MLB Player News

Ahmed was placed on the paternity list Saturday.

By rule, Ahmed must miss at least three games and no more than seven games. Enrique Burgos was brought up in a corresponding move to bolster the team's bullpen depth while Ahmed is away. Phil Gosselin appears to be in line for a few starts at second base in the coming days with Jean Segura shifting to shortstop.

Baez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

Kris Bryant will take over at the hot corner Saturday while Willson Contreras slides to left field against Mets starter Bartolo Colon. Baez had made four straight starts coming into Saturday, going 7-for-21 with two home runs in that stretch.

Miller was outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday.

After clearing waivers earlier Saturday, Miller was outrighted and assigned to Pawtucket. He was optioned by the Red Sox on Friday to clear space on the active roster for Brock Holt.

Lindor is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Lindor will be getting a day off after Friday's 19-inning game with the Blue Jays. Jose Ramirez will take his place at shortstop and bat third Saturday.

Crawford went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI on Friday for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Crawford got off to a slow start after his promotion to Lehigh Valley, but seems to have turned the corner of late. Over his last 10 games, he is hitting .342 with two steals, four walks and two strikeouts. He should get a look with the Phillies in September and will likely compete for a starting job in the majors next spring.

d'Arnaud went 2-for-6 with a two-run homer Friday against the Marlins.

d'Arnaud's first homer of the year gave the Braves the lead in the fifth inning after trailing until that point. After not driving in a run in seven straight games, he's now driven in multiple runs in each of his last two contests.

Story (finger) remains out of the lineup Friday against the Dodgers, Eric Stephen of SB Nation reports.

Evidently, back-to-back off days did not provide Story with sufficient rest for his ailing finger, as the Rockies are set to start Cristhian Adames at short again Friday. Story's availability for the rest of the weekend is up in the air, but there has been nothing to suggest a DL move is imminent.

Diaz (face) is back in the lineup Friday, batting second and starting at shortstop.

Diaz was involved in a scary instance Monday when he fouled a ball off his face, which caused severe swelling around his eye. He ultimately missed three games as a result, but he'll draw back in Friday for the Cardinals' series opener against the Brewers.

Miller was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on Friday, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Brock Holt's return from the disabled list spells the end of Miller's brief stint with the big league club as he'll head back down to Pawtucket on Friday. Miller went 0-for-1 in his lone at-bat while with the Red Sox. Given his average production at Triple-A on the season (.256/.324/.300), Miller figures to be an emergency option for a call-up later in the season if Boston incurs another rash of injuries to the infield.

Crawford went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI, a walk and a run in Thursday's 12-6 victory over the A's.

The veteran shortstop closed out June with a flourish, tallying multi-hit efforts in three of his last four contests while driving in 10 runs over that span. Although he enjoyed a very productive month, Crawford's homer Thursday actually was his first since way back on May 19. Despite the long-ball drought, a 23 RBI haul in June has brought his season total to 52 in that category, which tops all shortstops in MLB.