MLB Player News
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Taking seat Monday
Vaughn is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Baltimore.
Vaughn and Gavin Sheets have been alternating starts between first base and designated hitter over the last several weeks, but Vaughn will get a day off for Monday's series opener. Sheets will start at first base, and Corey Julks is in the lineup at DH.
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Jonathan Singleton DH | HOU
Astros' Jon Singleton: Takes advantage of playing time
Singleton went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Sunday against the Royals.
Singleton has fallen into a rotation at first base with Yainer Diaz, Victor Caratini and Zach Dezenzo, leaving him with starts every two to three games. He was in the lineup Sunday hitting sixth and delivered his 12th home run of the season, which was also his third long ball in his last 11 appearances.
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Seth Brown LF | ATH
Athletics' Seth Brown: Rips go-ahead triple in loss
Brown went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, a walk and a run in an extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Sunday.
Brown provided one of four multi-hit efforts on the afternoon for the Athletics, and his first triple of 2024 drove home Shea Langeliers in the 10th inning to snap a 2-2 tie. Brown now has multi-hit tallies in four consecutive starts, with Sunday's three-bagger his third extra-base hit in that stretch. His hot bat dates further back, however -- factoring in Sunday's production, the veteran outfielder boasts a .375 average across his last nine games.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Belts two-run homer
Torkelson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Red Sox.
Torkelson's two-run blast in the fifth was the first hit of the day for the Tigers and provided a lead they would not relinquish. It was Torkelson's eighth homer of the season and his fourth in 15 games since returning to the majors.
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Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA
Angels' Niko Kavadas: Sitting in second straight game
Kavadas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
The left-handed-hitting Kavadas' run as a regular in the Angels lineup could be coming to an end; he'll now head to the bench for the second straight matchup with a right-hander. Since getting called up from Triple-A Salt Lake on Aug. 16, Kavadas has gone 3-for-34 (.088 average) with one home run and a 48.6 percent strikeout rate.
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Justin Turner DH | CHC
Mariners' Justin Turner: Back on bench Sunday
Turner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Turner had started in six of the Mariners' previous seven contests, but all but one of those came against left-handed starting pitchers. The 39-year-old looks like he'll fill the short side of a platoon at first base with Luke Raley while Seattle has all of its key bats available.
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Nate Lowe 1B | CIN
Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: On bench Sunday
Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Lowe will hit the bench Sunday after a run of 22 straight starts, during which he posted a .237/.322/.350 slash line with just four extra-base hits. The 29-year-old's bat has been a bit livelier of late, however, as he's gone 7-for-18 with a double and a homer during his ongoing five-game hit streak.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Receiving Sunday off
Guerrero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Guerrero started the previous eight games and will get a day off Sunday after going 14-for-31 (.452 average) with four doubles and a homer during that span. Spencer Horwitz will take over at first base while Davis Schneider receives a turn at designated hitter.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ARI
Twins' Carlos Santana: Out of Sunday's lineup
Santana is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, LaVelle E. Neal III of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Santana started the previous six games and will receive a day off after going 1-for-19 with a double and a 4:6 BB:K during that stretch. Jose Miranda will take over at first base and bat second in the series finale versus Toronto.
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Yuli Gurriel DH | SD
Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Contract selected, starting Sunday
The Royals selected Gurriel's (undisclosed) contract from Triple-A Omaha. He'll bat seventh as the designated hitter Sunday against the Astros.
The 40-year-old was acquired from Atlanta on Saturday and will immediately join Kansas City and enter the lineup, despite having not played since Aug. 22 due to an unspecified injury while he was a member of the roster at Triple-A Gwinnett. The major-league trade deadline passed July 30, but Gurriel was able to be dealt since he was in the minor leagues. He had a .292/.378/.485 slash line with 12 home runs and 11 steals in 75 games at Triple-A with Atlanta, and his 2024 MLB debut will come against one of his former teams.