MLB Player News

Biggio will be called up for his major-league debut Friday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

The son of Craig Biggio is set to be the second son of a Hall of Famer (following Vladimir Guerrero Jr.) to debut in Toronto within a month. He's gotten off to an excellent start for Triple-A Buffalo this year, posting a .306/.440/.507 line in 41 games with more walks (32) than strikeouts (28). Biggio has played everywhere except center field and catcher in the last two seasons, so the Blue Jays will have plenty of places to fit him into the lineup.

Beckham will start at shortstop and bat leadoff Thursday against the Marlins, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Beckham will bat out of the leadoff spot for the second straight day, with the two starts coming on rest days for everyday infielders Dawel Lugo and Josh Harrison. Though neither Lugo nor Harrison has done much to warrant regular at-bats, Beckham won't necessarily earn serious consideration for steady playing time due to his status as a 32-year-old journeyman on a rebuilding club.

Semien went 2-for-4 with a walk, stolen base and run in a win over the Indians on Wednesday.

Semien put together another rock-solid leadoff effort and hit safely for the fourth straight game in the process. The veteran shortstop has racked up four extra-base hits (three doubles, one triple) during that span as well, and he's boosted his season average back up eight points after it had dropped to a season-low .259 last Friday following an 0-for-4 showing versus the Tigers.

Drury will start in left field and bat fifth Thursday against the Red Sox, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Drury no longer has a clear path to everyday duties at any position, but his willingness to embrace a utility role has nonetheless opened up steady at-bats for him of late. He'll pick up a fourth straight start Thursday, including his second consecutive turn in left field.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a run in a win over the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Lowe has now hit safely in six of the last seven games, and Wednesday's multi-hit effort was his sixth of May. The rookie has impressively been able to follow up his stellar April (.321) with a second consecutive strong month, hitting .288 with eight extra-base hits (four doubles, four home runs), 11 RBI, three walks and nine runs across his last 17 contests.

Torres is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Much to the Orioles' relief, Torres' reign of terror against Baltimore will be put on hold as he rests for the day game after a night game. After slugging two more long balls in Wednesday's win, Torres has now smacked a remarkable 10 of his 12 home runs this season versus Orioles pitching. Thairo Estrada will check in for Torres at shortstop and bat eighth.

Altuve (hamstring) ran in the outfield, ran the bases, hit, took groundballs and performed agility drills Wednesday, David Barron of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve did just about every baseball activity but play in a game, and that should be coming soon. "Jose is in a good place," manager AJ Hinch said. "We have a plan. We will see whether he needs more (non-game work) or whether he is going to get more toward competition." Altuve could begin a rehab assignment this weekend, which would put him in line for a return early next week.

Chavis went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-innings win over the Blue Jays.

The rookie's 10th homer of the season was a big one, as he tattooed a Jimmy Cordero cutter 424 feet to straightaway center field in the top of the 13th inning to finally put away a Toronto squad that had come back to tied the score in the ninth and 12th. Chavis is slashing .283/.382/.585 through his first 28 big-league games.

Estrada went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-5 win at Baltimore.

Estrada received his first start in a week but still joined in on the home-run barrage against the Orioles with the 417-foot blast in the second inning. The 23-year-old is likely to continue seeing intermittent starting chances for the Yankees despite his .316/.333/.605 slash line in 38 at-bats.

Torres went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs in the Yankees' 7-5 victory over the Orioles on Wednesday.

Torres just keeps demolishing Baltimore pitching, as this was already his fourth multi-homer game of the year against the Orioles, who have remarkably yielded 10 of his 12 home runs on the season overall. It's anyone's guess why they continue to pitch to him, but the Yankees have one more game at Camden Yards on Thursday to close off a four-game set, so the young infielder will get one more chance to pad those numbers.