MLB Player News
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Not in Sunday's lineup
Crawford is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Cardinals, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Crawford started the last two contests and returns to the bench after going 2-for-7 with a double, a walk and four strikeouts. The 32-year-old was on the bench for four straight games earlier in the week and may not have a strong hold on the starting job at shortstop. Donovan Solano enters the lineup in his place Sunday.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Not facing extended absence
Arcia (shoulder) is expected to be healthy after the All-Star break, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Arcia is managing some left shoulder pain from Saturday's night collision with teammate Keston Hiura, but he appears to have avoided a serious injury. According to Rosiak, Arcia has yet to be fully ruled out for Sunday's game. Prospect Mauricio Dubon was called up to bolster the Brewers' shortstop depth, but Tyler Saladino enters the lineup while Dubon is still in the process of joining the team.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Braves' Dansby Swanson: Rejoins lineup Sunday
Swanson (quadriceps) is starting at shortstop and batting second Sunday versus the Marlins, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Swanson was held out of the lineup the past two games with a sore quadriceps, but he'll return to action in the final game of the season's first half. The 25-year-old has a .305/.373/.563 slash line with seven home runs since the start of June.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Rockies' Trevor Story: Launches 18th homer
Story went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Story's homer came in the eighth inning, but the Rockies were unable to produce a comeback. Story has gone 3-for-15 with two runs scored and two walks since returning from a thumb injury. He's hitting .289/.357/.540 with 18 homers, 67 runs scored and 49 RBI in 76 games this year.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Notches steal, run
Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Rockies.
Ahmed got aboard with a single in the sixth inning, then stole second base and scored on a Carson Kelly single to extend the Diamondbacks' lead to 4-1 at the time. The shortstop is up to six stolen bases this season. He's hitting .259 with eight homers, 45 runs scored and 37 RBI across 313 at-bats.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Cubs' Javier Baez: Doubles twice with two RBI
Baez went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI in a 6-3 win over the White Sox on Saturday.
Baez is hitting .375 with two homers, three doubles and six RBI during a modest five-game hitting streak. The 26-year-old has a .290/.325/.560 slash line with 22 home runs through 87 games.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Dealing with shoulder pain
Manager Craig Counsell said Arcia's most significant concern after exiting Saturday's game is left shoulder pain, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Arcia was carted off the field Saturday after a violent collision with teammate Keston Hiura on a groundball up the middle. Counsell also said Arcia passed all the neurological tests, so there's no worry of a concussion. The specifics of the injury should come into focus within the next day or so, but it's a safe bet the young shortstop won't see the field again until after the All-Star break.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Carted off after collision
Arcia was carted off the field after colliding with teammate Keston Hiura at Pittsburgh on Saturday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Arcia and Hiura had a violent collision on a groundball up the middle and both players remained down for some time, though Hiura was was eventually deemed okay and remained in the game. Arcia's left arm and torso appeared to bear the brunt of the blow, but there's no telling the specifics of his injury. The 24-year-old was able to return to his feet and appeared alert before being carted off the field.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Dodgers' Corey Seager: Set to return Friday
Manager Dave Roberts said Seager (hamstring) will likely be activated off the 10-day injured list for Friday's game against the Red Sox, Alanna Rizzo of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.
Seager began a rehab assignment at High-A Rancho Cucamonga on Friday and will rejoin the Dodgers immediately after the All-Star break. Roberts said the 25-year-old will play all three games at Boston and likely three of four games in Philadelphia. Seager was in the midst of a nine-game hit streak in which he was slashing .459/.487/.730 before suffering the left hamstring strain June 11.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Braves' Dansby Swanson: Remains out Saturday
Swanson (quadriceps) remains on the bench as expected Saturday against the Marlins.
Swanson did not appear in Friday's contest due to a sore quadriceps, and he'll sit Saturday as well. He could still start Sunday's game, though the Braves may elect to have him well-rested heading into the break. Johan Camargo will start again at shortstop.