MLB Player News

Baez (illness) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Baez will take a seat for the second day in a row while he battles a flu bug. Zach McKinstry will slide over from the keystone to fill in for Baez at shortstop.

Baez was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Cubs with an illness, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Zack Short will man shortstop while Zach McKinstry is added to the lineup at third base. Baez should be considered day-to-day.

Reyes in not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Astros.

Reyes will open the game on the bench for the first time since Aug. 4. Since then, the second baseman has been slashing .352/.397/.537 with two home runs. Luis Urias will start in his place at second base and bat eighth.

Rocchio is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Dodgers.

Rocchio and Gabriel Arias have shared the shortstop job for the Guardians since the trade of Amed Rosario, and it will be Arias at the position for this one after Rocchio had started four of the previous five games there. The 22-year-old Rocchio has collected a .610 OPS over 18 games for Cleveland this season.

Franco was placed on administrative leave Tuesday by Major League Baseball under the Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

He had been on the restricted list in a mutual agreement between the Rays and the player, but Franco has now been shifted to administrative leave as the league and authorities in the Dominican Republic continue their investigations into his alleged inappropriate relationships with minors. Franco doesn't have a set length for his stay on administrative leave, as MLB can typically extend it on a week-by-week basis until the investigations have been completed. Franco will continue to be paid and accrue service time while on leave.

Crawford (concussion) went 0-for-4 with two walks and two runs in a win over the White Sox on Monday.

Crawford was back in his familiar leadoff spot in his return from the injured list and played a table-setting role in the lopsided win. The veteran shortstop's multiple trips on the basepaths were fitting, considering he's now sitting on an elite .436 on-base percentage across 112 plate appearances since the All-Star break thanks in large part to a 17.0 percent walk rate in that span.

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

Witt belted a 426-foot solo shot in the sixth inning to bring the Royals to within a run. The star shortstop has been sizzling for over three weeks, batting .415 (39-for-94) over his past 22 games. He's posted nine homers, 29 RBI, 21 runs and nine thefts over the red-hot stretch.

Allen is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

Allen went just 4-for-21 (.190) over his last six games, so he will get a day to clear his head. Aledmys Diaz will fill in at the shortstop position.

The Mariners reinstated Crawford (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Monday.

Seattle has yet to release its lineup for Monday's series opener against the White Sox, but Crawford will presumably reclaim a prominent spot in the batting order while settling back in as the Mariners' everyday shortstop. The 28-year-old sustained a concussion Aug. 9 but cleared the protocol 10 days later and was given the green light to rejoin the big club after experiencing no setbacks during his lone rehab game with High-A Everett over the weekend.

Witt went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs.

Witt went nine games without a steal in the middle of August, but he's responded with three thefts over his last two contests. He's been automatic lately, hitting .382 with six home runs, eight steals, 19 RBI and 16 runs scored through 18 games this month. The shortstop is up to a .281/.320/.500 slash line with 37 steals, 24 homers, 79 RBI and 71 runs scored while routinely hitting second.