MLB Player News

Crawford went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and four RBI during Sunday's loss to Philadelphia.

Since returning from the disabled list May 11, Crawford sports a .272/.307/.420 slash line with two homers, 16 RBI and 10 runs over 22 games. Those are respectable numbers for a middle infielder, and Crawford probably has room for improvement after posting a .777 OPS with 168 RBI over the previous two seasons.

Story was 2-for-4 with two RBI Sunday in a 3-1 win against the Padres.

It's still not the rookie campaign that had everyone talking, but Story is now 9-for-27 in his last seven games and looking like he's coming around at least a little bit. His .207 batting average is an eyesore, and his .731 OPS is not much better. The 24-year-old will still be the everyday shortstop for Colorado for the foreseeable future.

Tejada was traded to the Orioles by the Yankees on Sunday in exchange for cash considerations.

The infielder hasn't set foot on a major-league diamond this season and, as such, will report to Baltimore's Triple-A Norfolk affiliate. Tejada's numbers in 2017 with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre aren't awful (.269 average, 21 RBI, six homers 15:17 BB:K in 130 at-bats), so it'll be interesting to see if he'll get a shot with Baltimore as the season progresses.

Correa went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Sunday's win over Texas.

Correa extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a home run to center off Martin Perez in the third inning, his 11th long ball of the season. During the hit streak, Correa is 20-for-44 (.455), raising his average to .315 for the season. His 39 RBI rank him first in the majors among shortstops. It seems like the entire Astros lineup is clicking right now, and Correa has been right in the middle of it all. Keep riding this hot streak.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Bob Scanlan of Fox Sports San Diego reports.

It appears that the Padres will utilize a rough timeshare between d'Arnaud and Erick Aybar at shortstop moving forward. With d'Arnaud starting the past two contests, Aybar will move into the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Jeff Hoffman and the Rockies.

Swanson will start at shortstop and bat second Sunday against the Reds.

Swanson had been serving as the Braves' No. 8 or 9 hitter in recent games, but he'll move into the upper third of the lineup in the series finale with Brandon Phillips receiving the afternoon off. While batting out of the two-hole this season, Swanson has recorded just 10 hits in 70 at-bats (.143 average).

Baez went 2-for-3 with a solo homer Saturday against the Cardinals.

Baez blasted his ninth bomb of the campaign off Mike Leake to help the Cubs earn a divisional win. He's now homered four times over his last 11 games, and although his batting average and on-base percentage leave much to be desired, his .507 slugging percentage gives him a bit of fantasy value.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Reds.

The fifth-inning shot was Swanson's fifth home run of the season. The young shortstop had gone just 2-for-29 over nine games heading into the contest and while he still has a seemingly bright future, it's clear Swanson has a lot of adjustments to make in the majors before he'll be a viable fantasy option in most formats.

Turner went 2-for-6 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's rout of the A's.

That's now five multi-hit performances in the last seven games for Turner, who has shaken off his early-season slump with a .348/.362/.478 slash line, a homer, four RBI, seven runs and five steals over his last 10 games.

Owings is not in Saturday's lineup against the Marlins.

He has cooled off a little at the plate, as was expected. Owings has a .205/.265/.341 slash line with one home run over his last 12 games (44 at-bats). Nick Ahmed, who has a 1.174 OPS over his last 23 at-bats, will start at shortstop and hit seventh, as it seems the Diamondbacks are valuing the recent small samples of the two shortstops.