MLB Player News

There’s no path to for Tibbs to play regularly in Los Angeles this season, barring an unexpected development, but he’s making some serious noise on the doorstep of the majors. The 23-year-old former first-rounder, who was traded by both the Red Sox and Giants last year, is hitting .545 (12-for-22) with three homers and nine RBI through five games. He’s going to cool off at some point soon, but it’s looking like he could force his way to the big leagues at some point later this year.

Soroka, who is 8-4 with a 3.40 ERA in 18 starts this season, is down again after giving up six runs last night in his third start back from a glute strain. Kohl Drake could come back up to replace him on Thursday.

Carrillo has a 0.66 ERA in 13 2/3 innings for the D-backs. He’d seem to deserve a full-time spot, but he might only be up until the D-backs need to add a starter Thursday.

Yet another day-to-day Phillies player. Luis Arraez, who didn’t start after leaving Saturday’s game with cramping, replaced Stott.

There’s still no clear timeline for his potential return to action, but it’s encouraging to hear that the procedure was minor. As long as the Dodgers have him back in time for the postseason, they’re not going to rush his rehab.

Smith has finally progressed to the point where he’s ready for live game action after battling a neck issue since the middle of June. It’s not known how many games he’ll need there before he’s ready to rejoin the Dodgers, but it’s possible he could be ready by the end of next week.

With Tyler Glasnow back and Shohei Ohtani nearing a return as well, there simply isn’t room to keep the 31-year-old southpaw in the club’s six-man rotation. He’ll be available out of the bullpen beginning on Tuesday.

It’s an issue that has been nagging at Caglianone for a while now and the same injury that caused him to miss Thursday’s game after making an early exit on Wednesday. It’s possible that if it continues to linger it could require a trip to the injured list.

Teel has been shelved since the end of July due to a high ankle sprain. He should only need a couple of games there to get his timing back and could be an option to rejoin the White Sox at some point next weekend barring any setbacks.

Carter started against each of the other three left-handers that the Rangers faced this week, but he’ll get a breather in this one with Yusei Kikuchi taking the ball for the Halos. Ezequiel Duran will cover center field in his absence while Justin Foscue starts at second base and bats leadoff for the Rangers.

Jameson had been shelved since mid-July due to inflammation in his right hip. He’ll rejoin the Diamondbacks’ bullpen for Sunday’s series finale against the Reds. Zack Littell was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.