MLB Player News

Owings (foot) is out of the lineup again for Friday's game against the Marlins.

Owings has missed the last three games due to a persisting foot injury that has shown the possibility of plantar fasciitis according to manager Chip Hale. This particular injury would affect Owings for the rest of the season, which could make playing every day challenging.

Baez is in the lineup at third base against the Braves on Friday.

With Kris Bryant playing in left field since Jorge Soler landed on the DL with a hamstring strain, Baez will man the hot corner while batting sixth in the lineup. Baez has spent a fair amount of time at third base this season and is batting .375 with two home runs and nine RBI in 24 at-bats during the month of June.

D'Arnaud went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run in a 4-2 road win against the Padres on Wednesday.

If you happened to make a preseason bet on which of the d'Arnaud brothers -- Chase and Travis -- would hold more fantasy value through the first two months of 2016, whoever took the underdog has won running away. Indeed, while Travis struggled to a .196 average before going on the DL, Chase has stunningly hit .345 over his first 84 MLB at-bats of the season. That's quite the improvement after he was on the verge of washing out of the majors while with the Phillies last year. That said, d'Arnaud has a distinctly unimpressive track record with the bat and isn't a good bet to keep this up. His calling card is his speed -- the 29-year-old infielder is only a career .261/.331/.384 hitter in the minors, but has exceeded 20 steals six times.

Story is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers, Eric Stephen of True Blue LA reports.

Story has started each of the last 13 games for the Rockies and will get a well-earned day off Wednesday. In his place, Christhian Adames will slot into the shortstop position and bat eighth. Story will likely be back in the lineup Thursday against the Pirates.

Seager is is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies.

Seager is out of the starting lineup for the first time since May 9. In his place, the Dodgers will start Enrique Hernandez at shortstop, batting leadoff. Seager has been hitting well lately, with seven hits, five home runs and seven RBI in the past five games. He will most likely be back in the starting lineup Friday against the Giants.

Rojas is in the lineup and batting ninth for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas will start in place of Adeiny Hechavarria at shortstop in order to give him a break, but the Venezuelan has struggled over his past 11 games, going just 2-for-18 at the plate.

Owings (foot) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Owings sat out of Tuesday's contest due to foot discomfort and he'll miss his second consecutive game Wednesday. The concern is that manager Chip Hale alluded to the possibility of Owings having plantar fasciitis, which would affect his everyday availability the rest of the season in all likelihood. The Diamondbacks have an off day Thursday, so Owings' next chance to return to the lineup will come Friday when the Marlins come to town.

Owings is out of the lineup Tuesday due to foot discomfort, Jack Magruder of FanRag Sports reports.

According to manager Chip Hale, Owings has shown "the possibility" of plantar fasciitis, and if that is indeed the injury, it's something Owings would have to manage the rest of the season. Nick Ahmed is starting at shortstop Tuesday for a second straight day.

Story hit a three-run homer, his 16th, in a 1-for-4 game in Monday's win over the Dodgers.

Story has a six-game hitting streak now and continues to be the league's biggest power threat at the shortstop position. His 16 home runs gives him one more than Manny Machado for the major league shortstop lead and two more than Corey Seager among National Leaguers. Story has continued to produce despite striking out in nearly a third of his plate appearances, and while that will limit his batting average (now .262), his ridiculous power production is more than making up for it.

Turner was optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday following Ryan Zimmerman's reinstatement from the paternity list, CSN Mid-Atlantic reports.

The young infielder started just one game over the weekend while Zimmerman was away from the team. Turner's time will come, but if the Nats are waiting for his Super-2 status to elapse, he may not rejoin the big league roster on a permanent basis for another few weeks yet.