MLB Player News

Cruz's contract will be selected by the Pirates on Saturday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Cruz spent most of the season at Double-A Altoona but was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis in late September. He appeared in six games for Indianapolis and hit .524 with five homers, 11 runs, seven RBI and a stolen base. The 22-year-old will have a chance to make his major-league debut during the final two games of the regular season.

Rojas isn't starting Friday's game against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas went 1-for-12 with two RBI and three strikeouts across the last three games and will get a day off in Friday's series opener. Jazz Chisholm will shift to shortstop while Deven Marrero starts at second base.

Swanson is out of the lineup Friday against the Mets.

Swanson will take a seat after starting the previous 17 contests since Atlanta clinched the NL East division crown Thursday. Orlando Arcia will make the start at shortstop in his absence.

Berti (concussion) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday.

Berti was never likely to be activated for the final series of the season, so he'll move to the 60-day IL to free up a spot on the 40-man roster. The 31-year-old had been sidelined by the concussion since late July, though he was able to resume baseball activities in mid-September. The veteran utility man will now have a full offseason to continue h his recovery.

Crawford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-4 victory over Arizona on Thursday.

Crawford took Arizona starter Madison Bumgarner deep to left in the fourth inning for his sixth straight game with a hit. During the stretch, Crawford is 8-for-23 with three home runs and has helped raise his September slash line to a scorching .352/.449/.604 across 25 games.

Seager went 3-for-4 with a double and two solo home runs in an 8-3 triumph over San Diego on Thursday.

Seager went back-to-back with Mookie Betts to lead off the home half of the first inning, doubled in the third and launched another homer in the seventh for his third three-hit game this month. The shortstop has been raking of late, going 14-for-29 with three doubles, a triple and four home runs over his past seven games and posted a whopping 1.153 OPS in 26 September contests.

Lindor went 1-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk in Thursday's 12-3 victory over Miami.

Lindor went deep during a six-run eighth inning for the Mets, connecting off Luis Madero to break things open at 10-3. It was Lindor's 20th home run of the season, and his third in the last five games. He's driven in eight runs during that stretch and is slashed a stellar .267/.359/.574 in the month of September.

Perdomo started at shortstop and went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to San Francisco.

Perdomo, who was called up Sunday, made his second start in three games while serving as a pinch hitter in the other. He's hit in all three contests, going 4-for-6 with a double and a walk. He and Josh Rojas are sharing shortstop until the end of the season with Nick Ahmed (shoulder) done for the year. Looking ahead to 2022, the 31-year-old Ahmed still has two years left on his deal and the versatile Rojas has earned an everyday spot somewhere. It looks like Perdomo will build off the success he achieved in August at Double-A Amarillo while beginning 2022 at Triple-A Reno.

Seager went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 11-9 win over the Padres.

Seager doubled his first time up and later scored on a base hit from Trea Turner as part of a four-run opening frame. He later doubled again in the fifth, this time driving home a run before eventually delivering a game-deciding two-run blast in the eighth to put the Dodgers up 11-9. The 27-year-old now has three home runs and five RBI over his last three games and has put together eight multi-hit performances this month. Seager has not appeared to miss a step despite missing two and a half months over the summer with a broken hand. Since returning to the big club July 30, he's slashing .314/.404/.539 with nine homers, 31 RBI, 29 runs scored and 29:35 BB:K over 54 games.

Story went 4-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored in Wednesday's 10-5 win over Washington.

The shortstop appears set to end the year on a hot run, as he's gone 7-for-11 with three walks, a home run and a double in his last three games. Story's hits Wednesday were all singles, but the four-hit effort lifted his slash line to .253/.331/.477 through 586 plate appearances. He's added 24 home runs, 19 stolen bases, 74 RBI and 88 runs scored as one of Colorado's best hitters even in a somewhat disappointing season by his standards.