MLB Player News

Bogaerts went 1-for-1 with three walks and a stolen base in Friday's 5-3 win over the Blue Jays.

The stolen base was Bogaerts' first of the season. He was a more frequent base stealer during the early part of his in MLB career, but Bogaerts has attempted fewer steals in more recent seasons. Bogaerts has been one of Boston's top hitters to start 2020, batting .333/.404/.619 over 13 games.

Ahmed went 1-for-3 in Friday's 3-0 loss to San Diego.

Ahmed is slowly digging himself out of a slow start. He's hit safely in four straight contests after starting the season 2-for-31 (.065).

Seager is dealing with lower back discomfort after leaving Friday's game against the Giants, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Seager was removed from Friday's game in the top of the third inning, and manager Dave Roberts revealed that he suffered the injury while diving for a ball earlier in the contest. However, Roberts didn't reveal specifics regarding the severity of the injury. Whether the 26-year-old misses any additional time as a result of the injury remains to be seen.

Seager was removed from Friday's game against the Giants with an undisclosed injury, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Seager had just resumed playing the field Wednesday after dealing with a quad injury, but he was forced out of Friday's contest in the top of the third inning. The nature and severity of the injury are unclear.

Crawford isn't in the lineup Friday against the Rockies.

Crawford has played well while starting in every game to this point, but he'll get a breather Friday. Dee Gordon will take over at shortstop and bat eighth in the series opener against Colorado.

Crawford will sit against lefty Julio Urias and the Dodgers on Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Crawford will sit for the second straight day as the Giants face a second straight lefty. He's started against just two of the six southpaws the Giants have faced thus far. Mauricio Dubon will start at shortstop in his absence.

Berti is not in the lineup Friday against the Mets, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Berti started all four games since the Marlins resumed their season earlier this week and he went 3-for-14 with a double, three runs, an RBI and a stolen base. Eddy Alvarez will start at the keystone Friday for Miami.

Anderson (groin) will serve as the White Sox's leadoff hitter when he returns, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Manager Rick Renteria confirmed that news, even though Luis Robert has thrived atop the order. "I still consider Timmy our leadoff guy, and we'll find a way to continue to adjust the lineup a little bit," Renteria said. "I've got to talk to Tim and see how he's doing and then figure out where I'll insert him. But right now, if the question is, 'Will I insert him at the top of the lineup?' My answer to you right now is yes." Anderson was confident after a full workout Thursday and should return on schedule Aug. 11.

Bichette went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's loss to the Braves.

Bichette homered on a line drive to left center field off Touki Toussaint in the fourth inning to get the Blue Jays on the board. The long ball was the first of the year for the 22-year-old, who is batting .273 across eight games.

Story went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Giants.

Story took Wandy Peralta deep in the sixth inning to record his fifth home run of the campaign. He had entered the game in the midst of a cold spell, collecting just one hit in his last 16 plate appearances. However, that's done little to undo his strong work at the dish, as he's hitting .295/.404/.636 in 52 plate plate appearances to this point.