San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (calf) has continued to participate in baseball activities and will likely be ready to return from the injured list on Thursday. The veteran was placed on the IL on May 1 with a right calf strain. Before going down, Crawford was slashing .169/.244/.352 with four home runs, six runs, 10 RBI, and three steals across 21 games. When he is back, that will push Casey Schmitt out of a starting role at shortstop. The 24-year-old was recently promoted and...