MLB Player News

The Giants signed Baker to a minor-league contract Tuesday.

Baker has been injured for much of this season and got released from his minor-league deal with the White Sox in late July after posting a .584 OPS in 11 games with Triple-A Charlotte. The 27-year-old is merely organizational depth for the Giants.

Edman went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 13-8 loss to the Cardinals.

Edman had gone just 2-for-16 over his previous four games. The utility man was able to deliver a decent performance Tuesday in the high-scoring loss. Edman is batting .268 with a .748 OPS, five home runs, 28 RBI, 31 runs scored, nine doubles, two triples and five stolen bases over 61 contests.

Albies went 1-for-4 with a solo homer during Tuesday's 9-5 loss to Washington.

Albies opened Tuesday's scoring with a solo homer off Jake Irvin in the second inning. It was Albies' first homer since Aug. 11 and 21st of the year, which is fourth-most on Atlanta behind Matt Olson (37), Michael Harris (24) and Drake Baldwin (22). Albies has a .725 OPS with three steals, 44 extra-base hits and 68 RBI over 592 plate appearances this season.

Cronenworth is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds.

Cronenworth started all 28 games in August for the Friars and will receive a day off after posting a .232/.295/.313 slash line during that span. Fernando Tatis is shifting to the keystone Tuesday, which opens up right field for Jase Bowen.

The Rockies recalled Amador from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday.

Amador is 3-for-10 with one home run during his time with the Rockies this season and has slashed .264/.367/.428 with 11 home runs and 11 stolen bases in 94 contests with Albuquerque. The 23-year-old is capable of handling both middle-infield spots as well as left field.

Semien is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.

It looks to be a routine day off for the veteran infielder. Brett Baty will grab a start at second base in Semien's stead.

The Reds recalled Brito from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.

Brito was picked up from the Guardians at the trade deadline and is now poised to make his Reds debut. The 24-year-old slashed .176/.250/.255 in 15 games with Cleveland earlier this season and has collected a .725 OPS with 11 homers this year at the Triple-A level. Brito is primarily a second baseman but can handle every position on the infield.

The Dodgers recalled Freeland from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Freeland will give the Dodgers protection at multiple positions in the final month of the regular season. The 25-year-old has slashed .231/.309/.313 across 72 games during his time with the big club this season.

Basabe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 7-3 win over Atlanta.

Basabe took Bryce Elder deep in the sixth inning for a game-tying solo homer, pulling San Francisco even at 3-3. After homering three times over his first four games in August, Basabe entered Monday having gone 21 consecutive games without a long ball. The utility man is slashing .207/.245/.359 with four homers, two doubles, nine RBI, nine runs and two steals across 28 games this season.

Marte went 1-for-3 with a walk in a loss to the Phillies on Monday.

Marte made a somewhat abrupt return after a dramatic couple weeks during which he initially no-showed a game against Boston before landing on the restricted list and then on the IL due to a knee injury. The infielder was greeted by a chorus of boos by his home crowd upon his first at-bat, which ended with a groundout. However, Marte ultimately got aboard twice with a sixth-inning walk and an eighth-inning single. The Diamondbacks are currently half a game behind San Diego for the NL's final wild-card spot, so Marte figures to be a consistent presence in Arizona's lineup moving forward despite his recent antics.