MLB Player News

Sauer made his Dodgers debut Monday, giving up one run in 1 2/3 innings versus the Nationals. He’ll likely be up and down a few more times this year.

Slaten hit the injured list earlier this month with shoulder inflammation and isn’t progressing as quickly as hoped, according to Red Sox manager Alex Cora. The 27-year-old’s absence is a hit to Boston’s high-leverage mix and it doesn’t sound like he’s going to return for at least a few weeks considering he hasn’t re-started a throwing program.

McGee’s return provides Milwaukee with some extra bullpen depth heading into Tuesday’s showdown against Atlanta. The 27-year-old righty has made only one relief appearance this season in the big leagues.

Anderson returns to the minors after allowing three runs over 1 1/3 innings on Monday in relief against Atlanta. The 27-year-old middle reliever holds a solid 3.86 ERA across 32 2/3 innings (28 appearances) this season for Milwaukee. He’ll be back soon.

Currently the youngest position player in the major leagues, Anthony went 0-for-4 with an RBI, and also committed a glaring fielding error, during his big-league debut at Fenway Park on Monday night. The 21-year-old top prospect is back in right field and batting fifth for the second consecutive contest since coming up from Triple-A Worcester.

Caglianone is coming off an impressive four-hit performance during Sunday’s series finale against the White Sox where he registered three batted events that exceeded 101 mph. It’s an encouraging sign that the 22-year-old top prospect is being given an opportunity to face a tough left-hander with Max Fried taking the ball for New York on Tuesday evening at Kauffman Stadium.

Nootbaar takes a seat for the first time since May 23 after making 16 consecutive starts, hitting .194 (12-for-62) with one homer and 23 strikeouts during that span. It’ll be Masyn Winn moving back up to the leadoff spot with Brendan Donovan heading out to left field and Nolan Gorman covering second base. It’ll be interesting to see if Cardinals manager turns to Winn with greater frequency in the coming weeks since he’s hitting .302/.343/.429 with one homer and only six strikeouts over his last 15 games.

The presence of young lefty Cade Povich is a factor, but it’s worth noting that Carpenter has been battling a hamstring issue recently and was lifted from the late stages of Sunday’s series finale for precautionary reasons. Wenceel Pérez will patrol right field on Monday night in his absence. It’ll be interesting to see if he’s back in Detroit’s lineup when they face right-hander Zach Eflin on Wednesday evening.

Manzardo sits for the sixth time in the last eight games with lefty Andrew Abbott toeing the rubber for Cincinnati on Tuesday night at Progressive Field. It’ll once again be veteran Carlos Santana at the cold corner with David Fry occupying the DH spot.

Thomas takes a seat after going 1-for-5 with a stolen base on Monday in his return from the injured list after missing two weeks with plantar fasciitis. It’ll be a red-hot Nolan Jones taking over in center field on Tuesday evening.

Nola will have to build back up after he resumes throwing, so he’s probably going to be out until after the All-Star break. Mick Abel will continue filling in for him for now, and while we’re not all that optimistic he’ll remain nearly this successful, those wanting to take a chance on him now have a good excuse to do so.