MLB Player News

Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Cubs.

Rojas has a .143/.200/.179 slash line in 30 plate appearances this season and will take a seat Sunday after he started the past four games. Chris Taylor will work at shortstop and bat eighth in the series finale against Chicago.

Crawford is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Crawford will take a seat against left-hander Matthew Boyd for the series finale against the Tigers. Thairo Estrada is leading off and playing shortstop as the Giants look for the sweep.

Barrero is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest against the Phillies.

Barrero has been seeing regular playing time for the Reds as of late, but the 25-year-old will take a seat for Sunday's finale against Philadelphia. Kevin Newman will handle shortstop duties and hit eighth.

Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Brewers.

Bogaerts continues to impress in his first season with the Padres, and he's now picked up at least one hit in all but one of his 16 games played. The shortstop has never been a major threat to steal bases, but his ability to hit for average has been on display throughout the season with a .361 mark and four home runs through 61 at-bats. Few hitters have been as good as Bogaerts has to start the 2023 campaign.

Marcano was recalled Saturday from Triple-A Indianapolis.

He'll replace Ji-Man Choi, who has landed on the injured list with a strain of his left Achilles tendon. Marcano, 23, is a career .201/.261/.284 hitter in 227 plate appearances at the major-league level.

Grissom went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Friday's win over the Royals.

The 22-year-old's season debut with Atlanta was an adventure, to say the least. Grissom ripped an RBI double down the first-base line on the first pitch he saw from Brady Singer, but he also committed a fielding error when he double-clutched on a grounder by Bobby Witt, and he almost got charged with a second error while trying to turn a double play after Charlie Morton couldn't find his relay throw from second base. Grissom then somewhat redeemed himself defensively by ranging far to his left to retire Kyle Isbel and end the third inning. The young infielder has plenty of talent and exciting fantasy potential, but Grissom will need to show more consistency with his glove if he wants to stick around when Orlando Arcia (wrist) gets healthy.

Abrams went 0-for-2 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases in Friday's loss to the Guardians.

The young shortstop also got on base on a hit-by-pitch and an error by Jose Ramirez, giving him plenty of opportunities to cause some havoc on the basepaths. Abrams has a poor .205/.300/.341 slash line through 13 games to begin the season, but he's now 3-for-4 on steal attempts. The rebuilding Nationals will live with the 22-year-old's growing pains as a hitter.

Berti went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

Moved up to the leadoff spot for the first time this season, Berti swiped his fourth bag of the year, with all four coming in the last five games. As he did in 2022, the 33-year-old is making an impact in a hurry on the basepaths with consistent playing time, and since Joey Wendle (ribs) was injured, Berti's gone 9-for-31 (.290) with a home run, four RBI and six runs in nine games.

Lindor went 2-for-5 with one double, one home run, a walk, seven RBI and three runs scored in Friday's victory over the Athletics.

Lindor's 439-foot grand slam broke the game open, extending the Mets' lead to 6-0 in the top of the second inning. The star shortstop's seven RBI also set a new career high. The 29-year-old was only hitting .227 coming into the contest. The speedy veteran will look to build on this effort, and in turn re-establish himself as one of the more dangerous threats in the Mets' lineup.

Arcia (wrist) will be re-evaluated in 10-14 days, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

There's no firm timeline for his return, but Atlanta will assess his progress in a couple weeks. Bowman notes that Nick Castellanos spent 16 days on the injured list with a similar microfracture in 2021, but his injury was to his top hand (on the bat), while Arcia's injury is to his lower hand. Vaughn Grissom is starting at shortstop and hitting seventh Friday against the Royals.