MLB Player News

Crawford is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Crawford didn't receive a day off the entire month of August, so this appears to just be a long overdue maintenance day. Ehire Adrianza will start at shortstop in his place Sunday afternoon.

Baez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Giants.

Baez started the first two games of the series, going 2-for-6 with a double and two strikeouts. He'll take a seat for Sunday's finale, however, allowing Ben Zobrist to move in from the outfield to start at second base.

Anna was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on Sunday.

Anna was serving as organizational depth at the Triple-A level, but the team needed his 40-man roster spot to execute multiple activations Sunday morning. He hasn't seen much action in the majors over the past few seasons anyway, and he posted a .685 OPS for the Redbirds over 106 games in 2016.

Diaz (thumb) began a rehab assignment at High-A Palm Beach on Saturday, going 0-for-3 with a walk.

Diaz played the full nine innings and is expected to play in another rehab game Sunday as he looks to work back from the thumb injury. If all continues to go well down on the farm, he could be activated from the DL at some point this week to rejoin the Cardinals. Diaz's return would likely result in Greg Garcia seeing his at-bats fall by the wayside.

Turner was named the National League Rookie of the Month for August, the Washington Post reports.

He set a franchise rookie record with 45 hits in the month en route to a .357/.366/.571 slash line with five home runs, 15 RBI, a mammoth 27 runs scored and 11 steals. Turner becomes the third National to win the award after Bryce Harper (who won it twice) and Ryan Church.

Owings finished 4-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 9-4 win over the Rockies.

The shortstop singled in each of his at-bats, matching a career-high four hits, including an RBI single in the second inning which gave Arizona a lead it wouldn't relinquish. Owings has stolen 15 bases this season -- he was caught stealing for the first time on Saturday -- and owns a .285/.332/.412 line in 323 at-bats.

Diaz (thumb) took batting practice Friday, Jim Hayes of Fox Sports Midwest reports.

Manager Mike Matheny said that Diaz may head to Double-A Springfield for a rehab assignment in the near future, making a mid-September return possible. Until Diaz is back, look for Jedd Gyorko and Greg Garcia to split time at shortstop.

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

The Braves have said that they'll give Swanson regular rest days to ease him into the majors. After starting three games in a row, he'll give way to Gordon Beckham at shortstop. Over said outings, Swanson went 2-for-11 with three RBI.

Turner is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Dan Kolko of MASN reports.

Turner will get a rare day off, as the Nationals go with Michael Taylor in center field. Taylor will serve as the leadoff man against Phillies' left-hander Adam Morgan.

Seager (hand) is back in the lineup for Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rockies, the Los Angeles Times' Andy McCullough reports.

He missed just one game with the hand injury and will return to the two hole for Wednesday's matinee. It would not be surprising for him to be held out of the nightcap in an effort to ease him back, but owners will at least get to enjoy one game from Seager in Coors Field on Wednesday.