MLB Player News

Baez went 2-for-5 with a solo homer Thursday at the Mets.

Baez's eighth bomb of the year gave the Cubs a 3-0 lead in a game they'd go on to lose. He's now hit safely in six of his last seven games, and he's slashing .269/.311/.456.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a two-run blast in Thursday's decisive 8-1 victory over the Brewers.

The Dodgers are pushing to get the NL Rookie of the Year candidate in the All-Star Game, and Seager again did his part with his 17th home run, a single, an intentional walk and extending his hitting streak to 13 games. Seager is third in the NL All-Star voting at shortstop behind the Cubs' Addison Russell and the Rockies' Trevor Story.

Anderson went 3-for-4 with his first career walk in Thursday's one-run victory over the Twins.

Anderson singled in each of his first two trips to the plate, giving him 10 multi-hit performances in his first 19 MLB games. The 17th overall pick in 2013 also made a sterling defensive play with one out in the second inning, throwing out Trevor Plouffe from six feet into the outfield grass with a perfect one-hop throw to first. And for good measure, Anderson drew career walk No. 1 in the fourth in his 86th plate appearance overall. The rookie has made a clear statement, with both his bat and glove, that he has no plans of returning to the minors. He's hitting .314/.322/.512 with six doubles, a triple and three home runs since joining the team on June 10.

Diaz (face) is not in the lineup Thursday against the Royals.

Diaz will now miss his third straight game after taking a foul ball off his face in Monday's contest. There's no indication that the situation will require a DL stint, but it's possible the 25-year-old remains sidelined for a couple more games. Greg Garcia will draw another start at shortstop Thursday and figures to continue filling in however long Diaz is out.

With Ozzie Albies being sent back to Double-A to play second base, it seems safe to assume the Braves view Swanson as their shortstop of the future, MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports.

It had been up in the air as to whether Swanson or Albies would have to move off shortstop to man the keystone when the two reached the majors together, and now that question seems to be answered. Instead of promoting Swanson to Triple-A, they opted to demote Albies to Double-A to allow the two to work together in the middle of the infield. This suggests neither player is particularly close to reaching the majors this season. That said, they should spend a good chunk of 2017 turning double plays together at the big league level.

Anderson went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run in Wednesday's 9-6 victory over the Twins.

He plated Avisail Garcia and Tyler Saladino with a sixth-inning single, which was preceded by a fifth-inning two-bagger. Although he also went down on strikes in his other three at-bats, the effort still represented Anderson's third straight multi-hit outing, and extended his hitting streak to six games. The 23-year-old has certainly put together a solid start to his major league career since being called up on June 10, slashing .293/.293/.500 with six doubles, a triple, three homers, five RBI and a pair of stolen bases over his first 82 major league at-bats. The lack of walks and contact issues could lead to some slumps, but on the whole, the production should be worth a roster spot in most formats.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a double in Wednesday's 7-0 loss to the Brewers.

The Dodgers phenom had the team's sole extra-base hit on a night when Brewers starter Junior Guerra stymied hitters across the lineup. Seager managed to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, and is now hitting .337 (33-for-98) during June while raising his season average 18 points in the process.

Tejada will start at third base for Wednesday's game against the A's after his contract was purchased by the Giants prior to the game, Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reports.

Tejada is in the lineup at third base while batting ninth Wednesday, which will be his first game back in the majors since May 26 when he was a member of the Cardinals. He was just 6-for-34 during his time with St. Louis, batting a quadriceps injury, but will bring solid defense to the Giants' infield while he is with the club.

Diaz (face) is still out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

Diaz left Monday's game after fouling a ball off his face in the ninth inning and subsequently missed Tuesday's game after going to the hospital Monday night for additional tests. He will be out of the lineup for the second straight day, with Greg Garcia starting his sixth game at shortstop this season. Diaz will likely miss a couple more games while his swelling goes down.

Story (finger) will not play in Wednesday's game against Toronto, Jenny Cavnar of Root Sports reports.

Story missed Monday's game after being hit by a pitch Sunday, and after re-injuring the finger in an at-bat yesterday, he won't start Wednesday to give him two days of rest with an off day Thursday. Christhian Adames will fill in at shortstop in Story's absence.