MLB Player News

Baez is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Yankees.

Baez isn't dealing with any known injury, but he'll hit the bench for a second straight game after he had started each of the previous five contests. Zack Short will handle shortstop for the Tigers.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk Wednesday in a 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Mets.

Seager hit the Rangers' lone long ball in the contest, smacking a 420-foot solo shot to center field in the fourth inning. The shortstop added a single to finish with his sixth multi-hit performance over his past 10 games. At this point, Seager getting on base is almost an expectation -- his .346 batting average and .411 OBP would lead the American League if he had enough plate appearances to qualify. The star shortstop has added 25 home runs, 35 doubles and 80 RBI over 90 contests.

Arcia went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Rockies.

Arcia extended his modest hitting streak to five games with the blast. In that span, he's gone 7-for-18 (.389) with two homers and five RBI. The shortstop continues to provide steady hitting from deep in the order, slashing .280/.336/.447 with 16 long balls, 52 RBI, 55 runs scored, 17 doubles and one stolen base over 111 contests this year.

Witt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Pirates.

Witt sputtered with just four hits over his last six games in August, but it was still a productive month. He hit .324 (36-for-111) with nine homers, 22 RBI and nine stolen bases over 27 contests. The shortstop is up to 27 long balls, 38 steals, 82 RBI, 75 runs scored and a .276/.317/.501 slash line through 132 games this season. He'll have plenty of momentum heading to September as he looks to wrap up a highly successful second season.

The Mets will call Mauricio up from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

The 22-year-old infielder is having the best statistical season of his career in Triple-A this year, slashing .295/.349/.511 with 23 homers, 71 RBI and 24 stolen bases. With Francisco Lindor locked in as New York's everyday shortstop, Mauricio will likely take over as the Mets' primary third baseman -- replacing the struggling Mark Vientos -- while making an occasional start at second base or in left field.

Edman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and three stolen bases in Wednesday's 5-4 victory over San Diego.

After swiping three bags earlier in the contest, Edman played the hero in the ninth inning with a two-run, two-out walk-off homer off Josh Hader. The home run was Edman's 12th of the season, leaving him one shy of his career high set in 2022. He had been slumping at the plate coming into Wednesday's contest, going just 4-for-23 (.174) in his previous six games. Overall, Edman's slash line sits at .241/.300/.413with 57 runs scored and 41 RBI across 417 plate appearances, while he improved to 20-for-22 in stolen base attempts on the campaign.

Baez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Baez had started each of the last five contests after missing a couple games with an illness. Zach McKinstry will man shortstop Wednesday.

Berti is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

While Joey Wendle was on the bench, Berti started at shortstop against right-handed pitchers in both of the past two games, going 2-for-7 with a pair of base hits. Though the lefty-hitting Wendle is back at shortstop Wednesday against right-hander Zach Eflin, the Marlins could be viewing the position as more a timeshare between Wendle and Berti moving forward rather than a platoon. Berti holds a nearly 350-point edge in OPS over Wendle since the All-Star break (.723 to .382).

Allen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Aledmys Diaz will pick up the start at shortstop in the series finale while Allen rests after starting the past two days. Unless the Athletics call upon Allen for a pinch-hitting appearance Wednesday, he'll finish August with a .271/.311/.414 slash line over 23 games.

Crawford (forearm) is expected to be with the Giants in San Diego this weekend and could come off the injured list then, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Crawford did some hitting without issue Tuesday and will have another hitting session Wednesday. It sounds like he will be activated without going out on a rehab assignment first, and with rosters expanding Friday, he could rejoin the club without a corresponding move. Crawford has been out since mid-August with a left forearm strain.