MLB Player News

Abrams was removed from Sunday's win over the Athletics in the top of the eighth inning due to back spasms, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Abrams went 0-for-3 to begin Sunday's matchup and was replaced defensively by Jeter Downs to begin the eighth inning. It's unclear whether Abrams will be forced to miss additional time, but he'll at least be able to rest during the Nationals' scheduled day off Monday.

The Giants will re-evaluate Luciano (hamstring) in a couple of weeks, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Luciano was expected to join the major-league squad when he came out of Tuesday's game at Triple-A Sacramento, but it was later revealed he suffered a strained hamstring. The fact that he will be out for multiple weeks before the team takes another look at him indicates that Luciano may be dealing with a Grade 2 strain, though nothing has been confirmed at the moment. A timeline for the young infielder's return will likely emerge after he gets evaluated.

The Giants signed Camargo to a minor league deal Saturday.

Camargo joined his third organization in the 2023 season after being with the Royals and Tigers previously. All of his game this season have come at the Triple-A level, including Saturday's game for Triple-A Sacramento, in which he went 2-for-5. In the minors this season, the infielder is slashing .268/.348/.479.

Turner went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 8-1 loss to the Twins.

The Phillies' offensive malaise Saturday didn't slow down Turner's resurgence. The shortstop has hit safely in nine straight games, collecting multiple hits in five of them and batting .457 (16-for-35) over that stretch with six doubles, two homers, one steal, six runs and 10 RBI. While his numbers on the season remain well below expectations, Turner appears to have flipped the switch and could be poised for a stretch run worthy of a player who signed a $300 million contract over the winter.

Swanson went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 win over Toronto.

Swanson came up big with a three-run home run off Chris Bassitt in the top of the fourth to put the Cubs up 4-1. The shortstop now has five long balls and 13 RBI in August, though he's batting just .171 for the month and came into Saturday's contest having failed to record a hit in each of his previous four games. He's also struck out 15 times already this month while drawing only two walks.

Tovar went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Dodgers.

Tovar homered on the first pitch of the game and provided two of the Rockies' three hits. He's gone 8-for-23 (.348) with two homers and two steals during his six-game hitting streak. The rookie shortstop has a .258/.292/.425 slash line with 12 long balls, seven thefts, 52 RBI and 54 runs scored over 110 contests this season. He got a turn at leadoff Saturday with Jurickson Profar resting, but Tovar has most often hit second in recent weeks.

Lindor went 0-for-4 with a stolen base in a 6-0 loss to Atlanta during the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.

The shortstop missed both Friday's contest and the first game of Saturday's twin bill after complaining of soreness on his right side, but an MRI came back negative and Lindor seemed to have no issues running in his return to action, beating out a potential double-play grounder in the first inning and then promptly stealing second base. Lindor is now one stolen base short of the third 20-20 campaign of his career, and his first as a Met -- his last came in 2019 with Cleveland.

Edman went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 victory over Kansas City.

Edman plated Tyler O'Neill in the second inning on a two-run shot off Craig Ragans then went deep again off Taylor Hearn in the eighth for a solo home run. The multi-homer effort was Edman's first of 2023 and pushed his season total to 10. The utility infielder has been red hot over his last four games, going 7-for-15 (.467) with five runs scored, three homers and a pair of doubles.

Lindor (side) is starting at shortstop and batting second in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against Atlanta, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Lindor will make his return to the lineup after missing the opener of Saturday's twin bill with a side injury. The shortstop has gone 12-for-34 with a homer, two doubles, four RBI, seven runs and one stolen base over 10 games in August so far.

Rojas is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Rockies.

Rojas will get a breather after he went 1-for-5 with a run scored over the first two games of the series. Amed Rosario will take over at shortstop and bat eighth against Colorado.