MLB Player News
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Abraham Toro 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Abraham Toro: Set to lose roster spot
The Red Sox will designate Toro for assignment prior to Thursday's game versus the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
The writing on the wall for Toro to lose his 40-man roster spot following the team's addition of Nathaniel Lowe, and Toro didn't help himself with a .524 OPS in his last 49 games. David Hamilton will be recalled from Triple-A Worcester to replace Toro on the active roster.
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Bobby Seymour 1B | TB
Rays' Bob Seymour: First big-league homer
Seymour went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI on Wednesday against the Yankees.
Seymour has started four of five games since having his contract selected by the Rays, only sitting against a left-handed pitcher. He recorded his first big-league home run in the eighth inning off Luke Weaver on Wednesday and later chipped in an RBI single. Seymour has gone only 3-for-16 with eight strikeouts to this point.
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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Goes yard in third straight game
Pasquantino went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and two walks in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Texas.
Pasquantino is in the midst of a power surge, having now gone deep in three consecutive games. The first baseman had a .569 OPS through April 30, but he's been outstanding at the dish for the Royals and fantasy managers for most of the year. Since the beginning of May, Pasquantino is slashing .288/.350/.508 with 21 long balls, 18 doubles and 68 RBI covering 406 plate appearances to lift his OPS to .791 for the season.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Not in Wednesday's lineup
Schanuel is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Reds on Wednesday.
Even with the Reds sending right-hander Nick Martinez to the mound, the lefty-hitting Schanuel will be on the bench for the beginning of Wednesday's game while Niko Kavadas starts at first base and bats eighth. Schanuel has three multi-hit games over his last four starts but has a .611 OPS with one steal, one homer and four RBI in 77 plate appearances since the beginning of August.
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Bobby Seymour 1B | TB
Rays' Bob Seymour: Staying in lineup vs. RHP
Seymour will start at first base and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
He was on the bench for Tuesday's 13-3 loss while lefty Carlos Rodon took the hill for the Yankees, but the left-handed-hitting Seymour has otherwise started in all four of the Rays' matchups with right-handed pitchers since getting called up from Triple-A Durham on Friday. After slugging 30 home runs in 105 games for Durham this season, the 26-year-old has thus far looked overmatched against big-league pitching. He enters Wednesday's contest having gone 1-for-12 with a 1:6 BB:K through his first four MLB games.
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Ralphy Velazquez 1B | CLE
Guardians' Ralphy Velazquez: On fire for RubberDucks
Velazquez is hitting .500 with four home runs and a 4:4 K:BB in six games since getting promoted to Double-A Akron on Aug. 11.
Velazquez had been dialed in at High-A Lake County prior to his promotion, as he slashed .336/.417/.598 with seven home runs and a 14.4 percent strikeout rate in his final 31 games for the Captains. The lefty-hitting first baseman/corner outfielder turned 20 in May, so he's young for Double-A but has been the best hitter at the level since arriving there last week.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Mariners' Donovan Solano: Filling in for resting Naylor
Solano will start at first base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
After serving as a fairly consistent presence in the lineup against left-handed pitching during the first half of the season, Solano will be included in the starting nine for the fifth time since the All-Star break. His downturn in playing time coincides with the trade-deadline acquisition of Josh Naylor, who bats from the left side of the plate but has produced well enough against southpaws this season (98 wRC+ in 158 plate appearances) to avoid being platooned. However, with the Mariners wrapping up their series in Philadelphia with a day game after a night game and with a southpaw (Jesus Luzardo) on the bump for the Phillies, Seattle manager Dan Wilson likely viewed it as an opportune time to give Naylor a break.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Mariners' Josh Naylor: Sitting out versus lefty
Naylor is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Philadelphia.
The left-handed-hitting Naylor will get a day off as the Phillies send southpaw Jesus Luzardo to the bump. Donovan Solano will handle first base and bat sixth for Seattle.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Held out again Wednesday
Guerrero (hamstring) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Pittsburgh.
Guerrero will sit out for a second straight game after he tweaked his left hamstring in Monday's 5-2 loss. He's been diagnosed merely with inflammation rather than a strain, so Guerrero could be ready to play Friday in Miami after the Blue Jays' team off day Thursday. Ty France will again cover first base for Toronto in Wednesday's series finale.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Due for X-rays on Wednesday
Aranda (wrist) is scheduled to have X-rays on Wednesday, with manager Kevin Cash noting that the tests "will provide a little more clarity" on the first baseman's status moving forward, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Cash added that Aranda has been recovering well thus far from his fractured left wrist, an injury he sustained while applying a tag in a July 31 game against the Yankees. If the X-rays show improved healing for Aranda, the Rays should have a better idea regarding when he might be ready to resume baseball activities. Aranda won't be immediately thrust back into action once he's cleared to swing the bat and start fielding grounders, however, so his return from the 10-day injured list is unlikely to come until early September in a best-case scenario.