MLB Player News

DeJong is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

DeJong will join a slew of starters on the bench Wednesday after playing all 19 innings during Tuesday's 3-2 loss, going 1-for-7 with a walk and two strikeouts. In his place, Yairo Munoz is starting at shortstop and hitting seventh.

Story went 1-for-6 with a solo home run and a pair of walks Tuesday in the Rockies' 8-5 loss to the Giants in 16 innings.

Story struck out in his first two plate appearances versus Madison Bumgarner, but he was able to touch up the Giants' ace for his 34th long ball of the season in the fifth inning. The Rockies have been using Story primarily in the leadoff spot since late August, but the move hasn't resulted in any heightened involvement on the bases for the shortstop. Over his 22 starts in the No. 1 spot in the lineup this season, Story has supplied just two stolen bases.

Berti went 3-for-5 with a walk, an RBI and four stolen bases in Tuesday's extra-innings loss to the Mets.

The 29-year-old might have won a few fantasy leagues with the huge performance on the basepaths, and with his September in general -- Berti is slashing .323/.389/.400 through 17 games during the month while logging eight of his 16 steals on the year.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a double and a grand slam Tuesday against the Phillies.

Turner terrorized the Phillies all day, collecting three hits in the team's first game of the doubleheader. He then made a huge impact in Game 2, slugging a grand slam in the sixth inning to record his 18th home run of the season. Though likely aided by the current power environment around the league, Turner has nearly matched his career-best home run mark -- which he set in 2018 -- despite playing in 44 fewer games.

Baez (thumb) is still having issues catching throws, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Baez played catch Tuesday, and the session evidently didn't go particularly well. It's unclear whether he'll be able to return from a broken thumb before the end of the regular season.

Turner went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Philadelphia in the first game of a doubleheader.

Turner keyed rallies in the first and sixth innings with leadoff hits, coming around to score both times. The 26-year-old has been hot over his last six games, going 11-for-28 (.393 average) with seven runs scored and five extra-base hits. For the season, Turner holds a .297/.355/.489 slash line with 93 runs scored and 34 stolen bases in 499 at-bats.

Baez (thumb) remains on the bench Tuesday against the Pirates.

Baez had been hoping to return for this game but evidently needs at least a bit more time. He'll take grounders and play catch Tuesday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports. Nico Hoerner starts at shortstop in his absence.

Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 9-7 loss to the Cardinals.

Ahmed led off the ninth inning with his 19th homer, trying to ignite a rally to stave off elimination from postseason contention. Alas, the Diamondbacks could not complete the comeback, and their postseason hopes were dashed. Since his return from a finger injury four games ago, Ahmed is 5-for-15 with three extra-base hits.

Seager was named National League Player of the Week on Monday.

Seager slashed .500/.524/1.000 with two homers and seven RBI for the week to earn the honor. He has gone exactly 2-for-4 in each of his last six games, approaching the franchise record of nine consecutive multi-hit games set by Pee Wee Reese in 1949. Seager is in the midst of his best month at the plate, batting .300 with six homers and 21 RBI through 18 games in September.

Edman went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, three runs scored and a walk in the Cardinals' 9-7 victory over the Diamondbacks on Monday.

Edman continues to swing a hot bat, launching his 11th homer of the season in the first inning off Alex Young as part of his seventh multi-hit effort in his last 10 games. The hot streak brings the 24-year-old's slash line up to a solid .298/.340/.500 slash line over 302 at-bats.