MLB Player News

Heyward is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.

Heyward posted a sizzling 1.280 OPS over his last nine games, but with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez tabbed to start Monday's game for Detroit, Heyward will open the contest on the bench and Mookie Betts will cover right field.

Peralta is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.

Peralta started the last couple games after overcoming a sore back, but he will open on the bench Monday with lefty Eduardo Rodriguez getting the nod for Detroit.

Outman is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.

Outman does not sit against every left-handed starter the Dodgers face, but he will sit against Tigers lefty Eduardo Rodriguez after going 2-for-21 (.095) over his last six games. Enrique Hernandez will start in center field in Outman's place.

Taillon is not scheduled to start during the three-game series with the Pirates that begins Tuesday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Taillon would have taken the ball against the Pirates had he remained on regular rest, but the Cubs announced their starters for the three-game set Monday, and Taillon was not among them. It remains to be seen if he will be pushed back or skipped altogether, but don't expect to see him on the mound until Friday at the earliest.

Justice was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.

Justice was summoned from the bullpen both Saturday and Sunday and likely would have been unavailable for a day or two, so the Rockies decided to send him to the minors to open up a roster spot for fellow reliever Daniel Bard, who was activated from the injured list in the corresponding move.

Bard (forearm) was activated from the injured list Monday, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.

Bard landed on the injured list earlier this month, but he will rejoin Colorado's bullpen just a couple days after he was first eligible to do so. He was tagged for 13 runs -- eight earned -- in 4.0 innings over his last five appearances with the Rockies, so it seems unlikely he will join the late-inning mix, even with fellow reliever Justin Lawrence tending to an ankle injury.

Monasterio is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

Monasterio started 21 straight games from Aug. 23 through Sept. 15, but he now finds himself out of the lineup for the second time in three days. Josh Donaldson will man the hot corner for a third straight game and could continue cutting into Monasterio's playing time.

Yelich (back) is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

The Brewers continue to take the cautious route with Yelich, and he will open on the bench for the ninth time in 10 games. It's unclear how he is feeling, so it remains to be seen when he will return to action. However, he remains on the active roster for the time being.

The Brewers placed Vieira on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right calf strain.

The injury will spell an end to Vieira's season, though unless he's dealing with a Grade 2 or 3 strain that necessitates surgery and/or an extended recovery, the hard-throwing right-hander should be in store for a normal offseason. Vieira received a call-up from Triple-A Nashville earlier this month and saw his first MLB action since the 2019 season. In two appearances out of Milwaukee's bullpen, Vieira struck out two batters over three no-hit scoreless innings.

The Brewers recalled Rea from Triple-A Nashville on Monday.

Rea was optioned to Triple-A just four days earlier, but he'll be eligible to rejoin the Brewers ahead of Monday's game in St. Louis since right-hander Thyago Vieira (calf) was placed on the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. Though he had made two of his last three appearances as a starter for Milwaukee before being sent down, Rea will serve as a multi-inning option out of the bullpen in his upcoming stint with the Brewers with Adrian Houser having recently returned from the IL and reclaimed his spot in the rotation.