MLB Player News

Biggio's contract was selected by the Blue Jays as expected Friday.

Biggio will be looking to carry the momentum from his hot start at Triple-A Buffalo (.307/.445/.504) into his major-league debut. He can play a variety of positions around the diamond but is expected to debut at second base.

Drury went 2-for-4 with a double in Thursday's loss to the Red Sox.

The utility player is catching fire at the plate, collecting two hits in each of the last three games with four of the knocks being two-baggers. Drury's .222/.257/.399 slash line on the season remains poor, however, and with Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on their way up from Triple-A Buffalo, Drury will face more competition for playing time around the diamond.

Biggio will start at second base in his major-league debut Friday against the Padres, Jim Bowden of The Athletic reports.

Biggio is being called up from Triple-A Buffalo after posting a .307/.445/.504 slash line through 42 games in his first season at Triple-A. The 24-year-old has seen action everywhere in the field besides catcher and center field over the last two seasons, but his first taste of the big leagues will come at the keystone.

Biggio will be called up for his major-league debut Friday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

The son of Craig Biggio is set to be the second son of a Hall of Famer (following Vladimir Guerrero Jr.) to debut in Toronto within a month. He's gotten off to an excellent start for Triple-A Buffalo this year, posting a .306/.440/.507 line in 41 games with more walks (32) than strikeouts (28). Biggio has played everywhere except center field and catcher in the last two seasons, so the Blue Jays will have plenty of places to fit him into the lineup.

Beckham will start at shortstop and bat leadoff Thursday against the Marlins, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Beckham will bat out of the leadoff spot for the second straight day, with the two starts coming on rest days for everyday infielders Dawel Lugo and Josh Harrison. Though neither Lugo nor Harrison has done much to warrant regular at-bats, Beckham won't necessarily earn serious consideration for steady playing time due to his status as a 32-year-old journeyman on a rebuilding club.

Semien went 2-for-4 with a walk, stolen base and run in a win over the Indians on Wednesday.

Semien put together another rock-solid leadoff effort and hit safely for the fourth straight game in the process. The veteran shortstop has racked up four extra-base hits (three doubles, one triple) during that span as well, and he's boosted his season average back up eight points after it had dropped to a season-low .259 last Friday following an 0-for-4 showing versus the Tigers.

Drury will start in left field and bat fifth Thursday against the Red Sox, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Drury no longer has a clear path to everyday duties at any position, but his willingness to embrace a utility role has nonetheless opened up steady at-bats for him of late. He'll pick up a fourth straight start Thursday, including his second consecutive turn in left field.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a run in a win over the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Lowe has now hit safely in six of the last seven games, and Wednesday's multi-hit effort was his sixth of May. The rookie has impressively been able to follow up his stellar April (.321) with a second consecutive strong month, hitting .288 with eight extra-base hits (four doubles, four home runs), 11 RBI, three walks and nine runs across his last 17 contests.

Torres is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Much to the Orioles' relief, Torres' reign of terror against Baltimore will be put on hold as he rests for the day game after a night game. After slugging two more long balls in Wednesday's win, Torres has now smacked a remarkable 10 of his 12 home runs this season versus Orioles pitching. Thairo Estrada will check in for Torres at shortstop and bat eighth.

Altuve (hamstring) ran in the outfield, ran the bases, hit, took groundballs and performed agility drills Wednesday, David Barron of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve did just about every baseball activity but play in a game, and that should be coming soon. "Jose is in a good place," manager AJ Hinch said. "We have a plan. We will see whether he needs more (non-game work) or whether he is going to get more toward competition." Altuve could begin a rehab assignment this weekend, which would put him in line for a return early next week.