On Tuesday night, Rob Brantly suited up and made his MLB debut as the Marlins' starting catcher against the Phillies at Marlins Park.

The Orioles placed left-handed reliever Troy Patton on the 15-day disabled list with a right ankle sprain prior to Tuesday's game.

Twins center fielder Denard Span said his right shoulder is feeling better, but he was still held out of the lineup against the Tigers for a second straight day on Tuesday.

The A's have placed Brandon Inge on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right shoulder. Josh Donaldson has been recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to replace Inge on the active roster.

Joey Votto vows not to return to the Reds' lineup until he is 100 percent healthy. The first baseman admitted he did too much last week trying to reach that point, which caused the setback he experienced.

As David Ortiz entered the third day of his three-day rest period, he unfortunately did not have an encouraging report on his right Achilles strain, which has kept him out of Boston's lineup since July 16.

Infielder Yuniesky Betancourt was placed on unconditional release waivers by the Royals on Monday. He was designated for assignment on Aug. 5 and the Royals had 10 days in which to trade him or release him.

Eight days after it appeared the Red Sox had defused the controversy surrounding manager Bobby Valentine with a vote of confidence from ownership and front office, Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports reported that several players criticized the manager during a meeting in late July.

Rookie catcher Yasmani Grandal will fly from Atlanta to San Diego on Tuesday to begin a Minor League rehabilitation stint with Class A Lake Elsinore.

Phillies third baseman Placido Polanco will began a rehab assignment with Class A Clearwater on Wednesday.

Catcher Mike Napoli sprained his left ankle in the World Series last year and was still dealing with that issue in Spring Training. Before the ankle completely healed, Napoli started having trouble with his left quad muscle.

Braves outfielder Matt Diaz, who has been on the 15-day disabled list since July 21 with a right thumb bruise, is set to have surgery that is expected to keep him out the rest of the season.

Despite Brandon League's rough start with the Dodgers, his new manager, Don Mattingly, knows the reliever has what it takes to turn things around.

With cleanup hitter Paul Konerko on the seven-day disabled list recovering from a concussion, White Sox manager Robin Ventura chose to make some changes to his lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Blue Jays.

Right fielder Jason Heyward was out of the Braves lineup Tuesday for the first time in more than two months.

Seeking an internal solution for a multi-inning lefty, the Orioles are going to try starter Brian Matusz in the bullpen, with plans for the 25-year-old to make a few relief appearances for Triple-A Norfolk.

Blue Jays outfielder Colby Rasmus was held out of the Blue Jays lineup for the fourth consecutive game on Tuesday night because of a strained right groin.