MLB Player News

Even coming out of the All-Star break with four consecutive days off, Stott finds himself situated on the bench on Friday night with left-hander Martin Perez toeing the slab for the Pirates. Edmundo Sosa will start in his place at second base and will bat sixth for the Phillies on Friday evening.

The Tigers don’t want to play down a catcher, so whether he truly needs 10 days or not, Rogers is going to spend some time on the IL. Dillon Dingler, off to a nice 6-for-19 start with six RBI in six games, will serve as the starting catcher in his absence. Tomás Nido was added to the roster as the backup.

Nido will make his Tigers debut after going 4-for-25 with a homer in six games for Toledo. The defensive-minded veteran figures to serve as Dillon Dingler’s backup until Jake Rogers returns.

Pérez was expected to open the season as the Tigers’ center fielder with Parker Meadows on the IL, but he joined Meadows there because of lumbar spine inflammation that developed over the course of the spring. This move rules him out until late May.

Jordan Beck was sent down Monday to create a spot. Veen, who was considered for the outfield this spring, will make his major league debut after opening up with a .387/.472/.677 line in eight games for Albuquerque. He’s primarily played right field in the minors, so we imagine he’ll start there over Nick Martini most nights. He’ll probably do some sitting against lefties, though. Mixed leaguers with an open roster spot could give him a try. He’ll get three home games against Milwaukee this week before the Rockies begin a tough road trip to San Diego and Los Angeles. Not many of their hitters will be worth using during that sequence.

Taylor started over Siri in the first two games of the season, but Siri then got the call in six of seven games before taking a seat the last two. Blame Siri’s 1-for-20 start at the plate. The Mets knew they wouldn’t get consistent offense from him, but thus far, he’s not even hitting the ball hard when he does make contact.

With Tarik Skubal on the mound for this one, Rogers was set to start consecutive games for just the second time this season. Dillon Dingler is in there now, and he’ll be catching Skubal for the first time in his career. Interestingly, Dingler is batting seventh, with Javier Báez getting moved down to Rogers’ place in the nine hole.

Lange probably won’t be ready to return when eligible in late May. The former Detroit closer hasn’t pitched since last June.

There is still no set timeline on when Vierling will return, but he seems close to going out on a rehab assignment. He could be back in Detroit by the end of the month.

The Tigers acquired Hicklen from the Brewers in March, and he’s gone 5-for-21 with four runs scored and two steals in five games in Triple-A. He should be mainly a bench option in Detroit with Manuel Margot landing on the IL.

The team optioned left-hander Brandon Eisert to Charlotte in a corresponding move. Gilbert allowed three runs on 10 hits in 8 1/3 innings out of the bullpen for the Phillies last season and should operate as a multi-inning arm for the White Sox this season.