MLB Player News
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Evaluation set for Monday
Anderson (ankle) will be evaluated when the White Sox return to Chicago next Monday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Anderson, who is currently with the team on its road trip, has been out since June 25. The team expects to have a better sense of timing for his minor-league rehab assignment pending the results of the evaluation.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Rockies' Trevor Story: Provides three extra-base hits
Story went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 11-8 loss to the Giants.
Story finished only a single short of the cycle, but he didn't have a legitimate chance of attaining the feat since he hit the homer during the ninth inning. The 26-year-old has a .250/.294/.625 slash line with five home runs in 12 games since coming off the injured list July 2.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Lands on injured list
Mondesi was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder subluxation Wednesday.
Mondesi suffered the injury after diving for a foul ball in Tuesday's game against the White Sox. It's not yet clear when the Royals expect him to return. Humberto Arteaga was recalled from Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Running hot since All-Star break
Adames, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles in a loss to the Yankees on Tuesday, is 8-for-22 with four doubles, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs in the five games he's suited up since the All-Star break.
Adames' pair of two-baggers Tuesday pushed his July tally to four, exactly a quarter of his doubles total for the season. The current hot stretch is helping resurrect Adames' key offensive numbers after he opened the month going 2-for-27 with 13 strikeouts across seven pre-All-Star-break contests.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: On bench Wednesday
Crawford is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Crawford is 10-for-24 with four home runs and 12 RBI since the All-Star break, but he'll head to the bench Wednesday following a string of six straight starts. In his place, Donovan Solano is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Smacks 21st homer
Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Blue Jays.
Bogaerts took Jacob Waguespack deep in the first inning for his 21st home run of the season. The effort also marked his fourth consecutive multi-hit game and extended his hitting streak to eight contests. Bogaerts is in the midst of a career-best season, hitting .312/.399/.575 across 411 plate appearances.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Heading for MRI
Mondesi will undergo an MRI on his left shoulder after leaving Tuesday's game versus the White Sox, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.
Mondesi sustained the injury when diving for a foul ball during the fifth inning, and the athletic trainer held Mondesi's left arm as he exited the field. Per Flanagan, teammate Hunter Dozier said Mondesi believed he suffered a dislocated left shoulder, but there won't be an official diagnosis until after the MRI.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Exits Tuesday's game
Mondesi was removed from Tuesday's game versus the White Sox with an apparent left arm injury, Joel Goldberg of FOX Sports Kansas City reports.
Mondesi made a diving attempt for a foul ball during the fifth inning and left the field with the athletic trainer holding his left arm. The young shortstop went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base prior to leaving the game. The severity of his injury remains unclear.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Day off Tuesday
Arcia is not starting Tuesday against Atlanta.
Arcia heads to the bench for the third time in six games. Tyler Saladino again takes over at shortstop.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Heads to bench vs. lefty
Wendle isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
Wendle will bow out of the starting nine with a lefty (CC Sabathia) set to toe the rubber for New York. Mike Brosseau draws the start at the keystone and will hit third with Wendle riding the pine.