MLB Player News

The Phillies optioned Lantigua to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

Lantigua will cede his spot on the 28-man roster to Alec Bohm (shoulder) as Bohm returns from the 10-day injured list. Lantigua didn't appear in a game for the Phillies. He's slashed .233/.360/.334 with seven home runs and 17 stolen bases across 490 plate appearances with Lehigh Valley.

Hicklen cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

Hicklen was designated for assignment Tuesday, but he'll remain within the Phillies organization at Triple-A. The outfielder has slashed .218/.288/.437 with eight home runs and seven stolen bases across 132 plate appearances for Lehigh Valley this season.

The Phillies activated Bohm (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list Friday.

Bohm missed the minimum 10 days with a cyst in his left shoulder. He did not go out on a rehab assignment but put in the necessary work to convince the Phillies he was ready to go. With Bohm back in the fold, Otto Kemp could either play some second base versus lefties or shift to a reserve role.

Schneemann is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Minnesota.

Scheemann isn't part of the starting nine for a third consecutive contest. Steven Kwan, Angel Martinez and C.J. Kayfus will fill the outfield from left to right.

Rivas is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros.

Rivas is on the bench for the third time in four games, with Jorge Polanco manning second base. Rivas has one hit in his last 16 at-bats, but he has a pair of stolen bases and a 5:4 BB:K during that stretch.

The Nationals have demoted Parker to the bullpen, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Parker has a 7.19 ERA in the second half and a 5.85 ERA over 30 starts for the Nationals this season. He should get another opportunity to compete for a spot in the rotation next season, but for the rest of this year he'll likely be a low-leverage reliever. The Nationals had been using a six-man rotation and will now revert to a traditional five-man setup.

Dezenzo (hand/elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Dezenzo was pulled from his rehab assignment Sept. 5 after suffering an elbow sprain, but he's been cleared to see game action again. He'll start up another minor-league rehab assignment Friday. Dezenzo will have a little over a week to get up to speed in time to see regular-season action.

Grisham is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest in Baltimore.

The left-handed-hitting Grisham started against a lefty in Thursday's series opener, but he'll take a seat Friday as the Orioles send southpaw Trevor Rogers to the bump. Cody Bellinger will hold down center field for the Yankees.

The Astros transferred Ort (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list Friday.

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the return of Isaac Paredes (hamstring). Ort had already been ruled out for the rest of the regular season with right elbow inflammation.

The Astros activated Paredes (hamstring) from the 60-day injured list Friday.

Paredes suffered a torn right hamstring in mid-July that threatened to end his season, but opted to forego surgery in hopes that he could make it back late in the year. He has accomplished that goal, though Paredes is likely not yet 100 percent and will be asked to take it easy on the basepaths. With Yordan Alvarez (ankle) landing on the 10-day injured list, Paredes will step into the Astros' designated hitter role.