MLB Player News

Varsho is out of the lineup for Sunday's matchup with Atlanta.

With Atlanta sending left-hander Martin Perez to the bump, Varsho will ride the pine for Sunday's series finale. Brice Matthews will take over in center field and bat ninth for Houston.

Peters (shoulder/rib) isn't in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Peters will miss his second consecutive game after injuring his left shoulder crashing into the wall Friday. Brenton Doyle will start in center field and bat ninth for the White Sox on Sunday.

Cortes is absent from the lineup for Sunday's matchup with the Guardians.

Cortes has slashed just .136/.208/.182 over his last seven games and will receive a breather for Sunday's series finale. Henry Bolte will shift over to left field for the A's while Denzel Clarke patrols center and bats eighth.

Cincinnati designated Friedl for assignment Sunday.

After being sent down to Louisville on Saturday, the Reds have jettisoned Friedl. In 91 games with the Reds this season, the 30-year-old slashed just .172/.255/.255 with four homers and 13 RBI in 272 plate appearances. Cincinnati selected the contract of Carson Spiers to take over Friedl's spot on the active and 40-man rosters.

Tampa Bay designated Fraley for assignment Sunday.

After just being reinstated from the 60-day IL earlier this week, the 31-year-old was cut loose. With Victor Mesa becoming the Rays' everyday right fielder, Fraley wasn't going to find much playing time. Ben Williamson (hamstring) return from the IL in a corresponding move.

Langford went 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over Toronto.

Langford has been an on-base machine for Texas over the last week, reaching base safely in all five plate appearances Friday. He's drawn walks and scored runs in four consecutive games. Over the last eight contests, Langford is 7-for-25 with eight walks (.455 OBP), two steals, two doubles, one home run, four RBI and seven runs scored.

Abreu is out of the lineup for Boston's matchup with Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Abreu will take a breather after striking out five times through the first two games of the series against the Rays. Nate Eaton will start in right field and bat ninth for the Red Sox.

Carroll batted fifth and went 0-for-2 with a walk and an RBI in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Yankees.

Carroll tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. One game after he was slotted in as the seventh batter, manager Torey Lovullo moved the outfielder back up to fifth in the order. A recent slump prompted the manager to drop Carroll from the upper third of the order to fifth and then a one-day sentence to seventh. He's batting .192 with a .637 OPS during September.

Caglianone went 2-for-3 with two walks, one RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Pirates.

Caglianone sat out Friday's contest with a minor hand injury but returned in a big way, reaching base four times and tallying his first stolen base since Aug. 15. It was a much-needed effort from the 23-year-old, who entered the game just 4-for-27 with a 1:11 BB:K through his first 10 September contests. On the season, Cags is slashing .279/.332/.485 with 23 homers, 71 RBI, 68 runs scored and seven steals across 527 plate appearances.

Simon went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Royals.

Simon opened the scoring with his first career major-league home run in the second inning. The 26-year-old has been solid in a small sample this season, hitting .313 with four extra-base hits, four RBI, nine runs scored and seven steals across just 52 plate appearances with the Pirates.