MLB Player News

Alvarez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Alvarez started the first two games of the series but will sit Wednesday after going 3-for-10 with a double, a triple, three RBI and six strikeouts. Luis Torrens will handle the catching duties for rookie righty Christian Scott.

McNeil is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Washington.

McNeil will dodge a matchup with southpaw Mitchell Parker on Wednesday. Instead, Jose Iglesias will play second base and bat eighth.

Nimmo (forehead) is playing left field and batting second Wednesday against Washington.

Nimmo missed back-to-back games with a cut on his forehead stemming from an incident in his hotel room Sunday night. However, he'll return to action Wednesday, joining Tyrone Taylor and Ben Gamel in the outfield.

Bader (head) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Washington.

Bader was removed from Tuesday's game with a head injury after crashing into the outfield wall while trying to make a catch. Although he cleared all testing following the incident, the Mets will still give the 30-year-old the night off. Tyrone Taylor will bat seventh and fill center field.

Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

Bailey will get the day off Wednesday after catching four straight games. Curt Casali will fill in behind the dish and bat eighth.

Conforto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

As per usual, Conforto will retreat to the bench with a southpaw (Chris Sale) on the mound. Luis Matos, Heliot Ramos and Austin Slater will fill the outfield from left to right.

Wisely is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

The lefty-hitting Wisely will dodge a matchup with Chris Sale on Wednesday. Nick Ahmed will play shortstop while Tyler Fitzgerald fills the keystone.

Martinez (ankle) will be in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

The 36-year-old was scratched from Tuesday's starting nine due to ankle soreness, which apparently surfaced because he was forced to try out a new pair of cleats. Martinez has since received another shipment of his usual cleats and shouldn't have any issues going forward.

Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

Yastrzemski went 2-for-2 on Tuesday in his return from the 10-day injured list and will head to the bench Wednesday with southpaw Chris Sale on the mound for Atlanta.

Senzel is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Senzel will get the day off after starting the first two games of Washington's four-game set with New York. Ildemaro Vargas will bat eighth and play third base.