MLB Player News

Rojas went 3-for-7 in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Mets.

That doubles his hit total on the season, and Rojas is now hitting .286 (6-for-21) with two runs scored and two RBI. The 28-year-old has shown he can make consistent contact in the minors, including a .301/.343/.430 line in 65 games for Triple-A New Orleans in 2015, so don't be surprised if he collects a few more hits while filling in at shortstop for Adeiny Hechavarria (oblique).

Crawford (personal) grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning Thursday, Andrew Baggarly of the Bay Area News Group reports.

The shortstop left the team Wednesday after his wife's oldest sister passed away, but he rejoined the club Thursday around game time and served a role off the bench. Crawford probably will return to the starting lineup Friday.

Story went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Giants.

His fourth-inning blast off Madison Bumgarner was his first homer of the season. Story's April so far in 2017 has been a far cry from last year's, as he's slashing just .143/.268/.314 through 11 games, but Thursday's dinger might have been just what he needed to get going.

Crawford is not with the Giants for Thursday's game against the Rockies due to a family emergency, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The Giants refused to elaborate on the situation, so not much else is currently known. He should be considered day-to-day for the time being, but expect an update on his status once more information is available.

Crawford is not in the lineup Thursday against the Rockies, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

After starting all of the Giants' first eight games, Crawford has now been held out of the lineup for two of the last three contests. There hasn't been any word of an injury at this point, though it'll definitely be something to monitor moving forward as it seems unlikely that he would be rested in games so close to each other.

Baez is in the Cubs' lineup Thursday against the Dodgers, batting eighth and playing second base.

The infielder returns to the lineup because Los Angeles is starting left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu. Whenever he's starting, the powerful Baez should try to find his way into fantasy players' plans in daily transactions leagues, as well.

Baez is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Baez was in the lineup for the series opener Monday with lefty Alex Wood on the mound, but manager Joe Maddon will opt to get more left-handed hitters in the starting nine Wednesday to counter right-hander Brandon McCarthy. As a result, Jon Jay will move into the lineup in center field, while Ben Zobrist will cover Baez's usual post at second base. Baez is off to a bit of a slow start to begin 2017, as he's batting .176 and has yet to record a home run or stolen base.

Diaz is not in the Cardinals' starting lineup for Wednesday's game at Washington, Jim Hayes of Fox Sports Midwest reports.

Greg Garcia takes over at shortstop as Diaz gets his first off day of the season. The 26-year-old is slashing .278/.278/.583 through eight games thus far, progressing effortlessly into his second full major league season. Look for Diaz to continue building off his All-Star-worthy 2016 season upon his return to the lineup.

Gordon went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Braves.

It was his first multi-hit game of the young season, but Gordon has strung together a six-game hitting streak and is now hitting .286 (8-for-28). The speedy second baseman has a modest two steals and four runs scored so far, but both numbers should rise now that he seems to be finding his stroke at the plate.

Swanson went 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts in Tuesday's loss to the Marlins.

The rookie shortstop is slashing just .156/.206/.281 through seven games to kick off the season, with a solo homer being his only real offensive contribution. The Braves will give Swanson a very long leash when it comes to shaking off this slump, as this is expected to be a rebuilding year for the team anyway, but if his bat doesn't begin to pick up fairly soon he could be facing a demotion to Triple-A -- a level he skipped over completely in 2016.