MLB Player News

Edman went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's loss to the Giants.

Edman had gone 26 games since his last home run before crushing a second-inning grand slam off Anthony DeSclafani to put the Cardinals up 4-2. He's now recorded just three extra-base hits in June, hitting .155 over that stretch, and has seen his average progressively decline with each passing month. The grand slam was the second of his career.

Swanson went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 10-6 win over the Pirates.

For the fifth straight game, Swanson batted fifth, and he's now batting .286 during this stretch. The Cubs have moved Mike Tauchman up in the order with Swanson moving down. It could allow the shortstop to collect more RBI moving forward, though he may score fewer runs. Either way, his fantasy value hinges on his ability to make consistent contact at the plate, which Swanson is certainly capable of.

Neto was removed from Wednesday's game due to cramping in his left side.

The team described Neto's injury as a precaution, so it's likely he'll be able to return to the Angels' lineup without missing much time, if any. The 22-year-old shortstop was enjoying a nice four-game hit streak entering Wednesday while slashing .467/.467/1.200 in that span.

Neto was removed from Wednesday's game against Texas for undisclosed reasons, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Jared Walsh entered the game to pinch hit for Neto in the second inning, and the Angels have yet to announce a reason for Neto's removal. The team should provide an update relatively soon, and Neto should be considered day-to-day until more is known.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said Wednesday that Mondesi (knee) hasn't suffered a setback but rather is still working to regain strength in his surgically repaired left knee, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Bloom was addressing reporters one day after it was reported that Mondesi has been shut down from all baseball activities. He noted that the team has "been working hard to get strength back in that leg" so that Mondesi can progress to game action, but "there's been this recurrent soreness" that hasn't allowed it to happen, so the club is hitting the pause button. Mondesi almost certainly isn't going to come back before the All-Star break at this point, if he makes it back at all this season.

Wendle (groin) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's tilt in Seattle, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

It's the third straight game Wendle has missed with an adductor/groin issue. The Marlins are off Thursday, so Wendle will hope to be back in there Friday versus the Nationals. Jon Berti is at shortstop again Wednesday.

Astros manager Dusty Baker told reporters before Wednesday's game against Washington that Pena (illness) will return to the lineup Thursday versus the Nationals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Pena has not played since Sunday while dealing with his illness, but assuming he's feeling well enough to play, he should be back for the series finale against the Nationals.

Marcano is not in the starting lineup versus the Cubs on Wednesday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Marcano will grab a seat on the bench versus the Cubs and left-hander Drew Smyly on Wednesday after going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in Tuesday's blowout loss. Rodolfo Castro gets the start at shortstop in Marcano's absence.

Pena (illness) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Pena hasn't played since Sunday and has missed three straight contests due to illness. Mauricio Dubon is playing shortstop again and leading off.

Mateo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

For the second time in three games and the third time in six games, Mateo finds himself on the bench while the Orioles roll out an infield of Josh Lester, Adam Frazier, Gunnar Henderson and Ramon Urias. Mateo still profiles as the Orioles' top option at shortstop for now, but it's clear that he's on a shorter leash after having slashed .152/.186/.179 since the beginning of May following an excellent first month of the season. Joey Ortiz, who was called up Wednesday, might represent Mateo's biggest threat for playing time at the moment, but Jordan Westburg -- who has posted a .966 OPS in 262 plate appearances at Triple-A Norfolk -- could end up taking over as the starting shortstop at some point later this season.