MLB Player News

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters he’s hopeful Stroman isn’t facing an extended absence. The 33-year-old hit the injured list earlier this weekend with left knee inflammation. He’ll presumably be cleared to resume throwing at some point next week once the swelling subsides. He should make it back to New York’s rotation mix at some point in May, barring any setbacks.

Lowe takes a seat with left-hander Trevor Rogers taking the ball for the Orioles on Wednesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The 30-year-old slugging second baseman has been on fire the past few weeks, hitting .333 (39-for-117) with nine home runs and 19 RBI over his last 30 games. It’ll be Curtis Mead getting a chance at the keystone on Wednesday night in his place.

It’s a significant step forward in Gil’s throwing progression as he continues to work his way back from a lat strain that he suffered back in spring training. However, he’ll need several weeks to build up his arm strength and pitch count in the minors before he’s ready to make his season debut, which makes it unlikely he’ll return before next month’s All-Star break. He’s worth stashing in deeper fantasy formats on the likelihood that he makes an impact, especially in the strikeouts department, over the final two months of the year.

Caglianone takes a seat after going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts during Tuesday’s showdown, leaving him in a lackluster .196 (10-for-51) batting average with zero home runs through 13 games to open his major-league career. Virtually every top prospect goes through an adjustment period upon arrival in the big leagues and the talented 22-year-old slugger appears to be going through his at the moment. How he responds and acclimates to facing big-league pitching over the next couple weeks will determine how much of a fantasy impact he winds up making for the rest of the season. It’ll be veteran Mark Canha taking over in right field on Wednesday night while he gets a day off to clear his head and reset mentally.

Top prospect Ronny Mauricio will get another opportunity at the hot corner while Mark Vientos (hamstring) continues his minor league rehab assignment at Triple-A Syracuse. Baty, who has been slumping at the dish since the start of June, will sit out his second straight contest after suffering a groin injury during Sunday’s series finale against the Rays. He’s presumably day-to-day for now.

Lovelady opted out of his minor league contract with the Twins and will pursue a new opportunity on the open market. The 29-year-old journeyman latched on with Minnesota back in early April after making a pair of relief appearances for Toronto. He’s made 110 career appearances in the big leagues since 2019.

Castellanos is back in right field and batting cleanup after being benched during Wednesday’s game by manager Rob Thomson for making a “inappropriate comment” after being pulled from Monday’s series opener against the Marlins.

Cook joins the Pirates ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Marlins with Bryan Reynolds heading out on paternity leave for a couple days. It figures to be a short stint in the big leagues for the versatile 26-year-old, who got into 16 contests last year for Pittsburgh. He’s hit .271 with zero homers and 10 steals in 61 games this season at the Triple-A level.

Technically, Reynolds is already out on paternity leave after making an early exit from Tuesday’s game against the Tigers after his wife went into labor with their third child. The 30-year-old outfielder will be away from the club for a couple days with Billy Cook coming up from Triple-A to take his spot on Pittsburgh’s roster.

No surprise here after Jeffers was lifted from Tuesday’s battle after taking a foul ball off his throwing hand. The positive news here is that X-rays came back negative for any fractures and he’s merely dealing with a right hand contusion. He should be able to return at some point later this week once the swelling subsides. It’ll be veteran Christian Vázquez taking over the catching duties in his absence.

Carter takes a seat with lefty Kris Bubic toeing the rubber for Kansas City in this one. The 22-year-old former top prospect has been on a roll over the past few weeks, hitting .293 (12-for-41) with three homers and three steals over his last 15 games. It’ll be Sam Haggerty getting a chance in left field and occupying the leadoff spot in his place on Wednesday night.