MLB Player News

Perdomo is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

Perdomo generally sits in favor of Nick Ahmed when a southpaw is on the mound for the opponent, and that will be the case Monday with left-hander Jordan Montgomery set to start for Texas.

Allen is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

Allen went just 4-for-21 (.190) over his last six games, so he will get a day to clear his head. Aledmys Diaz will fill in at the shortstop position.

Crawford (forearm) is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Monday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The MRI should shed light on the severity of Crawford's left forearm strain while also helping to inform a treatment plan for the shortstop, who was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday. For whatever length of time Crawford is sidelined, the Giants are expected to turn to Johan Camargo and Casey Schmitt as their primary options at shortstop.

The Mariners reinstated Crawford (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Monday.

Seattle has yet to release its lineup for Monday's series opener against the White Sox, but Crawford will presumably reclaim a prominent spot in the batting order while settling back in as the Mariners' everyday shortstop. The 28-year-old sustained a concussion Aug. 9 but cleared the protocol 10 days later and was given the green light to rejoin the big club after experiencing no setbacks during his lone rehab game with High-A Everett over the weekend.

Grissom will start at second base and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Mets.

Atlanta faced right-handers for the first six games after Ozzie Albies (hamstring) went on the injured list, with Nicky Lopez receiving the nod at second base in each of those contests. However, with southpaw David Peterson taking the hill for New York on Monday, the lefty-hitting Lopez will head to the bench to clear room for Grissom at the keystone. Grissom is 0-for-2 in two pinch-hitting appearances since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.

Witt went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs.

Witt went nine games without a steal in the middle of August, but he's responded with three thefts over his last two contests. He's been automatic lately, hitting .382 with six home runs, eight steals, 19 RBI and 16 runs scored through 18 games this month. The shortstop is up to a .281/.320/.500 slash line with 37 steals, 24 homers, 79 RBI and 71 runs scored while routinely hitting second.

Arcia went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 4-3 loss against the Giants.

Arcia got Atlanta on the board with a two-run homer off Jakob Junis in the second inning, his 14th long ball of the year and his fourth through 19 games in August. The 29-year-old Arcia had been stuck in a 1-for-30 slump coming into Sunday's contest, including an 0-for-13 stretch over his previous four games. Overall, he's slashing .278/.332/.442 with 14 homers, 51 runs scored and 47 RBI across 391 plate appearances this season.

Crawford (concussion), who played six innings on defense in a rehab game with High-A Everett on Saturday, will rejoin the Mariners in Chicago and could be activated from the 7-day injured list ahead of Monday's series opener against the White Sox, MLB.com reports.

The veteran shortstop also took three plate appearances for Everett in his first game action since Aug. 9. Per manager Scott Servais, Crawford is now free of the mental fogginess he felt following his concussion and came out of Saturday's game feeling good. Consequently, Crawford will be re-evaluated when he joins the Mariners in Chicago, at which point a final decision will be made on whether he's ready to rejoin the starting lineup.

Franco is expected to remain on the restricted list or shifted to administrative leave as Major League Baseball continues its investigation into the player's alleged inappropriate relationship with a minor, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Franco's placement on the restricted list last week was a transaction made by the Rays, whereas a switch to administrative leave would be done by the league as part of the MLB/MLBPA's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. The player's return doesn't appear imminent in either scenario, as the investigation into Franco both by MLB and by authorities in his native Dominican Republic remains ongoing, with no endpoint in sight.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Brewers.

Seager's third-inning homer was his 23rd of the season and eighth in 15 games since coming off the injured list Aug. 2. The shortstop's 1.071 OPS leads MLB, but Seager is still 17 at-bats shy of qualifying. He has a line of .346/.411/.660 over 367 at-bats.