MLB Player News

Crawford is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Donovan Walton will pick up a start at shortstop in place of Crawford, who will take a seat for the first time all season. Despite starting in all 46 of the Mariners' games to date, Crawford has produced relatively modest counting stats (18 runs, 14 RBI, one home run, one stolen base), a byproduct of typically batting in the bottom half of one of the majors' weaker lineups.

Abrams was removed from Saturday's Double-A contest after pulling up lame at first base, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Abrams came up limping after being thrown out at first base on a groundout in the fifth inning. He was subsequently removed from the game and is not in the lineup for San Antonio's Sunday contest. The nature of Abrams' issue has yet to be announced, and it is unclear whether he'll be out beyond Sunday. The Padres are likely to proceed with caution given the 20-year-old's vaunted prospect status.

Ahmed is not in the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

Ahmed started the first two games of the series but will take a seat for Sunday's contest. Josh Rojas will operate at shortstop while Josh Reddick starts in right field.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The left-handed Wendle will take a seat for the second day in a row with Toronto bringing another southpaw (Hyun Jin Ryu) to the hill. Yandy Diaz will cover third base in Wendle's stead.

Bogaerts is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

According to Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic, manager Alex Cora suggested that Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez and Alex Verdugo (hamstring) are all sitting out Sunday for maintenance purposes with a team off day coming Monday. After getting a two-day breather, Bogaerts should be feeling refreshed heading into a two-game set with Atlanta that begins Tuesday. Marwin Gonzalez will fill in at shortstop in the series finale in Philadelphia in place of Bogaerts, who slugged his 10th home run of the season in Saturday's 4-3 victory.

Anderson went 1-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Yankees.

Anderson's sixth-inning single snapped an 0-for-17 run, which came after he'd hit in 12 straight. The shortstop has a .299/.336/.438 slash line over 152 plate appearances.

Bogaerts went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 victory over Philadelphia.

The star shortstop plated Boston's second run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. He later swatted the first of back-to-back Red Sox home runs with a solo shot to right field. Bogaerts has been among baseball's elite hitters this season, slashing .345/.402/.602 with 10 homers, 30 RBI and four stolen bases.

Wendle will sit Saturday against the Blue Jays, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Wendle will head to the bench against lefty Robbie Ray. Mike Brosseau starts at third base while Taylor Walls will make his major-league debut at shortstop.

Strange-Gordon was released Saturday from Triple-A Nashville, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Strange-Gordon never appeared on the Brewers' big-league roster after signing a minor-league deal April 8. Milwaukee adding shortstop Willy Adames on Friday essentially spelled doom for Strange-Gordon's chances of getting called up, and his Triple-A roster spot can now be better filled by a younger, developing player.

The Brewers optioned Reyes to Triple-A Nashville on Saturday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

Reyes posted a decent average after being called up April 26, hitting .270 in 37 at-bats. It was a completely empty average, however, as he failed to walk once and drove in just one run. That being said, Reyes' defensive versatility may earn him another stint on the big-league roster at some point in the future, if injuries create such an opening.