MLB Player News

Arcia is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Padres.

Arcia hits the bench after starting nine of 10 games. The glove-first shortstop unsurprisingly hasn't shown what it takes at the plate to be a regular left fielder, hitting just .250/.308/.361 thus far since his early-July call-up, so it's possible Atlanta pursues another outfield acquisition at the deadline. For now, Abraham Almonte will start in his place.

Turner concluded the Nationals' three-game series with the Padres with three hits in 10 at-bats and scored five runs while chipping in a stolen base.

After failing to score a run in the Nationals' final series of the first half against the Giants when the Washington bats went quiet, Turner and the rest of the lineup picked up the pace coming out of the All-Star break. With 17 home runs and 20 steals through 88 games, Turner looks well on his way to joining the Padres' Fernando Tatis in the 20-20 club. Turner remains in the lineup for Monday's series opener against Miami, batting second behind newly installed leadoff man Alcides Escobar.

Fletcher went 0-for-5 in Sunday's loss to Seattle, putting an end to his 26-game hitting streak.

The hit streak stands as the longest in the majors this season and the second-longest in team history. Fletcher was batting .255 prior to the streak, but he now ranks ninth among qualified batters at .313.

Ahmed is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.

Josh VanMeter will pick up a start in the infield of place of Ahmed, who started in all three games of the Diamondbacks' weekend series versus the Cubs while going a collective 3-for-10 at the plate. The 27-68 Diamondbacks are expected to sell off multiple veterans ahead of the July 30 deadline, but since Ahmed's four-year, $32.5 million deal won't expire until after the 2023 season, he's more likely than Eduardo Escobar, David Peralta or Kole Calhoun to stay put in Arizona.

Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Cubs.

Ahmed doubled off Zach Davies to lead off the third inning and drove in a run in the seventh. That was just his second extra-base hit in July. The 31-year-old is slashing .212/.278/.311, his worst line since 2016. He has just two long balls after hitting 19 in 2019. In addition, he's batting .159 in his last 15 games.

Franco will sit Monday against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

A lukewarm first 18 games shouldn't significantly diminish the hype surrounding a young player with as much pedigree as Franco, but it's fair to say the 20-year-old hasn't set the world on fire thus far. In his first 80 trips to the plate, he's slashed just .216/.275/.392, with his 23.8 percent strikeout rate, while still a perfectly fine number, more than tripling his career 7.9 percent mark in the minors. He'll get a rest Monday, with Taylor Walls starting at shortstop.

Mateo entered Sunday's loss to the Nationals as a pinch runner and stole two bases in addition to scoring a run.

The speedster ran for Victor Caratini with the Padres trailing by a run in the ninth inning. He promptly stole second base, then swiped third and came around to score the tying run on a Trent Grisham single. Mateo's speed gives him value to the big club, but he hasn't started a game since June 13 and is batting only .200 with a 28.6 percent strikeout rate this season.

Adames went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, two runs and a season-high three walks in Sunday's victory over the Reds.

Adames has been a star at the plate ever since being acquired by the Brewers back in May, and he just completed his most-productive series since joining the club, going 8-for-13 with two home runs, seven RBI, six runs and three walks in the Brewers' three-game sweep of the Reds to open the second half. Adames now owns a .976 OPS since joining the Brewers -- a mark that would rank him sixth among all players over the course of the season.

Franco went 1-for-3 with a game-tying solo home run and a walk in a win over Atlanta on Sunday. He was also caught stealing on his only attempt.

The rookie's 418-foot blast in the sixth inning knotted the game up at 3-3 and ignited what would be a five-run surge for the Rays over the sixth and seventh frames. Franco has gotten good wood on the ball in the early stages of the second half of the season, as he also laced his first major-league triple in Friday's series opener.

Bogaerts went 2-for-3 with two doubles in a 9-1 loss to the Yankees on Sunday.

Bogaerts tagged New York starter Jameson Taillon for doubles in the fourth and sixth, but Boston was unable to capitalize on either scoring opportunity. He was lifted for pinch hitter Michael Chavis in the eighth which would normally be concerning given Bogaerts has been dealing with a sore wrist of late, though the replacement could have been precautionary due to Sunday's blowout.