MLB Player News

Crawford is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Andrew Baggarly of The Mercury News reports.

The 30-year-old will take a seat with southpaw Patrick Corbin twirling for the Diamondbacks, affording Kelby Tomlinson a turn as shortstop. Crawford is slashing .225/.279/.369 against left-handers on the season.

Rojas is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Rojas has recorded only five hits in 31 at-bats while starting eight of the last nine games, so manager Don Mattingly will move the shortstop to the bench for a day and see if Mike Aviles can provide the Marlins with a little more production from that position. Since Aviles represents a defensive downgrade and doesn't offer enough offensive upside to make up for it, Rojas still looks like a fairly safe bet to hold down an everyday role the rest of the season.

Arcia went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's win over the Dodgers.

Arcia's 13th home run of the season broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning. He has been running hot and cold since the All-Star break; after slashing .241/.317/.296 to begin the second half, he posted a .907 OPS in his first 13 games of August. The 23-year-old was on another slide entering play Saturday (2-for-18), but hopefully this performance will spark another hot stretch.

Gordon went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a stolen base in an 8-6 win over the Padres on Friday.

He has arguably the easiest job in the majors right now -- setting the table for Giancarlo Stanton -- and Gordon has parlayed his spot atop the Marlins lineup into six steals and 21 runs in 22 August games despite an underwhelming .273/.289/.318 slash line. As long as Stanton is crushing nearly every ball he sees, Gordon should continue being an elite producer in the runs category.

Baez went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's loss to the Reds.

Baez is rolling this month with a .305/.337/.598 slash line, and he's failed to record a hit just three times in 21 games. The 24-year-old has already set career highs in runs, home runs and RBI, and his ability to play multiple positions makes him an attractive option for the Cubs and fantasy owners alike down the stretch.

Seager is not in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Pirates, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Seager receives a rare day off -- his first since the All-Star break -- as Enrique Hernandez gets the nod at shortstop. The 23-year-old will likely be back in the lineup against the Brewers on Friday and is hitting .338/.390/.517 since the break.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Wednesday that Ahmed (hand) could soon move his rehab assignment to Triple-A Reno, Danny Knobler of MLB.com reports.

As he attempts to work his way back from a fractured right hand, the shortstop has already appeared in three rehab games for the Diamondbacks' rookie-level Arizona League club, going 0-for-7 with two walks in those contests. Though Ahmed hasn't found much success at the plate, Lovullo said that all reports he's received have been encouraging, particularly with how the 27-year-old has looked in the field. Ahmed plans to meet with the Diamondbacks when they return to Arizona following Thursday's road series finale with the Mets, at which point the rest of his rehab assignment should be mapped out.

Gordon is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Gordon heads to the bench after starting the past nine games at the keystone, slashing .225/.244/.250 and scoring 10 runs during that span. In his place, Mike Aviles draws the assignment at second base.

Seager extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a three-hit performance in Wednesday's loss to the Pirates.

The slugging shortstop only has one extra-base hit during his current streak, but fantasy owners aren't complaining as he continues to carry them -- as he has all season -- in the batting-average department. Seager has a good shot at surpassing last year's career-high 14-game hitting streak with three right-handed starters next on the docket.

Camargo (knee) is expected to begin a rehab assignment next week, David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

As long as he doesn't have any setbacks, Camargo could be in line to come off the disabled list in early September. However, he may not return to being Atlanta's everyday option at shortstop, as Dansby Swanson has taken advantage of Camargo's absence and improved his performance at the plate.