MLB Player News

Sweeney isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Sweeney will get a chance to regroup after going 1-for-7 with four strikeouts across his first two career big-league games. Javier Baez will get the starting nod at shortstop instead and bat ninth.

Jimenez is batting eighth and playing shortstop Tuesday against the Reds.

Jimenez missed back-to-back games with a knee injury, but he'll be back in action Tuesday night. In August, Jimenez is slashing .216/.318/.514 with two homers and five doubles across 13 games.

Neto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Royals.

Neto brought the Angels to within two runs with his eighth-inning solo blast, but that was the final score tallied by either team. The shortstop went on a seven-game heater earlier in the month during which he batted .448 with four homers and 14 RBI, but he's cooled off since then with a .179 average and one homer along with 12 strikeouts over his subsequent seven contests. Overall, Neto is slashing .261/.325/.459 with 18 long balls, 62 RBI, 55 runs and 22 stolen bases over 121 contests on the campaign.

Wilson (hamstring) is scheduled to play seven innings in a rehab game with Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, MLB.com reports.

Wilson was able to play on consecutive days for Las Vegas over the weekend, and he's now set to suit up for the Triple-A club Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The Athletics plan to have him alternate starts at designated hitter and shortstop over his next three appearances. While manager Mark Kotsay still doesn't have a timetable on Wilson's potential activation from the injured list, the skipper confirmed that the rookie wouldn't be a candidate to return until at least next week.

Seager went 2-for-3 with two homers, four RBI and a walk in Monday's 4-3 win over the Pirates.

The All-Star shortstop opened the game's scoring with a titanic 449-foot solo shot off Luis Ortiz in the first inning. Seager wasn't finished, returning in the third to smash a 400-foot, three-run homer off Ortiz again, accounting for all the Texas runs in the contest. The 30-year-old has found his power swing since the All-Star break, slamming nine homers while hitting .283 (32-for-113) with 20 RBI, and 18 runs scored across 29 games.

The Mariners are hopeful Crawford will be cleared to resume taking swings later in the week, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Crawford has been ramping up his baseball activities over the last few weeks, as he got the green light to participate in infield work Aug. 3 and began a throwing program Aug. 12. If the 29-year-old can progress to swinging a bat at some point this week, his next hurdle would likely be taking batting practice.

Story (shoulder) is continuing to make progress in his rehab, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

While Cotillo fails to provide much substance on the progress of Story's rehab, it's positive news that the veteran shortstop hasn't suffered any setbacks to this point. It remains a mystery as to whether the 31-year-old will be cleared for action down the stretch of the 2024 season, though he'd likely need to see reps against live pitching soon to have a chance at a return this year.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that he expects Bichette (calf) to begin running in 2-to-3 days, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Bichette recently resumed hitting and fielding drills at the Blue Jays' spring training complex in Florida and is almost ready to take another big step when he starts up a running program. If he shows he can run without issue, a rehab assignment would figure to be around the corner. Bichette has been shelved since late July with a moderate right calf strain.

Hamilton is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Houston.

Hamilton will dodge a same-hand matchup with lefty Yusei Kikuchi on Monday. In his place, Romy Gonzalez will play second base and bat fifth.

Jimenez (knee) is out of the lineup Monday against Cincinnati.

Jimenez tweaked his knee during Saturday's game and will be idle for a second straight contest. Ernie Clement will bat seventh and play shortstop Monday.