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• Royals' Paul DeJong: Sitting amid slump

  15H ago • By RotoWire

  DeJong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees. DeJong will hit the bench for the second time in three games while he's gotten off to a 3-for-19 start to September. Since joining the Royals ahead of the trade deadline, DeJong has put together a respectable .244/.300/.478 slash line, so the team likely isn't ready to pull the plug on him just yet as a near-everyday player.

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• Royals' Paul DeJong: Absent from lineup

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  DeJong is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees. DeJong has gone 3-for-26 with one home run and 13 strikeouts over his last eight games, so he'll begin Monday's game on the bench while he's slumping at the plate. Maikel Garcia will check in for DeJong at third base and will bat seventh.

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• Royals' Paul DeJong: Sitting Friday

  6D ago • By RotoWire

  DeJong is not in Friday's lineup against the Twins. DeJong has seemingly taken over the primary third base duties of late, with Maikel Garcia often manning second base and Michael Massey seeing time at designated hitter. In Friday's lineup, however, DeJong is the odd man out against righty Zebby Matthews.

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• Royals' Paul DeJong: Not in Sunday's lineup

  11D ago • By RotoWire

  DeJong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros. DeJong started the past six games and will receive a breather after going 5-for-21 with three homers and 12 strikeouts during that span. Maikel Garcia will step in at the hot corner in the series finale at Houston.

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• Royals' Paul DeJong: Homers in Friday's loss

  12D ago • By RotoWire

  DeJong went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Astros. DeJong's game-tying homer off Josh Hader in the top of the ninth inning was just the second hit of the game for the Royals. Over his last 13 games, DeJong has gone 14-for-45 (.311) with five homers, three doubles, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored, though he's struck out 19 times in that span. For the year, DeJong is at a .238/.289/.458 slash line with 24 homers, 55 RBI, 52 runs scored, two stolen bases and 17 doubles over 124 games between the Royals and White Sox. His recent results are encouraging, but a continually high strikeout rate makes him prone to regression.

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