MLB Player News
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Ben Rice C | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Not facing LHP
Rice is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.
Rice will dodge a same-hand matchup with lefty Matthew Boyd on Tuesday, giving way to DJ LeMahieu at first base. Rice has one hit in 19 at-bats during August but has almost the same number of walks (four) as strikeouts (five) and has scored four runs.
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Vladimir Guerrero 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Clubs 26th homer
Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Reds.
Getting a partial breather as the DH while batting in his usual No. 3 spot, Guerrero took Julian Aguiar deep in the first inning of the right-hander's first big-league start. The 25-year-old slugger is slashing a massive .355/.437/.742 through 16 games in August with five of his 26 homers on the year, as well as 11 runs and 11 RBI. Guerrero has already matched him home-run total from 2023 in 32 fewer games, and he's firmly on pace to record the third 30-homer campaign of his career.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | CHW
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Having solid August
Vaughn went 1-for-5 on Monday against the Giants.
Vaughn has struggled for most of the season but has had a solid stretch in August. Across 15 games, he's maintained a .315 average with only a 13.3 percent strikeout rate. While he has only one home run in that span, he does have seven doubles, four RBI and nine runs scored.
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Nick Kurtz 1B | OAK
Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Making jump to Double-A
Kurtz was promoted to Double-A Midland on Monday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Kurtz will skip over High-A Lansing and jump directly to Midland after batting .400 with four home runs, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored over 25 at-bats on seven games with Single-A Stockton. The 21-year-old will look to continue his impressive early success at Double-A.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Back in lineup Monday
Diaz (forearm) is serving as the designated hitter and batting in the leadoff spot in Monday's series opener against Oakland.
Diaz was forced to leave Sunday's game against Arizona after being hit by a pitch on his left forearm. X-rays and an MRI after the game both came back clean, and he will end up not needing to miss any time due to injury. Since the All-Star break, Diaz is slashing .270/.329/.392 with 10 runs scored, two home runs and eight RBI across 82 plate appearances.
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Carlos Santana 1B | MIN
Twins' Carlos Santana: Slugs homer in loss
Santana went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Rangers.
Santana has gone just 3-for-16 over his last five games, but all three of those hits have been homers. He tied the game at 5-5 in the ninth inning Sunday, though the Twins would fall in the 10th. Santana is up to a .241/.330/.432 slash line with 18 homers, 55 RBI, 48 runs scored, 22 doubles and four stolen bases through 115 contests in a near-everyday role this year.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Imaging comes back clean
X-rays and an MRI both came back clean on Diaz's forearm after he was forced to exit Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Diaz was hit by a pitch in the first inning and was quickly diagnosed with a bruised forearm. Imaging confirms that he should be considered day-to-day and may not be forced to miss any additional time.
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Ben Rice C | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: On bench vs. southpaw
Rice is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Rice has just one hit through seven games in August and will head to the bench Sunday as lefty Tarik Skubal takes the mound for Detroit. DJ LeMahieu is starting at first base and batting eighth.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Managing bruised forearm
Diaz was diagnosed with a left forearm contusion after exiting Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Diaz was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the first inning and attempted to stay in to run the bases, but it wasn't long before he was replaced by a pinch runner. The 33-year-old appears to have avoided a fracture and should be considered day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener at Oakland.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Records three hits Saturday
Schanuel went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs in a loss to Atlanta on Saturday.
Schanuel scored two of the Angels' three runs in the blowout loss. The first baseman notched his second double is as many games after registering just one extra-base hit over his previous 13 contests. After gaining some fantasy traction by hitting .316 in July, Schanuel's batting average stands at .218 through 14 games in August.