MLB Player News

The Phillies placed Garcia on the 60-day injured list Friday with a torn right lat, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Garcia was injured during Wednesday's game versus the Blue Jays when he tried to throw a runner out at home plate. It's unclear whether he will have surgery, but he will miss at least two months of action regardless after going straight to the 60-day IL. Gabriel Rincones is taking Garcia's spot on the roster and will be among those in the mix for playing time in right field.

The Blue Jays recalled Schneider from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday.

The 27-year-old was optioned to Buffalo in late April but will return to the big club Friday since Daulton Varsho (wrist) is headed to the injured list. Schneider has struggled to a .127/.295/.211 slash line and 34.8 percent strikeout rate in 89 major-league plate appearances this year. He was more productive during his stint at Triple-A with a .769 OPS, though that came as the result of a .188 average and a ridiculous 24:8 BB:K in 14 games.

The Blue Jays placed Varsho on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to June 10, with left wrist inflammation.

It's been a week since Varsho started a game, though he has appeared off the bench a few times during that stretch. Ultimately, the outfielder was unable to avoid a trip to the IL, and he will be eligible to return June 20. Myles Straw and Nathan Lukes should handle center field for Toronto while Varsho is out.

Taveras is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Padres.

The re-emergence of Colton Cowser has started to cut into Taveras' playing time a bit, as this is the third time he's been out of the lineup over the last 10 games. Cowser is in center field and Tyler O'Neill will play right field Friday for the Orioles.

Duran will start in left field and bat fifth in Friday's game against the Rangers.

It's the first time since April 25 that Duran has batted anywhere other than leadoff. After a strong showing in May during which he put up a .879 OPS with nine home runs and five stolen bases, Duran is just 5-for-33 with no homers, one steal and a 0:14 BB:K so far in June. Mickey Gasper is batting leadoff for the Red Sox on Friday.

The Padres designated Johnson for assignment Friday.

San Diego needed to clear a spot on its active roster for the return of Xander Bogaerts from paternity leave. Johnson has managed a lowly .178/.229/.222 slash line in 32 games as a part-time outfielder for the Padres this season. There's a good chance the 30-year-old clears waivers, and if that happens he would have the ability to elect free agency.

Mangum went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Dodgers.

He started in center field for the fourth consecutive game, filling in for Oneil Cruz (hand). Mangum has gone 5-for-16 with two doubles and a stolen base in that span, though his RBI and run scored Thursday were his first counting stats. Mangum should play nearly every day so long as Cruz is sidelined.

Tucker went 1-for-5 with two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 8-6 win over the Pirates.

Tucker has driven in seven runs over nine games in June despite hitting a meager .206 (7-for-34) this month. The outfielder also logged his fifth steal of the season Thursday, which was his first since May 18 versus the Padres. He's batting .237 with a .714 OPS, five home runs, 34 RBI, 41 runs scored, 16 doubles and two triples over 65 contests overall.

Raley went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Orioles.

Raley has endured a cold start to June. He's been held hitless in seven of nine games this month, going 3-for-31 (.097) since the calendar flipped. The outfielder is still batting .249 on the year, and he's added an .835 OPS, 14 homers, 33 RBI, 23 runs scored and a stolen base over 199 plate appearances. The Mariners appear to be committed to a platoon in right field, so Raley should continue to see steady playing time versus right-handed pitchers.

Cowser went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Mariners.

Cowser had gone 0-for-10 with two walks and three strikeouts in the first three games of the series, but he was able to end the slump with a third-inning blast off Bryan Woo to ignite a six-run inning for the Orioles. Cowser has struggled to hit for average this season, batting .227 with a .708 OPS, seven homers, 23 RBI, 22 runs scored and two stolen bases over 162 plate appearances. He has upped the power lately with all seven of his homers coming since May 17.