MLB Player News

Baez was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Rays due to a death in his family, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

It remains to be seen if Baez will be placed on the bereavement list, where players are allowed to reside for 3-to-7 days. Zack Short is starting at shortstop Saturday in his place.

Baez was scratched from Saturday's lineup.

He was slated to bat seventh for the first time this season, but he will instead be held out. Zack Short gets the start at shortstop and Andy Ibanez was added to the lineup at second base.

Berti went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Rangers.

The light-hitting utility man jumped on a Jordan Montgomery changeup in the second inning and lined it over the left-field wall for his third homer of the season. Berti's worked his way back into a consistent spot in the batting order since the All-Star break, slashing .392/.407/.569 in 17 games with three steals, six RBI and 10 runs, but as of yet he hasn't really exploited MLB's new rules to make basestealing easier. After leading the league with 41 stolen bases in 2022, the 33-year-old has only 12 in 16 attempts this season.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 win over Miami.

Seager pulled a Jesus Luzardo changeup 429 feet in the first inning after the Marlins jumped to a 1-0 lead in the top half of the frame. It was his second homer in three games since being activated off the injured list and seventh long ball over the last 14. The shortstop is slashing .345/.406/.636 with 17 home runs and 62 RBI over 69 games.

Witt went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 7-5 victory over the Phillies.

Witt's third inning homer was his 20th of the season. He's now the first player in major-league history to reach the 20/30 plateau in each of his first two seasons. During his last seven games, Witt has five multiple hit outings with four home runs, 15 RBI and four stolen bases.

Rojas isn't in the Dodgers' lineup Friday against the Padres, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

After going 3-for-8 with a homer and three RBI across his last two games, Rojas will take a seat for Friday's series opener with San Diego. Amed Rosario will start at shortstop and bat eighth.

Neto was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with lower-back discomfort, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Neto has been bothered by back trouble for the last two weeks and is finally going to be shut down for an extended period. There is currently no timeline for his return. Luis Rengifo is starting at shortstop and batting leadoff for the Angels on Friday night against the Mariners.

Martinez was promoted from Double-A Akron to Triple-A Columbus on Friday.

There has been a middle infielder domino effect within Cleveland's organization -- after Amed Rosario got traded, Brayan Rocchio was promoted from Triple-A to the majors and Martinez got bumped from Double-A to Triple-A. Martinez has started 44 games at second base, 25 games at shortstop and 18 games at third base this season, and while he got off to a slow start, the 21-year-old slashed .308/.372/.483 with five home runs, two steals and a 13.7 percent strikeout rate over his final 139 plate appearances at Double-A.

Cleveland recalled Tena from Triple-A Columbus on Friday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Tena was just promoted to the Triple-A level earlier this week after slashing .260/.353/.370 with four homers and 16 steals through 81 games with Double-A Akron. The 22-year-old infielder will give the Guardians some depth as Josh Naylor (side) and Tyler Freeman (shoulder) both head to the 10-day IL.

Lindor went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's loss to the Royals.

He spoiled a combined shutout bid for the Kansas City staff by taking Jonathan Heasley deep in the ninth inning. It's Lindor's third homer in the last five games, and over his last 11 contests he's batting .310 (13-for-42). The 29-year-old's hot streak comes too late to save the Mets' season, but maybe not his own -- Lindor's slashing .235/.323/.464 through 465 plate appearances with 22 homers, 17 steals, 67 runs and 67 RBI.