The Tigers activated Baez (personal) from the bereavement list Thursday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Baez has been away this week while tending to other matters but will be active for the beginning of the team's four-game series against the Royals. He's not in Thursday's lineup, as the Tigers are giving Ryan Kreidler a start at shortstop.

Arcia will start at shortstop and bat fifth in Thursday's game versus the Marlins.

Atlanta has been forced to juggle its lineup often this season due to injury, but even with that, this is the highest Arcia has batted since May 23. He was batting ninth at the beginning of his current 11-game hit streak, a streak that's seen him sock a couple home runs while posting a .955 OPS.

Edwards went 1-for-3 with three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Rays.

A sacrifice fly in the third inning and a two-run single in the seventh accounted for half of the Marlins' offense in a 6-2 victory over the team that traded Edwards to Miami in 2022. The 24-year-old shortstop is establishing himself as one of the key players in the Marlins' latest rebuild, slashing a stunning .395/.461/.500 through 24 games in July with a homer, nine steals, 12 RBI and 14 runs.

Perdomo entered Wednesday's game as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-2 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in a 5-4 win over Washington.

Perdomo pinch hit for Kevin Newman in the sixth inning against a right-hander and singled in a run. He then stole a base and scored on a single by Corbin Carroll. The steal was Perdomo's second of the season and first in 21 games. He remained in the game, playing the final three innings at shortstop.

Witt went 2-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and three runs scored in Wednesday's 10-3 win over the White Sox.

Witt has a strong case to be the AL Player of the Month after batting .489 (44-for-90) with seven home runs, 22 RBI, 26 runs scored and two stolen bases over his last 23 games. He was held hitless just once in July. His fantastic month has him batting .349 on the year, 17 points ahead of Cleveland's Steven Kwan for the best average in the majors. Witt has added a stellar .992 OPS, 19 home runs, 24 steals, 76 RBI, 91 runs scored, 30 doubles and 10 triples across 109 contests this season.

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Wednesday that Cowles will likely miss the rest of the minor-league regular season as a result of being hit on the wrist by a pitch in his final game with Double-A Somerset on July 25, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Cowles was placed on Somerset's 7-day injured list this past Saturday before he was dealt to the Cubs three days later as part of a two-prospect package that sent reliever Mark Leiter to the Yankees. The Cubs were presumably aware of the nature and severity of Cowles' injury before the trade was agreed upon, and the wrist issue shouldn't dramatically affect the 24-year-old infielder's long-term outlook. He had been in the midst of a productive season with Somerset prior to getting hurt, slashing .292/.372/.471 with nine home runs and 14 steals over 88 games.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that Betts (hand) is participating in batting practice and that a return in a couple weeks is "very realistic," Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Betts continues to ramp up his baseball work in his rehab from a fractured left hand, and the finish line may finally be in sight. The 31-year-old could soon progress to live batting practice, and that figures to be one of the final hurdles before he's cleared for game action. It remains to be seen if Betts will require a rehab assignment before returning, but even if necessary, it may not be a lengthy stint in the minors.

Perdomo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

Perdomo will take a seat in the day game after a night game, paving the way for Kevin Newman to draw a start at shortstop. In Tuesday's 17-0 win, Perdomo tied a season high with three hits while scoring twice and driving in two runs in five at-bats.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in Tuesday's 8-1 win over the Rangers.

Crawford has served as a backup option on the left side of the Cardinals' infield, but he's seen limited playing time behind Masyn Winn and Nolan Arenado. Tuesday's game was just his sixth in July, and he's gone 3-for-13 with a walk and four strikeouts in those contests. For the season, the veteran is batting .182 with a .583 OPS, one home run, four RBI, five runs scored, five doubles and no stolen bases over 75 plate appearances.

Winn went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-1 win over the Rangers.

Winn is hitting .250 over 11 games since the All-Star break, with two homers and four RBI in that span. The shortstop has hit safely in eight of those games and is still showing enough consistency at the plate to stay in the leadoff spot. He's at a .280/.328/.408 slash line with seven long balls, nine stolen bases, 37 RBI and 48 runs scored across 99 contests this season.