MLB Player News
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Matt Beaty 1B | KC
Padres' Matt Beaty: Designated for assignment
Beaty was designated for assignment by the Padres on Saturday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Beaty saw limited playing time after being called up by the Padres at the beginning of September, and he went 0-for-6 with two strikeouts over three games. However, he'll lose his spot on the 40-man roster after Austin Nola was reinstated from the paternity list Saturday.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Heads to bench
Bohm will sit Saturday against the Nationals.
Bohm will sit for the first time in over two weeks. He's hit .309/.328/.400 in 13 games since his last time on the bench. Edmundo Sosa will handle the hot corner Saturday.
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Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL
Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Carries offense in Friday's win
Cooper went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Mets.
He took David Peterson deep in the first inning to give the Marlins a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Cooper is heating up again, reeling off three straight multi-hit performances to end a 2-for-32 slump over his prior 10 games since returning from the IL in late August.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Heads to bench Saturday
Flores isn't starting Saturday against the Cubs, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Flores has gone 0-for-16 with seven strikeouts over his last four games and will get a day off Saturday. Tommy La Stella is serving as the designated hitter and batting eighth.
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C.J. Cron 1B | BOS
Rockies' C.J. Cron: Slugs moonshot homer
Cron went 1-for-3 with two walks and a two-run homer Friday against the Diamondbacks.
Cron launched a 504-foot home run off Keynan Middleton to tally his 27th homer of the season. He has three home runs across his last six games, also tallying six RBI and five runs scored in that span. Cron has tallied a career-high 72 runs scored and matched his career-best mark of 92 RBI through 559 plate appearances on the campaign.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Goes deep in loss
Freeman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in a loss to San Diego on Friday.
Freeman gave Los Angeles an early lead with a 446-foot solo homer to center field in the first inning. The long ball was his second during his current four-game hitting streak, during which the All-Star first baseman has gone 6-for-14 with five runs and four RBI. Freeman leads the majors in hits this season with 174, five ahead of teammate Trea Turner.
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Not in Friday's lineup
Steer is not in the lineup Friday against the Brewers.
Steer started six straight games after getting called up at the start of September, posting an .849 OPS. He's appeared at second base, third base and designated hitter but has been primarily used at first base, a spot which will be occupied by Donovan Solano on Friday.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Rides pine versus lefty
Tellez is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Reds.
Tellez will get a day off against lefty Nick Lodolo after going 1-for-6 with a walk during Thursday's doubleheader. Keston Hiura will take over at first base and bat sixth in the lineup.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Takes seat against southpaw
Wade isn't starting Friday against the Cubs.
Wade started the last two games but will retreat to the bench with left-hander Drew Smyly on the mound for the Cubs. David Villar will take over at first base and bat seventh.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Notches triple against Miami
Bohm went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's loss against the Marlins.
Bohm recorded a two-run triple in the fifth to put the Phillies on top, his second extra-base hit of the game off Sandy Alcantara. The third baseman has recorded eight multi-hit performances in his last 16 games, slashing .358/.389/.507 over 72 plate appearances during that span. The 26-year-old boasts a .956 OPS in 154 plate appearances against left-handed pitching, much better than his .647 OPS in 376 plate appearances facing righties.