MLB Player News
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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Goes yard in win
Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Angels.
Pasquantino had cooled off after a stretch of nine homers in 14 games from Aug. 10-24. Entering Thursday, he had failed to log an extra-base hit while going 3-for-27 (.111) over his previous eight games. The first baseman has had a breakout year in terms of power with 29 homers over 138 games, and he's added a .258/.320/.467 slash line, 96 RBI, 58 runs scored, 22 doubles, one triple and one stolen base while occupying a starting role.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Slated for batting practice
Schanuel (wrist) is planning to take batting practice Friday, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Schanuel is still feeling soreness in his hand area, delaying his anticipated return from the injured list. There's no clear timeline for him to be activated, but he's eligible to be reinstated at any time since he's already spent the 10-day minimum on the shelf.
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Logan Davidson 1B | LAA
Angels' Logan Davidson: Added to big-league roster
The Angels recalled Davidson from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.
Davidson was claimed off waivers from the Astros on Wednesday and will report to the major-league club. The 27-year-old has spent the bulk of this season at the Triple-A level, slashing .250/.385/.395 with 10 homers and seven steals. Davidson can play all over the diamond, but his best chance at immediate playing time is at first base, where Nolan Schanuel (wrist) remains shelved.
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Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Getting regular playing time
Gonzalez started at first base and went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Guardians.
Gonzalez, who was in the starting lineup for a seventh consecutive game, got the call at first base against Cleveland left-hander Joey Cantillo. He eventually moved to second base, where he may get more chances going forward due to the domino effect of Roman Anthony's oblique injury. With the Red Sox all of sudden down a couple of outfielders -- Wilyer Abreu (calf) is the other -- Ceddanne Rafaela is needed in center field, opening up second base for Gonzalez and others.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers Wednesday
Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, an additional RBI and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 13-9 win over Cincinnati.
Guerrero put the Jays ahead 6-5 in the fifth inning with a 398-foot blast off Nick Martinez, his 22nd homer of the year and first in 12 games. Guerrero's been heating up at the plate, going 7-for-16 (.438) with no strikeouts in his last four games following a 1-for-22 stretch over his previous eight contests. Overall, the first baseman is slashing .293/.389/.486 with 77 RBI and 89 runs scored across 588 plate appearances this season.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Continuing to sit against righties
Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Goldschmidt will remain on the bench for the Yankees' third consecutive matchup with a right-handed pitcher while manager Aaron Boone goes with Ben Rice at first base. Rice should continue to draw the bulk of the starts at the position against righties, as Goldschmidt has produced a lowly .267 wOBA in those matchups for the season.
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Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA
Angels' Niko Kavadas: Losing work to Peraza
Kavadas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Kavadas finds himself on the bench for the third time in four games, with all of his absences coming against right-handed pitchers. After going just 2-for-19 with 10 strikeouts following his Aug. 12 call-up from Triple-A Salt Lake, Kavadas appears set to play second fiddle at first base to Oswald Peraza until Nolan Schanuel (wrist) returns from the injured list.
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Nate Lowe 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Nathaniel Lowe: Idle against southpaw
Lowe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
The left-handed-hitting Lowe was included in the lineup against Cleveland southpaw Parker Messick in Monday's 6-4 win, but he'll hit the bench while the Guardians send another lefty (Joey Cantillo) to the bump for the finale. Romy Gonzalez will check in for Lowe at first base.