MLB Player News

The Athletics outrighted Ornelas to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Ornelas has been outrighted previously, so he has the ability to elect free agency. If he does decide to stick around, the 26-year-old will provide the Athletics with some infield depth at Las Vegas.

Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Pirates.

Getting the start at DH and batting sixth, Ramirez lashed an RBI double in the third inning that chased Carmen Mlodzinski from the game, his first extra-base hit since returning to the majors early this month. Ramirez has made only three starts in eight games since his promotion, two at DH and one at catcher, but he's batting .357 (5-for-14) during that span. If he keeps producing when he gets the chance, the 24-year-old should see his playing time creep up. There could be more opportunities available in the 1B/DH mix as well with Kyle Stowers (hamstring) having landed on the IL on Tuesday.

Okamoto went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Red Sox.

The 30-year-old MLB rookie produced his first multi-hit performance since Aug. 3, and Okamoto's second-inning double off Ranger Suarez was his first extra-base hit in August. It's been a tough month for Okamoto, who's managed a .200/.256/.225 slash line in 12 games with two RBI and six runs, but Wednesday's effort could be a sign he's emerging from his slump.

Velazquez went 3-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI and an additional run scored for Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.

Velazquez extended a hit streak to six games, during which he's 10-for-26 (.385) with six home runs and 12 RBI. The Guardians addressed a need at first base at the deadline by adding Nathaniel Lowe, but Velazquez could get a look in September for a team starving for offense.

Baldwin went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Mets.

All three hits were singles, but it was still another solid night for Baldwin, who's produced multiple knocks in four of his last eight games. The 25-year-old backstop hasn't homered since July 24, however, and over that 18-game drought he's batting .278 (20-for-72) with just two doubles and five RBI.

Genao started at second base and went 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-4 win over Detroit.

Genao replaced the primary second baseman, Travis Bazzana, for the second time in the last three games in which the Guardians faced a left-handed starter. Bazzana has a .192./.306/.240 slash line over 121 plate appearances against lefties. The switch-hitting Genao logged an .881 OPS against left-handers while with Triple-A Columbus prior to his call-up to Cleveland.

Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 10-5 loss to the Yankees.

Arozarena got the scoring started early Wednesday with a two-run, opposite-field blast off Will Warren, his 16th homer this season. Arozarena has now homered in back-to-back games after going 0-for-12 in his previous three contests. Overall, the outfielder is slashing a strong .276/.369/.453 across 483 plate appearances this year with 76 runs scored, 52 RBI and 20 stolen bases.

Williamson (shoulder) allowed two hits and one walk while striking out two over two innings Tuesday in a rehab start for Triple-A Louisville.

Williamson got up to 31 pitches before rain came and spelled an early end to his night. The Reds were targeting 60 pitches for the left-hander, who eventually completed two up-and-downs in the bullpen to reach 65 pitches, per MLB.com. Williamson is in line to make at least one more rehab appearance for Louisville on Sunday.

Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 10-5 loss to the Yankees.

Rodriguez extended the Mariners' lead to 3-0 in the first inning with a two-out, two-strike blast off Will Warren, his 19th homer this season. The long ball is Rodriguez's only hit across 13 plate appearances in his last three games, though he'd gone 11-for-29 (.379) with a 1.057 OPS in his previous eight contests. Overall, Rodriguez is slashing .257/.324/.428 this year with 55 runs scored, 52 RBI and 15 stolen bases across 475 plate appearances,

Canzone went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 10-5 loss to the Yankees.

Canzone extended Seattle's lead to 4-1 in the fifth inning with his two-out, 397-foot blast off Will Warren, his 19th long ball this season. The homer was Canzone's first since June 28, though he's been swinging the bat better of late, going 5-for-12 in his last three games after going just 5-for-37 (.135) in his previous 10. It's been a breakout year overall for Canzone, who's now batting .254 with an .824 OPS, 50 RBI and 42 runs scored across 353 plate appearances.