MLB Player News
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Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Rizzo: Suffers fractured finger
Rizzo was diagnosed with a fractured finger after leaving Saturday's game against the Pirates, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Rizzo suffered the injury after getting hit in the hand by a pitch during the seventh inning. Manager Aaron Boone said after the game that Rizzo's injury doesn't necessarily rule him out for the start of New York's playoff run, and the first baseman's availability will depend on pain tolerance. That being said, it's likely he sits out Sunday's regular-season finale.
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Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Rizzo: Leaves game after HBP
Rizzo was removed from Saturday's game against the Pirates after getting hit in the hand by a pitch, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
Rizzo took an 88-mph slider off his right hand during the seventh inning. He initially remained in the game to run the bases but was replaced on defense once New York took the field to begin the eighth. The severity of his injury remains unknown, but if he ends up having to miss Sunday's season finale, Oswaldo Cabrera would likely be the next man up to start at first base for the Yankees.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Knocks 30th double
Mountcastle went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Friday's 7-2 win over the Twins.
Mountcastle has gone 6-for-13 (.462) over four games since he returned from a month-long absence due to a sprained left wrist. He has reclaimed his starting role at first base and should maintain that spot heading into the postseason. Mountcastle has been steady at the plate despite a down power year, producing a .271/.309/.428 slash line, 13 home runs, 30 doubles, two triples, 62 RBI, 54 runs scored and three stolen bases over 122 contests.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Ends power drought Friday
O'Hearn went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-2 win over the Twins.
He took Pablo Lopez deep in the second inning, giving the Orioles a lead they wouldn't relinquish as they went on to clinch a wild-card spot with the victory. O'Hearn snapped a 25-game homerless drought with the blast, and he's slashing a tepid .214/.267/.329 through 22 contests in September. Despite the slump, his 14 home runs on the season tie his career high, and O'Hearn has two games left on the regular-season schedule to try and set a new high-water mark.
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Jonah Bride 3B | MIA
Marlins' Jonah Bride: Goes deep twice
Bride went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and a walk in Friday's win over the Blue Jays.
Bride knocked a two-run homer in the first inning and capped off Miami's 15-run outburst with a solo shot in the eighth. He's gone 9-for-21 (.429) with four home runs over his last five games. Bride is up to 11 homers this season with an .814 OPS and 36 RBI through 264 plate appearances.
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Yuli Gurriel 1B | KC
Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Posts steal in loss
Gurriel went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 3-0 loss to Atlanta.
Playing against the team that traded him in a minor-league deal at the end of August, the 40-year-old Gurriel was able to log his first steal of the year. The infielder has ably plugged a hole in the lineup for the Royals, batting .260 over 17 games. He's added six RBI, seven runs scored and three doubles while seeing most of his playing time between first base and designated hitter. Gurriel is unlikely to be an everyday option with Salvador Perez often filling in at first base, and Gurriel could find himself on the bench in the postseason if Vinnie Pasquantino (thumb) becomes an option should the Royals make a deep run.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Grand in Friday's win
Hoskins went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Friday's 8-4 win against the Mets.
The 31-year-old opened the game's scoring by slugging a 386-foot grand slam in the opening frame off Sean Manaea. This marks the fifth grand slam of Hoskins' career and third this season. He now sports a .215/.303/.422 slash line with 26 homers, 82 RBI and 58 runs across 513 plate appearances this season.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Three extra-base hits in win
Arraez went 3-for-5 with a triple, two doubles, one RBI and one run scored in Friday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Arraez started the game with a double and scored on a Manny Machado single. In the fourth inning, Arraez tacked on the Padres' last run with an RBI triple. It's rare for him to have many extra-base hits, but he has just four singles among his last 11 hits over an 11-game span. For the year, Arraez is at a .314/.346/.391 slash line with four home runs, 31 doubles, three triples, 46 RBI, 82 runs scored and nine stolen bases over a career-high 149 contests.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Out again Friday
Schanuel (leg) isn't in the Angels' lineup for Friday's game against the Rangers, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Schanuel will sit down for the second game in a row after exiting Wednesday's game early with a bruised right lower leg. Niko Kavadas will fill in as Los Angeles' first baseman and bat eighth Friday.
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Justin Turner 1B | SEA
Mariners' Justin Turner: Absent from Friday's lineup
Turner is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against Oakland, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.
Turner will begin Friday's contest on the bench while Cal Raleigh serves as the designated hitter and bats second. Turner has reached base safely in 24 straight starts, and since Sept. 1 he's slashed .293/.391/.440 with 13 runs scored, two home runs and eight RBI across 92 plate appearances.