MLB Player News

Walls (fingers) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

It's the fourth straight absence for Walls, who hyperextended the middle and ring fingers on his left hand during a slide into second base Wednesday. Tampa Bay has a team day off Monday, so the 30-year-old will have had nearly a week off to recover by the time Tuesday's series opener versus the Rangers rolls around. Ben Williamson is receiving another start at shortstop Sunday for the Rays.

Crawford went 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI in Saturday's 7-1 loss to the Rangers.

Crawford missed four games due to wrist soreness before returning to action Saturday. He was the only Mariner to log multiple hits in this loss and also plated the team's lone run with an RBI double to drive in Luke Raley in the fifth inning. Crawford has hit .250 (12-for-48) in July and .220 on the season, adding a .699 OPS, 10 home runs, 29 RBI, 38 runs scored, 11 doubles and one stolen base through 83 contests this year.

Henderson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over Atlanta.

Henderson put the Orioles up two with a solo shot in the fifth inning, surpassing his homer total from 2025. The shortstop has now hit safely in five of his past six games, tallying five extra-base hits, two RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base during that stretch. On the season, he's slashing .223/.294/.407 with 18 long balls, 45 RBI, 61 runs scored and eight steals across 476 plate appearances.

Crawford (wrist) is starting at third base and batting eighth against the Rangers on Saturday.

Crawford has been sidelined by a sore left wrist for each of the Mariners' last four games, but the veteran infielder has been cleared to return for Saturday's contest. He is slashing .215/.338/.352 with one steal, 10 homers and 28 RBI across 349 plate appearances this season.

Duran started at third base and went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 5-4 win over Seattle.

Duran made a second consecutive start at third base, while Josh Jung tends to a sore calf. The injury was not considered serious when Jung left Tuesday's game, but the Rangers held him out of Wednesday's game, figuring he'd be ready to go after Thursday's off day. He tested the injury Friday, per Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com, and was unable to go full speed. Wilson added the Rangers will probably need to make a decision about placing Jung on the injured list Saturday. However it plays out, Duran is expected to fill in at third base for as long as needed. He's hit safely in four straight games.

Seager (back) took four at-bats in a simulated live batting practice Friday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Seager landed on the 10-day injured list July 1 due to lower-back inflammation, but he's steadily progressing in his recovery. He's expected to log at least one more live batting practice session before the Rangers' medical staff decides whether he's ready to embark on a rehab assignment.

Triple-A St. Paul reinstated Culpepper (hand) from the 7-day injured list Friday.

Culpepper has appeared in just two games for St. Paul since June 28 due to a glute strain and a hand injury. He's progressed enough in his recovery from the latter issue to return to action at Triple-A, where he's slashing .272/.376/.492 with 15 steals and 14 home runs across 295 plate appearances.

Baez (ankle) will move his rehab assignment to Triple-A Toledo on Saturday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Baez made two appearances for Single-A Lakehead earlier this week and is ready to take the next step in his recovery from a right ankle sprain that landed him on the injured list in late April. He'll need multiple reps in center field and shortstop before being cleared to return from the 60-day IL.

Crawford (wrist) is not in the lineup for Seattle's matchup against the Rangers on Friday.

After missing all three games of Seattle's previous series against the Reds and having Thursday's rest day, Crawford will sit out Friday's series opener. Weston Wilson will get the start at third base while Colt Emerson will take over at shortstop for the Mariners.

Walls (fingers) is out of the lineup for Friday's matchup against the Guardians.

Walls will miss his second consecutive game after hyperextending his middle and ring fingers on his left hand in Wednesday's matchup against Toronto. Ben Williamson will once again man shortstop and bat eighth for Tampa Bay.