MLB Player News

Ahmed successfully underwent knee surgery Friday, Jack Magruder of FanRagSports.com reports.

After the procedure finished, Ahmed was able to ride a stationary bike. News regarding his return for the 2017 campaign should become available as Ahmed gets deeper into the rehab process. For the remainder of the 2016 season, Jean Segura and Chris Owings will likely share time at shortstop.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.

D'Arnaud has failed to capitalize on his limited opportunities this month, going 6-for-33 with one extra-base hit and nine strikeouts. He figures to continue seeing only sporadic starts around the infield, and his at-bats may be dialed back even further in September if the team opts to focus on evaluating more promising young talent.

Pennington is not in the lineup Thursday against the Blue Jays, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

Pennington has become the preferred option at second base, starting five of the previous six games, but his struggles at the plate this season (.227 average) could loosen his grip on a regular role. Gregorio Petit will get the call at the keystone Thursday and bat ninth.

Swanson is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

Swanson will have Wednesday night off and give way to Chase d'Arnaud at shortstop. Since joining Atlanta on Aug. 17, Swanson has posted a .292/.308/.333 line over six games. He'll likely return to the lineup Thursday for Atlanta's series finale against Arizona.

Rojas is starting at shortstop and batting eighth Wednesday night against Kansas City, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

With Adeiny Hechavarria sitting out Wednesday night, Rojas will get the nod to start at shortstop. Although he's hitting just .261 for the year, Rojas has increased his production at the plate lately and is hitting .286/.348/.429 over the last 14 games (22 plate appearances).

Lindor is out of the lineup Wednesday against the A's, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports.

Lindor almost never sits out, but the Indians will use Wednesday's day game as an opportunity to give their star shortstop a breather. Michael Martinez will get a rare start at shortstop and hit ninth Wednesday.

Correa (illness) is in the lineup Wednesday against Houston, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Correa exited Tuesday's game due to illness, going 0-for-3 at the plate prior to departing. The ailment apparently isn't anything serious, as Correa will start at his usual shortstop spot and bat cleanup against Pittsburgh's Gerrit Cole.

Turner went 4-for-4 with a double, but was caught stealing twice in Tuesday's 8-1 loss at Baltimore.

The rest of the Nationals offense was dormant in this one, so their leadoff man failed to accrue any other statistics despite the strong showing at the plate. Turner has been setting the table exceptionally well of late for the Orioles, and now has nine multi-hit efforts in August. The poor effort on the base paths is likely just an aberration, as he came in with 14 steals in 15 attempts.

Anderson tripled, scored twice and knocked in two runs in a 2-for-4 game Tuesday against the Phillies.

Anderson has started 15 straight games for the White Sox and has been fantastic, with a .339/.387/.615 line and eight extra-base hits in that span. He still has struck out 17 times in just 56 at-bats, however, and Anderson is going to struggle to say this hot if he can't make more consistent contact.

Correa left Tuesday's game with an illness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Manager A.J. Hinch suggested he pulled Correa to be sure the 21-year-old is well rested for Wednesday's 12:35 pm Eastern start. Correa went 0-for-3 with a strikeout prior to exiting the game.