MLB Player News

Dominguez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.

Despite owning a .276/.358/.428 slash line against right-handed pitching this season, the switch-hitting Dominguez has had to settle for a part-time role while the Yankees look to keep veterans Paul Goldschmidt and Giancarlo Stanton involved. Though Ben Rice will draw the start at first base while Goldschmidt hits the bench for Monday's matchup with righty Max Scherzer, Stanton will get the nod over Dominguez at designated hitter.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Unless he's called upon off the bench to pitch hit, the left-handed-hitting Lowe will put his five-game hitting streak on hold Monday while the Athletics send southpaw Jacob Lopez to the hill. Jose Caballero will start in right field in place of Lowe.

Simpson is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The left-handed-hitting Simpson was included in the lineup in the Rays' most recent matchup with a southpaw starter (the Royals' Kris Bubic) last Tuesday, but the rookie outfielder will hit the bench for Monday's seres opener while the Athletics send lefty Jacob Lopez to the hill. Christopher Morel, Jake Mangum and Jose Caballero will serve as the Rays' starters in the outfield from left to right.

Clase is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

The switch-hitting Clase had started in three of the past four games, but he'll hit the bench Monday while Davis Schneider replaces him in left field as the Yankees send southpaw Carlos Rodon to the bump. Though injuries to Daulton Varsho (hamstring) and Anthony Santander (shoulder) have cleared the way for Clase to earn more playing time in the outfield, the 23-year-old hasn't been able to capitalize on the opportunities. He's hitting just .155/.234/.259 over 21 games in June.

Thomas is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.

The Athletics called up Thomas from Triple-A Las Vegas prior to their series opener versus the Rays, but the right-handed hitter is not in the lineup as Tampa sends righty Drew Rasmussen to the bump. Thomas doesn't have a path to obvious playing time at the moment, and most of the starts that he receives are likely to come against left-handed pitching.

The Athletics optioned Bleday to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.

Bleday was swapped off the 26-man active roster with another outfielder in Colby Thomas, who was called up from Triple-A and could settle into the short side of a platoon at a corner spot with either Tyler Soderstrom or Lawrence Butler while also offering depth in center behind Denzel Clarke. Though he was up with the Athletics for nearly a month during his latest stint in the big leagues, Bleday started in just nine of 26 games and slashed .135/.273/.324 with a 36.4 percent strikeout rate.

The Athletics selected Thomas' contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.

Regarded as one of the top prospects in the Athletics' farm system, Thomas will get his first taste of the big leagues after getting off to a blazing start to the season at Las Vegas. Over 348 plate appearances in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, Thomas slashed .301/.368/.549 with 17 home runs and seven steals while striking out at a 26.1 percent clip. The 24-year-old is capable of playing all three outfield spots, but unless the Athletics are willing to scale back defensive standout Denzel Clarke's playing time in center field, the right-handed-hitting Thomas may have to settle for a short-side platoon role initially.

Carpenter, who exited Sunday's 3-0 win over the Twins in the fifth inning due to right hamstring tightness, is slated to undergo an MRI on Monday, MLB.com reports.

Carpenter first experienced tightness in his hamstring while playing right field earlier in the contest, then aggravated the injury while legging out an RBI triple in the bottom of the fifth. The Tigers are labeling Carpenter as day-to-day and don't believe his injury is significant, but the upcoming MRI will shed more light on the severity of the hamstring issue. If Carpenter requires a stint on the injured list, Matt Vierling and Zach McKinstry would likely be the main beneficiaries from a playing-time perspective.

Anthony went 2-for-4 in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays.

Anthony's luck appears to be turning in his favor, as Sunday's effort was his second consecutive multi-hit game. His batting average climbed to .193 following a weekend in which he went 5-for-10. A small sample size assessment by Statcast looks favorably upon Anthony, who has elite metrics in barrels (15.0 percent), hard-hit balls (50.0 percent) and exit velocity (93.5).

Carter went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, two stolen bases and a run scored in Sunday's 6-4 extra-innings loss to the Mariners.

Carter scored the Rangers' first run after a second-inning double, which also extended a hit streak to seven games. He's gone 10-for-28 (.357) with three steals, one RBI and four runs during his streak. The two thefts give Carter eight stolen bases through 32 games.