Robert Stephenson (elbow) is set to begin a minor-league rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Indianapolis, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

Joey Wendle is not in the Marlins' lineup for Thursday's matchup against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Jacob Stallings is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Bryan De La Cruz is absent from the Marlins' lineup Friday against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

The Reds released Richie Martin on Tuesday.

The inclusion of an opt-out clause is the sticking point in contract extension negotiations between Bryan Reynolds and the Pirates, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.

Christian Vazquez started at catcher and went 2-for-4 in Thursday's season-opening win over Kansas City.

Cesar Hernandez signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Friday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Michael Taylor started in center field and went 1-for-4 in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City.

Ryan McMahon went 1-for-5 with a double and a stolen base Thursday against the Padres.

Nick Gordon started at second base and went 0-for-2 in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City. He was lifted in the sixth inning for pinch hitter Kyle Farmer.

Jose Miranda started at third base and went 0-for-3 with two walks in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City.

Byron Buxton started at DH and went 2-for-5 with a triple in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City.

The Diamondbacks recalled Kyle Nelson from Triple-A Reno prior to Thursday's 8-2 loss to the Dodgers. He struck out two and worked around two hits in a scoreless inning.

Harold Castro went 1-for-5 with a run scored Thursday against the Padres.

Joey Gallo started at first base and went 0-for-2 in Thursday's season opening win at Kansas City. He was lifted for pinch hitter Donovan Solano in the sixth inning.

James Karinchak (0-1) allowed three runs on a hit, a walk and a hit batsman in one-third of an inning, taking the loss Thursday versus the Mariners.

The Diamondbacks placed Joe Mantiply on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation prior to Thursday's 8-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Kris Bryant went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Padres.

Griffin Jax threw a scoreless eighth inning with a walk in Thursday's win over against Kansas City to earn his first hold of the season.