MLB Player News

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Diaz started four of the past five games at shortstop and should continue to see plenty of starts there with Kevin Smith (back) recently landing on the injured list, but Tyler Wade will receive the nod for Sunday's series finale.

Anderson (shoulder) is not in the starting lineup versus Seattle on Sunday.

Anderson was removed early against the Mariners on Saturday with soreness in his right shoulder, and while White Sox manager Pedro Grifol was somewhat optimistic Anderson could play Sunday, the shortstop will not be able to go for the series finale. Elvis Andrus gets the start at shortstop and will bat ninth, while Zach Remillard will get the start at second base and hit second.

Velazquez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and two stolen bases in a loss against the Royals on Saturday.

Since being recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday, Velazquez has accumulated three steals in three games while starting at shortstop in place of the injured Zach Neto (oblique). Velazquez was a perfect 7-for-7 in theft attempts in the minors before his promotion, and he swiped 17 bags in 18 attempts with the Angels last season, so it may be tempting for fantasy managers in need of steals to look his way. However, it's worth keeping in mind that he's a .192 career hitter with a 33.9 percent strikeout rate in the majors.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Seager provided extra cushion with a seventh-inning shot. It was his 10th homer in 39 games and fourth in the last eight starts. A hamstring injury cost him five weeks, so Seager's monster season does not yet qualify him for MVP consideration, but his numbers are right there with the best of the American League thus far. For the season, Seager boasts a line of .348/.409/.639.

Reyes is not in the starting lineup for the first game of a doubleheader versus the Yankees on Sunday, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

Reyes was scheduled for a day off Saturday before the game was postponed due to inclement weather, and the infielder will open the first game of the twin bill on the bench Sunday. Enrique Hernandez will get the start at shortstop and hit eighth.

Crawford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two walks in an extra-innings loss to the White Sox on Saturday.

Crawford wasted no time getting the Mariners on the board, uncorking a 383-foot solo shot to lead off the home half of the first. The veteran shortstop reached safely for the seventh time in the last eight games in the process, and his pair of free passes helped push his on-base percentage to just three points shy of the career-high .356 figure he generated back in his rookie 2017 campaign.

Pena went 1-for-4 with a stolen base Saturday against the Reds.

Pena extended his hitting streak to five games -- it was interrupted by an absence due to illness -- with a base knock in the second inning. He went on to steal second base, his seventh of the season. Despite hitting .268, Pena has had a power outage of late with only four extra-base hits -- no home runs -- across his last 15 games. He has only one RBI in that span.

Witt went 2-for-5 with a double and four RBI in Saturday's 10-9 win over the Angels.

Witt had a pair of two-run knocks, a double in the seventh inning and a single one frame later, to help the Royals erase a six-run deficit. This was his fifth multi-hit effort in his last 13 games, a span in which he's gone 17-for-51 (.333). The shortstop is still hitting just .247 on the year, but he's trending in the right direction. Witt has added ample counting stats with 11 home runs, 21 stolen bases, 35 RBI, 40 runs scored, 10 doubles and four triples through 69 games.

Franco went 0-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Padres.

Franco is just 2-for-4 on stolen base attempts over his last four games, but the mixed results haven't deterred him from running. The shortstop is now 24-for-31 on the basepaths this season, ranking third in the majors in steals. He's been held hitless five times in 14 games in June, batting .281 for the month and .295 with an .822 OPS over 69 contests overall. He's added eight home runs, 32 RBI and 41 runs scored.

White Sox manager Pedro Grifol told reporters that Anderson (shoulder) has a chance to return to the lineup for Sunday's contest versus the Mariners, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

"Tim, his shoulder got a little sore, I think he did it pregame out there stretching, throwing and he toughed it out for three innings," Grifol said. "It's cold out here. He toughed it out and the evaluations were good. He's day to day and we'll see how he wakes up tomorrow." Anderson exited the contest with shoulder soreness in the fourth inning, and while the White Sox will take the necessary precautions with the infielder, it does sound like he's avoided a serious injury.