MLB Player News

Crawford will be called up by the Mariners on Friday, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.

Both Crawford and Shed Long are expected to earn promotions, with Dee Gordon and Dylan Moore each battling wrist issues. Crawford has a modest .214/.333/.358 line in 72 career big-league games but hit .255/.369/.479 (good for a 131 wRC+) over his last 42 games in 2018.

Velazquez was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Velazquez joined the Rays at the start of the week and went 0-for-1 while playing in two games. The 24-year-old is a good candidate to return to the majors at some point this season given his defensive versatility and .290/.347/.495 slash line at Durham.

Crawford was a late healthy scratch from Triple-A Tacoma's lineup Thursday and could be promoted if the wrist injury suffered by Dee Gordon against the Yankees causes him to miss time, Lauren Smith of The News Tribune reports.

Gordon was hit on the right wrist with a 90 mph fastball by Yankees southpaw J.A. Happ and was replaced by rookie Dylan Moore, who'd suffered the same fate Wednesday and was thus nursing a similar injury. With the pair of middle infielders hurting, the hot-hitting Crawford is a logical candidate for a callup if either or both players are set to miss time. The 24-year-old has reached safely in all 31 games with the Rainiers this season and boasts a .319/.420/.457 line that includes 10 extra-base hits (seven doubles, three home runs) and 15 RBI.

Gordon (wrist) will undergo further testing after his X-rays were inconclusive Thursday night, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Gordon left Thursday night's matchup after getting hit on the wrist by a pitch, and the Mariners still don't know the extent of his injury. J.P. Crawford was removed from Triple-A Tacoma's lineup following Gordon's injury, so a roster move could be in the works if Gordon does end up requiring a trip to the injured list.

Gordon was struck by a pitch on the right wrist and had to leave Thursday's game against the Yankees, Buster Olney of ESPN reports.

Gordon appeared to be in a lot of pain after getting drilled, and he's likely headed for X-rays. The second baseman will be considered day-to-day until the extent of the injury is revealed. Gordon was replaced at the keystone by Dylan Moore.

Gordon, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a run in a win over the Yankees on Wednesday, is 7-for-14 with a home run, two RBI and two runs overall in the last three games.

The veteran infielder has three straight multi-hit efforts, and four overall in the first seven games of May. Gordon's season average currently sits at an impressive .304 and has seen a net gain of 21 points since April 25. What's more, through 149 plate appearances, all three components of Gordon's .304/.327/.406 slash line currently enjoy at least a 36-point improvement over that of his first Mariners campaign in 2018.

Fletcher will start in left field and man the leadoff spot Thursday against the Tigers.

Fletcher will bat leadoff for the fifth consecutive game, with four of those starts coming against left-handed pitchers. It's worth noting that Fletcher's lone table-setting assignment versus a righty during that span came when Tommy La Stella was unavailable due to a back injury. Now healthy, La Stella will return from a four-game absence to serve as No. 9 hitter versus southpaw Ryan Carpenter, but it's unclear if La Stella will reclaim the leadoff gig the next time the Angels face a right-hander. With three straight two-hit performances, Fletcher may have given manager Brad Ausmus reason to commit to him on a full-time basis atop the lineup.

Correa went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-0 win over Kansas City.

One day after his 16-game hit streak was snapped. Correa began a new one with his ninth homer of the season. He's homered in three of the previous four games. The shortstop, who was saddled with a back injury in 2018, is healthy again and barreling balls at 13.5 percent, which is leading to a career-best hard-hit rate of 47.6 percent, per Statcast.

Adames went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run in a win over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Adames' numbers are back to trending in the right direction after a brief late-April slide. The young shortstop is 7-for-17 with a double, two RBI, two walks and four runs over the first five games he's suited up for in May, raising his average 34 points to .234 in the process. However, the 23-year-old's .299 on-base percentage still has plenty of room for improvement, with the current 49-point disparity between that number and last year's .348 figure at least partly tied to Adames' reduced patience at the dish.

Bogaerts went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Orioles.

Bogaerts, whose last three three hits have left the park, has seven homers and leads the Red Sox with 16 extra-base hits in 2019.