MLB Player News

The Padres included Abrams (lower leg) on their Arizona Fall League roster released Wednesday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The 21-year-old shortstop prospect saw his 2021 minor-league season come to an end in late June, when he sustained a fractured left tibia and sprained MCL while playing for Double-A San Antonio. Abrams has since resumed rehabbing at the Padres' spring facility in Peoria, Ariz., and he could be cleared to appear in games in the AFL if he continues to progress well in his recovery. Before sustaining the season-ending injury, Abrams hit .290 with two home runs and 13 stolen bases across 183 plate appearances for San Antonio.

Cruz went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Reds.

Cruz swatted a 408-foot shot in the ninth inning of Sunday's loss for his first MLB long ball. The 6-foot-7 rookie went 3-for-9 with three RBI in his quick two-game taste of big-league action this season.

Seager went 3-for-3 with a run and RBI in Sunday's 10-3 triumph over the Brewers.

Continuing a scorching final month, Seager singled in the first, fourth and fifth innings before being lifted in the seventh once Los Angeles' postseason fate was decided. The 27-year-old shortstop wraps up the season with a .306/.394/.521 slash line, 16 home runs, 54 runs and 57 RBI in 94 games.

Turner went 1-for-4 with a grand slam and a strikeout in a 10-3 triumph over Milwaukee on Sunday.

Turner stepped to the plate with the bases juiced in the fifth inning and took Milwaukee reliever Aaron Ashby 408 feet deep to left to increase Los Angeles' lead from one run to five. The speedy 28-year-old ends the regular season on a strong note with three home runs over his last three games and concludes the campaign with the NL batting title via a .328/.375/.536 slash line and career highs in home runs (28), runs (107) and RBI (77) along with 32 stolen bases in 148 games between Los Angeles and Washington.

Story is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Story will head to the bench for Game 162 in what is likely his final contest with the Rockies. He has a .215/.329/.471 slash line with 24 homers, 75 RBI, 88 runs and 20 stolen bases in 595 plate appearances as he's poised to enter free agency in the offseason.

Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Miami has little at stake in its season finale, so manager Don Mattingly will extend a breather to Rojas and a few of the team's other everyday players. Unless he makes a cameo off the bench as a pinch hitter, Rojas will conclude his eighth MLB campaign with a .265 batting average to go with nine home runs, 13 stolen bases, 66 runs and 48 RBI.

Baez is not in the lineup Sunday against Atlanta.

Baez will sit for the second straight game to close out the season, though manager Luis Rojas indicated it's not due to any sort of injury. The 28-year-old is poised to enter free agency this offseason after posting a .265/.319/.494 slash line with 31 homers, 87 RBI, 80 runs and 18 stolen bases in 2021, though he could still make an appearance off the bench Sunday.

DeJong is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The 28-year-old started the past eight games at shortstop and hit .214/.258/.500 during that stretch, but he'll head to the bench for Game 162 now that Edmundo Sosa (wrist) is healthy. DeJong will enter the postseason in a reserve role for the Cardinals, barring another infield injury.

Adames went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, an additional run and two walks in an 8-3 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday.

Adames walked and scored in the first inning, walked again in the sixth and smacked a solo home run in the ninth. The 26-year-old shortstop has three long balls in his last seven games, though he has only six hits in 29 at-bats during that stretch.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Saturday's 8-3 triumph over the Brewers.

Seager singled in the third inning and launched a solo home run in the fifth for his third multi-hit outing in his last four games. The shortstop is now 9-for-17 over his last four games with three doubles and four home runs and is looking primed for a strong postseason.