MLB Player News

Valdez was one of the prospects the Red Sox got back in the three-team Andrew Benintendi trade back in 2021. The 21-year-old infielder never wound up making it out of rookie-ball.

Raleigh returns to Seattle’s lineup for Tuesday’s series opener against the Orioles following a one-month absence recovering from a right oblique strain. The 29-year-old slugging backstop seemed to unlock something with his swing during his minor league rehab stint where he went 6-for-14 with five homers across four games at Triple-A Tacoma. He broke nearly every single-season offensive record for a catcher last year and could be in line for a monster second half if he’s rediscovered his previously elite form at the dish.

As expected, Crawford returns to Seattle’s lineup for Tuesday’s series opener against the Orioles. The 31-year-old impending free agent wound up requiring a minimum stay on the injured list with a right hand contusion. He’ll split time with top prospect Colt Emerson at shortstop and could even wind up seeing time at third base over the final few months of the year.

Pereda probably deserves to stick around with the Mariners, but the club simply doesn’t have a spot for him with Cal Raleigh back from the injured list. The 30-year-old journeyman backstop has put together the best season of his career so far, hitting .270/.324/.365 with two homers in 68 plate appearances over 19 games.

According to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb, Schwarber is making his first appearance at the cold corner since October 20, 2021. It’ll be Brandon Marsh moving up to the leadoff spot with Trea Turner (wrist) out of the lineup after being hit by a pitch during Monday’s series opener. The 33-year-old slugger’s 24 round-trippers are tied with Astros star Yordan Alvarez for the major-league lead this season.

Reds manager Terry Francona told reporters that De La Cruz could potentially return to Cincinnati’s lineup for next Tuesday’s contest against the division-rival Brewers. The 24-year-old fantasy superstar has been on the shelf with a hamstring strain since late May. All signs point to him returning early next week after getting a couple rehab contests under his belt.

Stanton was shut down over the weekend to undergo imaging which revealed a pretty significant setback. The 36-year-old will be shut down from any activity for at least the next week before he’s cleared to get back on the field. He’s unlikely to make it back to New York for at least a couple weeks, barring any additional setbacks, which isn’t out of the question given his injury history.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters the session went well, which is encouraging. The 32-year-old fantasy ace has been on the shelf with a bone bruise in his left elbow since mid-May. It’ll take a few weeks to ramp-up his throwing progression before he’s ready to return to New York’s rotation. It seems safe to assume that he won’t be back until around next month’s All-Star break since he’ll need at least a couple minor league rehab starts to knock off the rust.

Anthony has been out since early May after being diagnosed with a torn ligament in his ring finger on his throwing hand. It’s an uncommon injury, according to an orthopedist The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier spoke to earlier this week, which typically requires an 8-12 week recovery timeline. The 22-year-old is approaching the eight-week mark since suffering the injury. He hasn’t been cleared to swing a bat and remains without a definitive return timetable. At this juncture it seems highly unlikely he’ll return before next month’s All-Star break since he’ll need several weeks to ramp up baseball activities.

Domínguez told reporters he’s available off the bench after having a tooth pulled earlier in the day prior to Tuesday’s contest against the White Sox. It’ll be Spencer Jones patrolling center field with Cody Bellinger and José Caballero in the corners. The 23-year-old former top prospect has gone 2-for-8 with a solo homer in a pair of games since returning from the injured list over the weekend. He’s worthy of a speculative pickup in deeper mixed leagues based on his talent and opportunity to play everyday in right field with Aaron Judge (rib) on the injured list for the next couple weeks.

Brown returns to Houston’s rotation to face former teammate and current Tigers southpaw Framber Valdez on Tuesday night at Daikin Park. The 27-year-old fantasy ace wound up missing 10 weeks recovering from a shoulder strain that he suffered back in early April. It’s a strong home matchup right out of the gate, even if Detroit has been scoring plenty of runs recently. He shouldn’t have any restrictions from a workload standpoint after throwing 74 pitches during his final minor league rehab start for Triple-A Sugar Land last week.