MLB Player News

Story (wrist) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

Story's activation was expected Saturday, and he'll officially be in the lineup for Boston's matchup against Tampa Bay. The 29-year-old appeared in two rehab games at Double-A Portland this week and went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs, three RBI, a walk and a strikeout.

Velazquez went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored against Toronto in a 12-0 win Friday.

Velazquez hit the first of four homers by the Angels in the contest, swatting a two-run shot to right field in the third inning. He's racked up four multi-hit games over his past nine contests following a stretch of 24 straight games without such an effort. Velazquez is batting .440 over the aforementioned nine-game span, lifting his season average to .200.

Fletcher went 3-for-5 with a double, a walk, two runs, two RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 12-0 victory versus the Blue Jays.

Fletcher hit atop the order for the Angels and sparked the offense from the onset, singling and stealing third base in the first inning. He was stranded without crossing the plate, but Fletcher doubled in two runs in the following frame and subsequently came around to score. The infielder finished with his first three-hit effort of the campaign, lifting his season batting average to .278. He's slashing .326/.366/.442 since returning from a lengthy stay on the IL on July 28.

Duran went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's victory over Detroit.

Duran knocked in Leody Taveras and Mark Mathias on a second-inning shot to put Texas up 4-0. It was his fourth home run of the year and his second this month. Duran has essentially taken over third base, with a .251 batting average since his call-up in June and a .264 average this month.

Correa went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in a 9-0 win over the Giants on Friday.

Correa went deep in the first inning with a two-run shot off Alex Wood. It was part of a Twins offensive outburst that chased Wood from the game after only three innings. Correa's homer was his 15th of the season and his second in August. He hasn't shown much power lately, and is slugging a mere .380 in 79 at-bats this August.

Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs scored in Friday's 9-8 win over the Rays.

Bogaerts scored a run in the fifth inning before ripping a three-run shot in the sixth. After a 14-game homerless drought, he's gone deep twice in his last four appearances. Bogaerts improved his season slash line to .301/.372/.448 with 69 runs scored and 43 extra-base hits through 119 games.

Story (wrist) will likely be reinstated from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Story concluded a brief two-game rehab assignment Thursday, and he went 3-for-5 with a homer, a double, three runs and three RBI during his time with Double-A Portland. He was evaluated by Boston's medical staff Friday and will likely be able to rejoin the lineup for Saturday's matchup against Tampa Bay.

Baez (back) will bat third and start at shortstop Friday against the Rangers.

Baez was a late scratch Wednesday due to back spasms, but the problem has evidently dissipated following Thursday's scheduled off day. He'll try to pull himself out of a slump which has seen him slash .220/.258/.305 over his last 15 games.

Bichette went 2-for-4 with one double, two RBI and one steal in Thursday's extra-inning victory over the Red Sox.

The shortstop tallied a two-run double off righty Kutter Crawford to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead. Bichette has hit well in his last four games, going 7-for-17 (.412) with two doubles. He has a .744 OPS in 445 plate appearances this season facing righties and only a .616 OPS in 84 PAs against southpaws.

Story (wrist) went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and a second run scored for Double-A Portland on Thursday.

Story was a triple shy of the cycle in his second rehab game for the Sea Dogs. He started at second base and played seven innings in the field, and he has yet to play nine innings. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Story will return to Boston on Friday for evaluation, per Christopher Smith of MassLive.com, but he will not be activated then.