MLB Player News

Tim Beckham will make just his third start in the last eight games, as he will be the starting shortstop on Thursday when the Rays take on the Rangers. Beckham, who is batting seventh for manager Kevin Cash, has just six hits in his last 26 at-bats.

Beckham is starting in place of Asdrubal Cabrera, who has just two hits over his last seven games.

Astros first baseman Chris Carter recorded his fourth home run of the season in Wednesday's 11-3 loss to the Rangers. 

Carter crushed a two-run homer over the right field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning. The home run scored Luis Valbuena. Carter finished the game 1 for 3 and also drew a walk. He's now hitting .152/.257/.293 for the season. 

Blue Jays left fielder Chris Colabello went 4 for 4 with a double, one RBI, two runs scored and one stolen base in his team's 5-1 win over the Yankees Wednesday.

Colabello had a nice debut Tuesday, going 2 for 4 with a double, one RBI and one run, and he came through in an even bigger way Wednesday. The outfielder/first baseman delivered excellent production before his promotion, hitting .337/.421/.554 with five home runs and 18 RBI in 83 at-bats with Triple-A Buffalo. If this continues, he could force himself into regular playing time in Toronto.

Blue Jays outfielder Michael Saunders and utility man Danny Valencia are out of the starting lineup again Wednesday against the Yankees, the team announced. 

Saunders has missed the last two games for Toronto after having his knee drained on Monday. Chris Colabello will draw his second start in right. Valencia will miss his second straight game with an ankle sprain.

White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu drove in a run in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Tigers.

Down a run, Abreu ripped a run-scoring single in the opening frame to tie the game. He reached base twice and finished 1 for 3 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI. He is hitting .270 (24 for 89) with five doubles, one triple, five homers and 16 RBI in 23 games played.

After spending the last four games in the cleanup spot, Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun will return to the leadoff position in Mike Scisoscia's lineup on Tuesday against the Mariners. Calhoun didn't exactly impress hitting fourth, as he went 4 for 17 with zero extra base hits in those five games.

Contrastly, Calhoun is batting .299 when hitting from the top of the order, and he will assume that spot on Tuesday. David Freese is batting cleanup on Tuesday.  

The Indians have slotted first baseman Carlos Santana at second in the batting order on Tuesday against the Royals, according to MLB.com.

It's the first time this season Santana has hit anywhere besides fourth in the lineup. In five games batting second, Santana is hitting .118 with three walks.

The Blue Jays have recalled utility man Chris Colabello and optioned infielder Jonathan Diaz to Triple-A Buffalo, th team announced Tuesday.

In addition, pitcher Jayson Aquino was designated for assignment. Colabello posted a .337 average with five home runs in 23 games in Triple-A this season. The 31-year-old hit .229 with six home runs in 2014 for the Twins. Diaz is 0 for 5 with one RBI this season. 

After having the previous two games off, Angels slugger C.J. Cron was back in the lineup on Monday against the Mariners. He went 0 for 3 in the 3-2 loss as the team's first baseman. Cron, who broke out in 2014 with 11 home runs, has left the yard just once this season. 

Cron's struggles, which includes an underwhelming .229 batting average, has caused him to lose playing time. He has appeared in just 19 of the team's 26 games thus far, and with several other DH options at manager Mike Scioscia's disposal, Cron could be in danger of seeing even less time if he doesn't improve at the plate.

The Blue Jays will promote first baseman/outfielder Chris Colabello prior to Tuesday's game against the Yankees, according to Sportsnet.ca. 

The 31-year-old Colabello was International League Player of the Month in April. He is batting .337 with three doubles, five home runs and 18 RBI in 23 games for Triple-A Buffalo.