MLB Player News

The Mariners promoted Marte from Low-A Modesto to High-A Everett on Monday.

The top prospect in the lower levels of the Seattle system, Marte was handed the promotion after slashing .271/.368/.462 with 17 home runs, 23 stolen bases and a 22.2 percent strikeout rate over 478 plate appearances at Low-A. He'll likely finish the season at Everett and begin the 2022 campaign with the affiliate, but a hot September could put him in position for a quick call-up to Arkansas at some point next spring.

Velazquez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.

Velazquez is on the bench for the third time in four games, and his time as a near-everyday player in the Yankees infield has seemingly come to an end after Gleyber Torres (thumb) returned from the injured list Friday. Look for Velazquez, Tyler Wade and Rougned Odor to all serve as utility options moving forward with Anthony Rizzo, DJ LeMahieu, Torres and Gio Urshela typically composing New York's starting infield in most games.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With southpaw Chris Sale on the bump for Boston, three of the Rays' lefty-hitting regulars in Wendle, Brandon Lowe and Kevin Kiermaier will head to the bench. Yandy Diaz moves across the diamond to fill in for Wendle at third base.

Mondesi is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Kansas City is facing a quick turnaround for its Labor Day series opener in Baltimore, which begins at 1:05 p.m. ET. As a result, Mondesi will take a seat after he started at third base while going 1-for-4 with a run and two stolen bases in Sunday's 6-0 win over the White Sox. Since being activated from the 10-day injured list Sept. 1, Mondesi has started three times (twice at third base, once at designated hitter) in five games, going 4-for-13 with a home run, four stolen bases, four runs and three RBI.

Crawford went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, an RBI, a walk and a caught stealing in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Dodgers.

Crawford walked and scored in the second inning, doubled home a run and scored in the third and singled and was caught stealing in the fifth to reach base three times in consecutive games. After slumping with just two hits over seven prior games, the veteran shortstop has now gone 5-for-8 in his last two.

Correa went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Padres.

Correa hit the latter of back-to-back home runs to lead off the seventh inning to tie the game. He is batting .309 with four home runs over his last 18 games. The 26-year-old is slashing .274/.366/.482 with 22 long balls, 73 RBI and 89 runs scored in 541 plate appearances.

Franco went 2-for-5 with a double in a loss to the Twins on Sunday, giving him back-to-back two-hit efforts since his return from a one-game absence due to a head injury.

The brief sabbatical did nothing to cool off Franco, who'd generated multi-hit tallies in seven of his previous 16 contests as well. Franco's production Sunday pushed his constantly improving season slash line to .280/.341/.461 with 25 extra-base hits.

Lindor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs scored in Sunday's 13-6 win over Washington.

The shortstop sparked a six-run ninth inning for the Mets with his solo shot, which was his 13th homer of the year and his second in as many days after he went yard in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader. Lindor hadn't homered since July 11 before rediscovering his power this weekend. The 27-year-old is slashing just .225/.316/.382 with 44 RBI, 56 runs scored and 10 stolen bases through 414 plate appearances overall.

Baez went 4-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, a stolen base and three runs scored in Sunday's 13-6 win over Washington.

The infielder did a little of everything in this contest, including an RBI single in the first inning and a solo shot in the third. Baez finished the weekend series versus Washington 7-for-14 with two home runs, three RBI and six runs scored in four contests (three starts). He's slashing .251/.297/.494 with 28 homers, 76 RBI, 65 runs scored and 14 stolen bases through 450 plate appearances overall.

Bichette went 4-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-0 win over Oakland.

The 23-year-old is riding a 10-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 17-for-40 (.425) with a home run, four doubles, five RBI and 11 runs scored. Bichette has lifted his batting average from .283 to .293 during the late-summer surge. He's collected 21 homers, 21 stolen bases, 25 doubles, 82 RBI and 103 runs scored through 132 contests.