MLB Player News

Mayo is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Mayo started the first four games of the season but finds himself on the bench Friday for the second time in Baltimore's past three contests. The 24-year-old has gone 2-for-17 with a double, a stolen base, three walks and seven strikeouts in 20 plate appearances. Blaze Alexander and Jeremiah Jackson, who have been splitting time at second base, are both in the lineup Friday, with Alexander at the hot corner and Jackson at the keystone.

The Rockies activated Moniak (finger) from the 10-day injured list Friday.

Moniak missed the Rockies' season-opening road trip while recuperating from a right ring finger sprain, but he's back just in time for their first homestand. The 27-year-old will be a staple in the Rockies' lineup this season against right-handed pitching, likely splitting his time between the outfield and designated hitter.

Wood admitted this week that he dealt with knee and quadriceps soreness last season, Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports. "It was just kind of more of a nagging thing," Wood said. "One series I'd feel great, and the next, not so great. So it was just kind of a series-by-series, or week-by-week thing."

While he didn't pin his second-half struggles on the lower-body issues, Wood's performance strongly suggests they had an impact, as he had a .278/.381/.534 slash line in the first half but a .223/.301/.388 line in the second, with his strikeout rate spiking from 27.6 percent to 39.0 percent. That slump has followed him into 2026, and through six games he's batting .111 (3-for-27) with a 3:12 BB:K, although all three hits have gone for extra bases (two doubles and a homer). The 23-year-old insists his legs are healthy, however, and that he just needs to make a couple adjustments at the plate to break out. "This year compared to last year, I feel like I'm in a much better spot," Wood said. If his struggles linger, there could be a buy-low opportunity on the young slugger, who has already demonstrated his impressive upside when he's locked in.

Griffin is starting at shortstop and batting seventh in his major-league debut Friday against the Orioles.

Pittsburgh officially added the 19-year-old to the big-league roster earlier Friday, and he'll slot into the bottom third of the order in his first game with the major-league club. Griffin has just five games under his belt at the Triple-A level but has a .950 OPS overall during his minor-league career. The top prospect is also expected to finalize a nine-year, $140 million contract extension in the near future.

Friedl is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Rangers.

Friedl remained in the lineup the first two times the Reds faced a southpaw this season, but the left-handed hitter will take a seat Friday as the Rangers send MacKenzie Gore to the bump. Dane Myers will cover center field and bat second for Cincinnati.

Gray will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Friday's game against the Rays.

It's the second consecutive start at shortstop for Gray, who is 3-for-9 with a 1:4 BB:K in the early going this season. Brooks Lee should still handle the lion's share of starts at shortstop for Minnesota over the long haul.

Manaea allowed one run on four hits and two walks over 3.2 innings of relief in Thursday's loss to the Giants. He struck out two.

After taking over for David Peterson with one out in the fifth inning, Manaea saved the rest of the Mets' bullpen by lasting the rest of the game and throwing 74 pitches (44 strikes). Manaea's fastest pitch of the night was just 91.3 mph and he routinely sat below 90 mph with his two-seamer and four-seamer, but he's made it work with the reduced velocity so far, posting a 1.80 ERA and 4:4 K:BB over two long-relief appearances covering five innings. The 34-year-old lefty appears to be a long way from regaining a spot in the rotation, however, even if an injury were to open up a slot.

Lee is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Rays.

Lee started four of the first five games of the season but has now been on the bench for two in a row. The Twins will roll with Tristan Gray as their starting shortstop in Friday's home opener.

Vientos went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Giants.

Getting the start at first base and batting sixth against Robbie Ray, Vientos got hold of a slider from the southpaw and drove it 406 feet into the left-field seats. It was the 26-year-old slugger's first homer and first RBI of the season, and while he's been used sparingly so far, Vientos has gone 3-for-9 with a double in his limited action.

The Rays recalled Bigge from Triple-A Durham on Friday.

He's grabbing the roster spot vacated by the injured Garrett Cleavinger (calf). Bigge narrowly missed out on an Opening Day roster spot despite a strong spring training, but he didn't have to wait long for his first promotion. The righty could work his way into high-leverage situations as part of an unsettled Rays bullpen.