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Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada will have to earn the starting shortstop role back when he returns from injury, the New York Daily News reports. Tejada is expected to begin a rehab assignment this weekend.

"Based on what we’ve seen right now, Ruben’s gotta earn it back, he’s gotta go play, get his game together, get himself in really top shape, and  we know he can, but there there is no reason why we’re gonna take this kid (Omar Quintanilla) out of the lineup unless it’s fatigue right now," Mets manager Terry Collins told the Daily News.

Tejada has been out since May 30 with a quad injury.

Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada, who is recovering from a right quadriceps strain, is scheduled to begin his minor-league rehab assignment later this week, Terry Collins told ESPN Wednesday.

Tejada is expected to start his rehab with the Gulf Coast League affiliate before completing his assignment at Triple-A Las Vegas. He hit .209 before landing on the disabled list on May 30. He is expected to rejoin the big-league club after he completes his rehab.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford made his return from a finger injury in Monday's game against the Dodgers. The shortstop finished 0 for 3 after replacing the injured Joaquin Arias in the bottom of the second. Crawford is hitting .280/.340/.409.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford was back on the field Saturday against the Marlins after he missed the previous two games with sprained fingers. Crawford was 0 for 4 in a 2-1 win in 11 innings. 

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford is back in the team's starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins, after missing three games due to sprained fingers on his right hand. 

Crawford suffered the injury Tuesday while sliding into second base. 

Giants manager Bruce Bochy told reporters shortstop Brandon Crawford will be available off the bench despite dealing with sprained index and middle fingers on his right hand.

Crawford was able to grip a baseball and throw from 120 feet prior to Friday's game, according to Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. He could return as soon as Saturday. He is hitting .288/.351/.424 with five home runs and 28 RBI in 70 games played.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford was held out of the starting lineup Friday against the Marlins as he continues to deal with sprained fingers. Crawford hit .288/.351/.424 with five home runs and 28 RBI in 70 games played.

Padres shortstop Pedro Ciriaco tripled and hit his second homer in a 6-3 win over the Dodgers Thursday night. He entered Thursday 5 for 13 with no extra-base hits, runs or RBI with the Padres, but went 2 for 4 with two runs and three RBI.

Ciriaco is 7 for 17 as a Padre and will continue to play shortstop while Everth Cabrera is sidelined by injury.

Giants shorstop Brandon Crawford is available off the bench Thursday against the Marlins, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area reports. Though Crawford was out of the starting lineup for the second straight day, his sprained fingers have improved.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford is not in the team's starting lineup Thursday against the Marlins. He left Tuesday's game in the fourth injury with finger sprains and served as a pinch runner on Wednesday, scoring a run.

Crawford has improved offensively over the last two weeks, hitting .316/.386/.368 in 38 at-bats. He has hit .288/.351/.424 in 243 at-bats in 2013.