MLB Player News

Montgomery left Monday's game against the Rangers after fouling a ball off his right leg, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Montgomery fouled a ball off his leg in the top of the seventh inning, and while he was able to finish out the at-bat, he was lifted in the bottom half of the frame. He can be considered day-to-day until the White Sox have more information on the severity of the injury.

Witt left Monday's game against the Giants due to low back tightness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

This report confirms that Witt is still dealing with the same back tightness that kept him out of Sunday's matchup. The club will presumably re-evaluate Witt in the morning to determine his availability moving forward.

Witt (undisclosed) was removed from Monday's game against the Giants in the fifth inning, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Witt was listed in the starting nine Monday after sitting out Sunday due to back tightness, though it's unclear if the back issue is what prompted his removal from the series opener. Nick Loftin was deployed at shortstop to take over for Witt. The star shortstop can be considered day-to-day until the Royals have more information to share on his availability going forward.

Crawford (undisclosed) was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Reds, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.

Colt Emerson was initially scheduled for an off-day, but he will now start at shortstop for the Mariners and bat ninth. It's unclear why Crawford was removed from the lineup, but Seattle could provide an update on the veteran shortstop before or during Monday's game.

Allen is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

Though he received the start at shortstop in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Orioles, Allen will be back on the bench for the series opener against the Marlins while Jeremy Pena (hamstring) checks back into the starting nine. Allen had a brief run as the Astros' primary shortstop when he returned from the injured list June 29, but Pena has taken back control of the position since being reinstated July 10 following an IL stint of his own.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said that Baez (ankle) will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Lakeland on Tuesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Baez has been on the shelf since late April due to a right ankle sprain, and though he's taken longer than anticipated to heal up from the injury, he's now reached the final stage of his lengthy recovery process. Prior to being deactivated, Baez produced a .677 OPS across 82 plate appearances with Detroit. He's likely to see reps at both shortstop and center field during his rehab assignment before coming off the 60-day injured list.

Jarvis will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Padres.

Jarvis will cover shortstop for the fifth game in a row, with three of those starts coming against righties and two coming versus lefties. Since being called up from Triple-A Gwinnett on July 2, Jarvis has posted a strong .297/.333/.459 slash line with one home run, four RBI and five runs in 11 games and has provided solid defense in the middle infield. So long as he keeps hitting, Jarvis should be able to hold down a near-everyday role at shortstop while Mauricio Dubon is needed in the outfield as long as at least one of Ronald Acuna (hamstring) and Mike Yastrzemski (elbow) remain on the shelf.

Story (sports hernia) told reporters Monday that "sometime in August is in play" for him to embark on a rehab assignment, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.

Story underwent surgery for a sports hernia in late May and has been on the 60-day injured list since early June. He's been cleared to take part in full baseball activities, and the good news for the veteran shortstop is that he is getting closer to on-field action in minor-league games. Story would likely need a rather lengthy rehab stint, given the amount of time he's been sidelined for, but it looks like he could be back with the Red Sox by mid-to-late August.

Vazquez will travel to join the Orioles' taxi squad for their weekday series against the Red Sox, Andy Kostka of TheBanner.com reports.

Vazquez will give the Orioles a little bit of extra infield depth in Boston. He's spent most of this season with Triple-A Norfolk, where he has a .576 OPS with four steals, two homers and nine RBI across 115 plate appearances. Vazquez appeared in 36 regular-season games for the Orioles last year and slashed .160/.208/.240 with two steals, one homer and three RBI over 53 plate appearances.

Lopez (finger) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

Per Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com, Lopez was spotted on the field playing catch during pregame warmups, but the Marlins will keep him on the bench for the second day in a row while he recovers from right ring finger inflammation. Javier Sanjoa will serve as Miami's shortstop and bat ninth inm Monday's series opener.