MLB Player News
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Justin Turner 1B | SEA
Mariners' Justin Turner: Delivers as late lineup addition
Turner went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Cardinals on Sunday.
Turner was a late lineup replacement for Victor Robles (elbow) and made good use of his inclusion into the starting nine, pushing his season OBP to a stellar .344 with his trio of trips on the basepaths. The 39-year-old is showing he still has plenty of life in his bat, now having authored three multi-hit efforts in his last eight games and furnishing a .321 average and 1.031 OPS across 33 plate appearances in that stretch.
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Nate Lowe 1B | TEX
Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Goes yard Sunday
Lowe went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Angels.
Lowe's first-inning long ball was just his third over 34 games since the start of August. He's batting .246 (29-for-118) in that span, which is a bit worse than his .263 average for the season. The first baseman has added a decent .745 OPS, 12 homers, 53 RBI, 54 runs scored and two stolen bases over 122 contests.
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Jonathan Singleton 1B | HOU
Astros' Jon Singleton: Sitting in series finale
Singleton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Singleton had started at first base in both of the Astros' previous two matchups with right-handed pitchers, but he'll give way to Victor Caratini while righty Ryne Nelson takes the hill for Arizona in the series finale. With an OPS of .694 since the All-Star break, Singleton hasn't done enough to fully solidify a strong-side platoon role, though he's still likely to see the majority of the starts at first base down the stretch.
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Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA
Angels' Niko Kavadas: Idle against southpaw
Kavadas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
The lefty-hitting Kavadas had started at designated hitter in each of the Angels' last four matchups against righties, but he'll take a seat Sunday versus Rangers southpaw Andrew Heaney. Brandon Drury will get a day out of the infield and will replace Kavadas as the club's DH.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Taking seat Sunday
Schanuel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Schanuel started the previous 11 games after missing a couple contests due to a back issue, and he'll receive Sunday off after going 5-for-40 since rejoining the lineup. Charles Leblanc will take over at first base and bat third in the series finale at Texas.
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Justin Turner 1B | SEA
Mariners' Justin Turner: Late add to lineup
Turner is starting at first base and batting fifth Sunday against the Cardinals.
The 39-year-old was poised to sit Sunday in St. Louis but will instead start the contest since Victor Robles (elbow) was scratched. Turner is off to a slow start in September, as he's gone 4-for-20 with four walks, a double, an RBI and two runs in six games.
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Carlos Santana 1B | MIN
Twins' Carlos Santana: Sitting Sunday
Santana (illness) is absent from Sunday's lineup against Kansas City.
Santana left in the fifth inning of Saturday's game due to an illness, and he will sit for the series finale Sunday. Jose Miranda will start at first base while Ryan Jeffers serves as the designated hitter.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Not in Sunday's lineup
Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Diaz started the previous four games and will receive a day off after going 7-for16 with two homers, five RBI and three runs during that span. Jonathan Aranda will receive a start at first base in the series finale at Baltimore.
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Bobby Dalbec 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: DFA'd by Boston
The Red Sox designated Dalbec for assignment Sunday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Dalbec has been with Triple-A Worcester since June 22. Since then, he has slashed .260/.345/.475 with 11 home runs, 43 RBI and a 36.9 percent strikeout rate across 249 plate appearances with Worcester. Dalbec has hit 47 home runs for the Red Sox over the past four seasons, and if he elects to move on from the organization, he should get interest from teams looking for a lefty-hitting first baseman.
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Tyler Soderstrom C | OAK
Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Plays defense in second rehab game
Soderstrom (wrist) started at first base and played six innings in a rehab game for Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday, going 0-for-3.
Soderstrom had the night off Friday after making his rehab-assignment debut as the designated hitter Thursday and slugging a two-run home run. The rookie took the important step of getting on the field Saturday, and he should continue ramping up his participation level in coming days with Las Vegas as he works to shake the rust from a near two-month layoff.