MLB Player News

Perdomo isn't in the Diamondbacks' lineup Friday against the Dodgers, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

Perdomo has reached base safely eight times over 13 plate appearances this season, but will get a day off Friday against Clayton Kershaw. Nick Ahmed will take over for him at shortstop, batting seventh.

Rojas (groin) remains absent from the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.

Rojas has been sidelined all week after tweaking his left groin on a play in the field Sunday, though he did participate in a pregame workout Thursday and figures to do the same Friday. Chris Taylor will draw another start at shortstop and hit eighth versus Arizona.

Bogaerts is batting leadoff Friday against Atlanta.

Trent Grisham will hit eighth in what has been the Padres' standard lineup versus left-handed pitchers. Bogaerts brings a stellar 1.273 OPS into Friday night's matchup with southpaw Jared Shuster and the current NL East leaders.

Cruz (face) is in the Pirates' lineup for Friday's home opener against the White Sox.

Cruz had to leave Wednesday's game with a facial injury following a collision with Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers. However, it looks like he's ready to go following Thursday's off day. Cruz is 6-for-23 with one home run and one stolen base in the early going.

Perdomo went 0-for-1 with two walks and a run scored in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Dodgers.

After leading off the sixth inning with a walk, Perdomo scooted home on Josh Rojas' double, giving him four runs scored over the last two games. He's also taken a team-high four walks through five games. The switch-hitting shortstop has been in the lineup against righties, while Nick Ahmed starts against southpaws. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo hasn't indicated shortstop will be a strict platoon, and the distribution of playing time could be chalked up to bringing Ahmed along slowly after last year's shoulder surgery.

Arcia went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double, a walk, two total runs and two total RBI in a 7-6 win against the Padres on Thursday.

Arcia produced Atlanta's second run with a solo shot off Blake Snell in the third inning, and he capped the contest with a walkoff single in the ninth. The shortstop has gone deep in two of his past three games, and he's hit safely in six of his seven contests so far this season. Arcia has never hit more than 15 homers in a big-league campaign, though he did post a career-best .172 ISO and 7.5 percent barrel rate last year. His earning of Atlanta's starting shortstop job out of spring training was a bit of a surprise, but Arcia has justified the decision thus far, slashing .370/.414/.667 with two homers, four RBI and seven runs through seven games.

Rojas (groin), who isn't in the lineup Thursday in Arizona, said he hopes to return to the Dodgers' lineup Friday, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Rojas has been held out of action since he tweaked his left groin Sunday while attempting to start a double play, but he's feeling better now following a few days of rest. Chris Taylor will again fill in at shortstop in Thursday's series opener against the Diamondbacks.

Crawford is out of the lineup Thursday due to mild left forearm tightness, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Thairo Estrada is starting at shortstop in the Giants' series finale Thursday afternoon against the White Sox, but Crawford is expected to return for Friday's home opener versus the Royals. It's notable that this tightness is in Crawford's non-throwing arm, so there's likely not as much concern about aggravating the injury in the field.

Crawford is absent from the Giants' lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.

It appears to be a routine day off for the veteran. Thairo Estrada is handling shortstop while Crawford rests, with David Villar at second base and J.D. Davis at the hot corner.

Lindor went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers.

The shortstop put together his best performance on the young season, as he'd gone just 2-for-18 in the six games prior. Lindor is still looking for his first home run and first steal of 2023, but the counting stats will come as he continues to hit in the heart of the Mets' order.