MLB Player News

Berti (oblique) has been pulled from his rehab assignment due to a hamstring strain, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

Berti was looking at possibly returning shortly after the All-Star break, but this issue will push him back indefinitely. Depending on the severity of the strain, Berti may not be able to resume his rehab before August.

Swanson is out of the lineup Friday due to quadriceps soreness and is likely to sit Saturday as well, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

The goal seems to be to get Swanson rested up to play in Sunday's first-half finale. According to Mark Bowman of MLB.com, Swanson was dealing with some discomfort in his quad Thursday when he homered twice as part of a three-hit effort -- a good sign that it's nothing too serious. Johan Camargo is filling in at shortstop.

Seager (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Rancho Cucamonga on Friday.

Three weeks and a day after he landed on the injured list with a hamstring strain, Seager is ready to return to a live setting. The shortstop hit in a sim game Tuesday and manager Dave Roberts left open the possibility of Seager rejoining the major-league team later this weekend, but the Dodgers are in first place by a mile and it would be a surprise to see him back before the All-Star break. Seager's hit .278/.359/.468 with eight homers in 66 games so far this season.

Swanson is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins.

Swanson started the last five games and went 11-for-23 with four doubles, two home runs, five runs scored and six RBI, but he'll nonetheless receive the day off Friday. Johan Camargo will start at shortstop and bat eighth in his stead.

Rojas went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Thursday's loss to the Nationals.

After going yard 11 times last season, he finally hit his first home run of 2019 to lead off Thursday's game. Despite the lack of over-the-fence power, Rojas has been able to tally extra-base hits, including eight doubles over the last 16 games. His potential for run production is limited at the top of a lackluster Marlins lineup, but he's shown off his speed this year with six stolen bases.

Edman went 2-for-4 with a two-run single in a win over the Mariners on Thursday.

The rookie was situated at the top of the order once again and delivered his fourth and fifth RBI over the last two games. Edman is slashing an impressive .300/.317/.600 over his first 41 big-league plate appearances and has now logged starts in five of the last seven games.

Reyes (ankle) was activated off the 7-day injured list Thursday and went 0-for-3 with a run scored and a walk for Triple-A Indianapolis.

Reyes landed on the IL after suffering the ankle injury in mid-June and rejoined Indianapolis after a three-game rehab assignment with Low-A West Virginia. The 25-year-old has a .250/.294/.482 slash line with five home runs in 32 games at Triple-A.

Swanson went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double and five RBI in a win against the Phillies on Thursday.

After Atlanta fell behind by four runs in the top of the first inning, Swanson kicked off its comeback with a solo shot in the bottom of the frame. He followed with a run-scoring double in the second and capped the scoring with a three-run blast in the eighth. The multi-homer game was Swanson's second of the season and the five RBI established a career high. In what has been his best season as a pro, Swanson is now slashing .274/.334/.500 with 17 homers and 57 RBI in 336 at-bats.

Baez went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Pirates.

Baez is in a power surge at the moment, as he's blasted three home runs in his past five games. That's boosted the 26-year-old's season total to 22 through 85 games, which is only 12 behind the career-high 34 he hit last year.

Edman launched a three-run home run in his only at-bat during Wednesday's win over the Mariners.

Edman came in to pinch hit for Kolten Wong in the ninth inning and launched a two-out, three-run homer off Roenis Elias to make it a 5-2 game. It was the second pinch-hit long ball for the rookie, who is batting .278/.297/.611 with three homers, seven runs scored and six RBI over 17 games.