Napoli will start in left field for the Rangers on Sunday.

Sunday marks the first time the veteran will start in the outfield over the course of his career. It could be a byproduct of the left-hander Felix Doubront on the mound for the Athletics. Given the current situation in left field, it's possible he'll see a few more starts in that situation.

Napoli is batting fifth in the order Wednesday against Toronto.

Napoli will take over at first base for Wednesday's game in place of Mitch Moreland. He'll be facing left-handed ace David Price, who he has faced 38 times in his career. In 35 at-bats against Price, Napoli has just nine hits, but four of those hits have gone for extra bases.

Napoli is in the lineup Saturday against the Tigers, batting fifth as the Rangers' first baseman.

Napoli has been out of the lineup the past two games with the Tigers turning to a pair of right-handers to start the series, but he'll draw back in Saturday against southpaw Randy Wolf. He is hitless in four career at-bats against Wolf.

Napoli is batting fifth and playing first base in his first lineup with the Rangers, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Texas is going up against lefty Mike Montgomery of Seattle, which at least confirms that Napoli will see the field and an RBI-friendly spot in the lineup against southpaws. The bigger question is how he will be used against right-handers, since Mitch Moreland figures to see every start against them at first base.

Napoli was traded to the Rangers on Friday along with cash in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.

A late scratch from Boston's lineup, Napoli is indeed headed to Texas, both teams confirmed. It remains to be seen exactly what kind of role Napoli will take on with the Rangers, but he figures to at least play at first base against left-handed pitching.

Napoli has been traded to the Rangers, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

The teams have yet to officially announce the deal, but it sounds like the Rangers have landed the right-handed bat they've been seeking. Napoli has struggled overall this season, but would be an ideal fit in a short-end platoon role -- he's posted an .845 OPS against left-handed pitching this season.

Napoli was a late scratch from Friday's lineup, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.

A reason for his scratch was not immediately provided, but initial reports suggest it is not injury related. Travis Shaw will jump across the diamond to replace Napoli at first base as Pablo Sandoval steps in at third.

The Texas Rangers acquired first baseman Mike Napoli on Friday from the Boston Red Sox, along with cash, in exchange for a player to be named later or cash, according to MLB.com.

The Texas Rangers acquired first baseman Mike Napoli on Friday from the Boston Red Sox, along with cash, in exchange for a player to be named later or cash, according to MLB.com. Napoli appears likely to play regularly against left-handed pitching while Mitch Moreland faces right handers.

Napoli delivered the game-winning homer in Friday night's win over Tampa Bay. He went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs scored and two RBI. In the past nine games, Napoli has four doubles, three homers and eight RBI.

Napoli surprisingly survived the trade deadline and is still with Boston, though he's likely to moved at some point before the waiver-trade deadline at the end of August. In the meantime, he'll try to rehabilitate his bat and enhance his value to any team in need of a right-handed power bat.

Napoli was ejected in the first inning of Monday's game against the White Sox after slamming his batting helmet on the ground when he struck out in his lone at-bat.

It's the second time in a month that Napoli has been run from a game following demonstrative actions after an at-bat. Failure to control his temper notwithstanding, Napoli's fortunes have changed for the better recently, as he entered Monday's game with a 10-for-28 performance at the plate in the second half. Now that his bat is beginning to heat up, Napoli could be an attractive trade target to a playoff-bound team in search of some added power in the middle or lower half of the lineup.

Napoli went 2-for-4 with two RBI an a walk in Sunday night's win over Detroit. He's 10-for-28 (.357) with five extra-base hits and five RBI since the All-Star break.

Napoli has better second-half numbers during his career, so there's some hope he'll recover from his season-long slump that has him hitting .209 in late July.

Napoli went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer and two RBI in Thursday night's loss to the Astros. The homer was his first long ball in 73 at-bats, dating back to June 17.

Napoli has seven hits (four for extra bases) in his previous 15 at-bats, raising his average to .206. He has a track record of production in the final months of the season. If Napoli can sustain the streak over the next week, the Red Sox may be able to find a buyer before the trade deadline.

Napoli had two hits in the second game of Monday's double-header and went 3-for-7 overall.

Napoli, despite a sub .200 average, got the start in both games. Going forward, we may see the Red Sox give him ample at-bats in an effort to build his trade value.

Napoli provided all the offense for the Red Sox in the first game of the double-header Monday, singling in David Ortiz for his only hit of the game.

Napoli has had a tough season for the Sox, hitting a paltry .192 through 276 at-bats. The first baseman has just four hits this month compared to 12 strikeouts, and hasn't hit a home run since June 17.

Napoli is out of the lineup Saturday against the Angels.

It was announced Friday that Napoli would play three of Boston's four games in Anaheim this weekend, so this marks his off-day. He went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in the series opener and will be replaced at first base by utility man Brock Holt. Napoli figures to return to the lineup for Sunday's contest.

Napoli will play at least three of the four games in the team's current series against the Angels, CSNNE.com reports.

His age-33 season has been one to forget so far, but Napoli will get a chance to jumpstart things against his former team. Napoli will start at first base and bat seventh Friday against right-hander C.J. Wilson. Travis Shaw and perhaps Brock Holt could start seeing time at first if Napoli's struggles continue.

Napoli will start at first base Friday night when the Red Sox are on the road against the Angels, the Boston Globe reports.

Napoli gets the call against left-hander C.J. Wilson, off whom he hit two homers in a game earlier this season. Going forward, if Napoli doesn't start hitting with any consistency, he'll find himself losing at-bats to Brock Holt.

Napoli is out of the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

After sitting out of the lineup for three straight games, Napoli went 1-for-7 with a single between Friday and Saturday. The Red Sox haven't quite given up on him yet, but Napoli might eventually find himself in a platoon if he doesn't improve after the All-Star break.

Napoli is back in the lineup Friday against the Yankees, batting seventh.

Napoli sat for three straight games coming into Friday, but he'll be back in the order against the Yankees. He has struggled mightily this season, batting just .192 with 78 strikeouts in 260 at-bats. Napoli will look to bust out of his slump Friday, but he'll have to do so against the Yankees' hard throwing righty, Michael Pineda.

Napoli was not in the starting lineup for the third straight game Wednesday.

Either David Ortiz or Travis Shaw have lined up at first base the last three games while the slumping Napoli (.192 avg.) works through the issues that have left his bat impotent.