MLB Player News

Butler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

After covering center field in the first two games of the series and going 1-for-5 with a double, three walks and two runs, Butler will take a seat while the Orioles send southpaw Cade Povich to the hill. Colby Thomas will replace Butler in center field.

Texas manager Bruce Bochy said Friday that he was "really encouraged" by the progress Carter (back) has made, MLB.com reports.

Carter responded well to an injection for his back spasms and is nearing activation. The outfielder last played Aug. 1 and may need a rehab assignment before coming back to the Rangers.

Adell went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Tigers.

The outfielder gave the Angels a 4-2 lead when he ripped a Charlie Morton curveball over the left-field fence in the fourth inning. The streaky Adell has heated up again -- after going 14 games without a homer, he's gone yard four times in his last five contests with nine RBI. Saturday's blast was Adell's 25th of 2025.

Ward went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Tigers.

He couldn't come up with a triple to complete the cycle -- not surprising considering he has only eight of them in his career -- but Ward's two-run homer off Charlie Morton in the fifth inning put the Angels in the lead for good. Ward has been running hot or cold of late, recording four multi-hit performances and five hitless efforts in his last nine games, but his overall production has been on the upswing. In 21 games since the All-Star break, Ward is slashing .282/.371/.577 with five doubles, six homers, nine runs and 22 RBI.

Grisham went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Astros.

The center fielder came up clutch, getting hold of a Bryan King fastball in the bottom of the eighth inning and launching it into the second deck in right field to break a 4-4 tie. Grisham continues to add to his career-high homer total of 21, and four of them have come in the last 10 games, a stretch in which he's batting .258 (8-for-31) with a steal, six RBI and seven runs.

Rodriguez went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 7-4 victory over the Rays.

Rodriguez fueled the Mariners' win Saturday, crushing a towering two-run homer in the first inning and following it with a blistering line-drive solo shot in the third. While the center fielder's overall numbers have dipped since posting an .854 OPS during his 2022 American League Rookie of the Year campaign, he's reached the 20-20 mark in each of his four big-league seasons and is on pace to make a push for a 30-30 finish, which Rodriguez achieved in 2023.

Rafaela went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and one run scored in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Padres.

Rafaela had gone 0-for-8 at the plate over his previous three games. He was on base in the ninth inning and stole second before scoring the tying run to force an extra frame, though the Red Sox still lost. He's batting just .219 (16-for-73) since the All-Star break, adding three steals and three extra-base hits in that span. While he's struggling at the plate, his versatility has allowed him to stay in the lineup at second base in the absence of Marcelo Mayer (wrist). Rafaela is slashing .262/.303/.444 with 14 home runs, 16 steals, 51 RBI, 63 runs scored, 23 doubles and three triples over 112 contests.

Taylor went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Guardians.

Taylor supplied the White Sox's lone run with a blast to left-center field off Joey Cantillo in the second inning. Taylor is up to eight home runs on the season, three of which have come over his last four games, and he has gone 6-for-15 (.400) over that span.

Kayfus went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 3-1 win over the White Sox.

Kayfus extended the Guardians' lead to two runs in the sixth with a solo blast off Bryan Hudson. It was Kayfus' first major-league home run and fourth extra-base hit since being promoted from Triple-A Columbus on Aug. 2. He has gone 7-for-21 (.333) with five RBI and five runs through the first seven games of his major-league career.

Perez, who fouled a ball off his right foot Saturday and had to leave the game in the fifth inning, is dealing with a bruise and doesn't have any structural damage, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Perez's foot is in pain and swollen, but he'll see how he feels Sunday and should be considered day-to-day. He went 2-for-2 with a triple and a run scored before exiting Saturday's contest.