MLB Player News

The Padres promoted Abrams from their rookie-level Arizona League affiliate to Low-A Fort Wayne on Tuesday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The No. 6 overall pick in June's first-year player draft will receive the first promotion of his young career after a 32-game stint in rookie ball. Over his 156 plate appearances with the Arizona League affiliate, the 18-year-old shortstop produced a 1.104 OPS and 10:14 BB:K while nabbing 14 steals in 20 attempts.

Arcia went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI in Monday's victory over the Pirates.

Monday's game was the third multi-hit effort in seven games for Arcia, who has raised his batting average from .221 to .232 over that span. Arcia shared playing time with Tyler Saladino in July, but he has started 11 straight games, and will continue playing every day for the time being, as the Brewers' decision to option Saladino to Triple-A leaves Arcia as the only true shortstop on the big-league roster.

Baez went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs, three RBI and a walk in the Cubs' 6-5 win over the Athletics on Monday.

The 26-year-old continued his prolific power campaign with two more homers, cranking a solo shot off Chris Bassitt in the sixth inning before adding a two-run blast off Blake Treinen in the seventh. Baez has now left the yard 28 times this season, to go along with an excellent .290/.323/.563 slash line over 467 plate appearances.

Berti will start at shortstop and bat leadoff Monday in the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Mets, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

After starting each of the previous three games at third base and going 5-for-15 with two doubles, a triple and two stolen bases, Berti will shift over a spot in the infield to fill in for a resting Miguel Rojas. The Marlins placed Neil Walker (finger) on the 10-day injured list Monday, potentially opening the door for Berti to stick in an everyday role moving forward. Berti will face his stiffest competition for at-bats from Starlin Castro, who could become more of a factor at the hot corner now that prospect Isan Diaz is poised to take over as the club's top option at the keystone.

Rojas is out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Mets, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

Jon Berti will fill in at shortstop and atop the order as Rojas sits for the first time in 10 games in what likely amounts to maintenance. Expect Rojas to check back into the lineup for the second game of the twin bill, with his absence from the front end of the doubleheader sparing him from a tough matchup versus Mets ace Jacob deGrom. Rojas is batting .271 with three home runs, seven RBI and 11 runs in his 19 games since the All-Star break.

DeJong went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Athletics on Sunday.

DeJong went down on strikes in his other three at-bats, but he extended a modest hitting streak to three games by launching a 418-foot shot to left in the fourth inning off Tanner Roark to open the scoring for either club. DeJong is now 6-for-12 with a double, Sunday's round tripper and two RBI over his first three games of August.

Story went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, a double, two runs scored and two walks in Sunday's 6-2 win over San Francisco.

Story has now left the yard in three straight contests to start August, raising his OPS from .877 to .909 during that span. The 26-year-old shortstop has 25 homers and 63 RBI this season as he looks for another top-10 NL MVP finish.

Swanson (foot) will receive treatment in Atlanta during the next few days, and he's not expected to be reinstated from the injured list before the Braves' weekend series with the Marlins, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Swanson was initially optimistic about his chances of returning from a bruised foot after the 10-day minimum, but it looks as though he could spend another week on the shelf while receiving treatment. The Braves should have a better idea on a timetable for his return later in the week.

Ahmed went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two additional runs Saturday in the Diamondbacks' 18-7 win over the Nationals.

Ahmed was one of several Arizona hitters to tee off Saturday, with his performance spelling to an emphatic end to a brief five-game skid in which he went 2-for-17 with one RBI and one run. He'll be back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale, occupying shortstop and batting seventh.

Edman will start in right field and bat eighth Sunday against the Athletics.

With Matt Carpenter (foot) returning from the 10-day injured list Sunday, Edman's run as the Cardinals' leadoff man -- at least against right-handed pitching -- looks like it could come to an end. Though there will be room for both Carpenter and Edman in Sunday's lineup, the rookie could be squeezed out against right-handers when no designated hitter is available. Expect Jose Martinez, who will serve as the DH on Sunday, to see most of the action in right field when the Cardinals resume National League play during the upcoming week.