MLB Player News

The Astros and second baseman Jose Altuve agreed to a long-term contract extension Saturday, MLB.com reports. Terms of the deal are not yet known. 

The 23-year-old Altuve is batting .280 with three home runs and 28 RBI with 21 stolen bases over 86 games. 

Mariners infielder Nick Franklin was held out of the starting lineup Friday night against the Angels. Franklin has not played since leaving Wednesday's game with knee soreness. He is hitting .275/.329/.463 in 149 at-bats and is listed as day to day. 

Mariners infielder Nick Franklin is not in the starting lineup Thursday against the Red Sox.

Franklin had to leave Wednesday's game with knee soreness. Despite the injury, he's still been able to play consistently through the pain. Franklin is hitting .275/.329/.463 in 149 at-bats. 

Mariners infielder Nick Franklin was removed from Wednesday's game against the Red Sox with a sore knee.

Franklin was replaced by Brendan Ryan in the seventh inning. He was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts before he was taken out. Franklin has been dealing with the injury for about a week. He's hitting .275/.329/.463 in 149 at-bats. 

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham had an RBI sacrifice fly and a solo home run in his team's 8-5 loss to Detroit Wednesday. 

Beckham finished 1 for 3 with his second homer of the season. He is batting .340. 

Beckham, 26, has recorded hits in eight of his last nine games. He's gone 15 for 34 (.441) over that stretch with two homers and five RBI. 

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus will serve as the team's designated hitter Tuesday against the Orioles.

Andrus will hit sixth against Zach Britton. Jurickson Profar will take his place at short, and hit second. Andrus is hitting .247/.303/.287 in 348 at-bats. 

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus went 2 for 4 with an RBI single Monday during an 8-5 win at Baltimore. Andrus scored twice and also grounded into a double play.

The Texas shortstop is batting .247 on the season. He's hit in five straight games, however, with five runs scored over that span. He is among the leaders in the American League with 18 steals.

Mariners rookie second baseman Nick Franklin continues to feel soreness in his right knee after fouling a bunt off his leg Friday in Cincinnati, MLB.com reports. That said, Franklin is playing through the issue and hit a first-inning homer Sunday in a Seattle win.

"Compared to yesterday, it's doing a lot better," Franklin said before batting practice on Monday prior to the series opener with the Red Sox. "I know it's not going to injure me more, therefore if I'm going to run, I might as well run it. As long as I know it's not going to injure me more, I'll play on it."

Franklin continues to be a catalyst for the Mariners. He's hit .302 with two homers and eight RBI over his last 13 games entering Monday. He has six homers and 18 RBI over his first 31 major league games.

Mariners shortstop Nick Franklin says he still feels the pain from his bruised right knee but will play through the pain, the Everett Herald reports. Franklin homered in his first at-bat Sunday, so he can apparently still produce despite the injury.

Franklin says he expects the pain to subside in the next few days, so hopefully he can avoid needing a rest day.

Mariners infielder Nick Franklin appeared to have no issues with his bruised knee Sunday against the Reds. Franklin homered in the first inning off starter Bronson Arroyo for a solo blast, his sixth of the year. 

Franklin went 1 for 4 in the game with two strikeouts and is batting .287 on the season for Seattle. He's homered in two of his last three games and has three RBI over that span.