23-year-old had occupied the keystone for each of the Mets' last five games, going 6-for-20 with two runs, two RBI and a stolen base.

Alvarez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Luis Torrens will get a turn behind the dish while Alvarez rests for the day game after playing all nine innings at catcher in Wednesday night's 4-3 loss. Since returning from the injured list last Friday, Alvarez has gone 4-for-21 with a home run, a double, two walks and three RBI in his first five games of the season.

Moreno is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.

Moreno started at catcher in each of the first two contests of the series, so he'll take a break in Thursday's matinee. Jose Herrera will be behind the plate and bat ninth for the Diamondbacks.