MLB Player News

Wendle is not in the lineup Friday against the Phillies.

Jon Berti will start at shortstop and bat eighth with left-hander Cristopher Sanchez taking the mound for Philadelphia. Wendle has an overall .589 OPS on the season and should continue to sit versus southpaws.

Saggese has been promoted by the Cardinals from Double-A Springfield to Triple-A Memphis, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Acquired from the Rangers in the Jordan Montgomery trade, Saggese sported a blistering .331/.403/.662 slash line with 10 home runs and three stolen bases in 33 games for Springfield to earn the promotion. All told, he boasts a .937 OPS with 25 long balls and 11 steals at the Double-A level this season. Saggese won't turn 22 until April but has set himself up for a potential debut at some point next season if he continues to impress.

Winn is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Cincinnati, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

It will be the third day off for Winn since he was promoted back on Aug. 18. He has managed just a .430 OPS in his first 17 major-league games, although he did hit his first homer earlier this week. Tommy Edman will get a start at shortstop Friday.

Turner was activated from the paternity leave list Thursday.

Turner will be re-inserted into the lineup ahead of their weekend series at home against the Marlins. The star shortstop comes into action Friday on quite a heater, having homered seven times over his last seven games.

Perdomo started at third base and went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Cubs.

Perdomo made his second start of the season at third base, as shortstop prospect Jordan Lawlar was promoted for his MLB debut. The switch-hitting Perdomo had been the primary starter at shortstop against right-handers. If the Diamondbacks continue to align as they did Thursday, it's likely Perdomo will qualify as a corner infielder next season. as he's already played 13 games total at third base so far in 2023.

Lawlar started at shortstop and went 1-for-4 in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Cubs.

Lawlar was promoted from Triple-A Reno ahead of Thursday's series opener and made his MLB debut. He collected his first hit in the fourth inning, beating out an infield grounder to third base, and made a couple of nifty plays in the field. Of note, the Diamondbacks faced a right-hander -- prior to Lawlar's promotion, that typically meant the switch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo would be at shortstop while a rotation of lefty batters handled third base. That changed Thursday as Perdomo moved to third base, suggesting he and Lawler could make up the left side of Arizona's infield the rest of the year, regardless of who's on the mound for the opposition.

Ritter was promoted to Double-A Hartford on Thursday.

Ritter began the season at Single-A Fresno but has now jumped two levels. He's shown promise by piling up a combined 24 home runs and 17 stolen bases in 496 plate appearances on the campaign. On the other hand, he struck at a 34.3 percent clip at High-A Spokane before his promotion.

Berti remains out of the lineup Thursday versus the Dodgers.

Berti has started only one of the Marlins' last seven games as he firmly settles back into a bench role. The 33-year-old is at 13 stolen bases this year after swiping an MLB-best 41 bags in 2022.

Edman went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 11-6 win over Atlanta.

Edman has been steady, going 8-for-21 (.381) during his seven-game hitting streak. He's bounced around defensively as usual, seeing time at second base, shortstop and center field in that span. The speedy utility man is up to 23 thefts on 25 attempts this year while adding a .246/.310/.416 slash line, 12 home runs, 42 RBI and 61 runs scored through 116 games.

Arroyo is slashing .293/.376/.508 with nine home runs, 24 steals and a 19.4 percent strikeout rate in his last 79 games for High-A Dayton.

His season line (.257/.332/.444) and 116 wRC+ are strong for a good defensive infielder like Arroyo, who didn't turn 20 until August, but he really came on strong over the final three-plus months of the season. The young switch hitter had a strong first full season in the Reds organization after getting traded from Seattle at last year's deadline in the Luis Castillo trade. Arroyo should head to Double-A next year as a 20-year-old.