MLB Player News
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Astros' Christian Walker: Dealing with hip tightness
Walker was removed from Saturday's game against the Orioles due to right hip tightness.
Walker appeared to tweak his right hip on a swing during his plate appearance in the fourth inning. He'll undergo more tests to determine the severity of the injury, but if he were to miss extended time, then LaMonte Wade and Isaac Paredes would be in line to see more reps at first base.
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Kyle Manzardo 1B | CLE
Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Riding pine in Game 2
Manzardo isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.
After going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Game 1, Manzardo will grab a seat on the bench to begin the latter half of Saturday's festivities. Rhys Hoskins will take over at first base and bat fourth.
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Jacob Gonzalez SS | PIT
Pirates' Jacob Gonzalez: Taking seat in Game 2
Gonzalez isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Guardians.
Gonzalez will get a chance to rest his legs after launching his first homer as a Pirate in the early game as part of a 2-for-4 effort. While he sits, Jared Triolo will get the nod at shortstop.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Reaches base three times Saturday
Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored during the Blue Jays' 1-0 win over the White Sox on Saturday.
Neither team could get its offense going Saturday, but Guerrero helped the Blue Jays get the job done with a double in the fourth inning before being brought home on a George Springer single. Guerrero has still not hit a home run at Rogers Centre this season and is slashing .265/.349/.362 with seven steals, 41 RBI and six home runs across 395 plate appearances overall.
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TJ Rumfield 1B | COL
Rockies' TJ Rumfield: Collects four RBI in Saturday's win
Rumfield went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI during Saturday's 10-3 win over the Reds.
Rumfield hit RBI singles in both the first and second innings before belting a two-run homer in the sixth to extend the Rockies' lead to 10-2. His four hits and four RBI were both career highs, and Saturday was the 28th multi-hit game of the season for the 26-year-old first baseman. Rumfield is slashing .302/.384/.485 with 13 home runs and 51 RBI across 393 plate appearances this season.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Astros' Christian Walker: Exits early Saturday
Walker was removed from Saturday's game against the Orioles with an apparent injury, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Walker was grabbing at his right side after taking a swing in the fourth inning and had to be removed from the game before he could finish his at-bat. The Astros will presumably send him in for imaging to determine what exactly he's dealing with, and an update on his status should come in the near future.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Riding pine Saturday
Aranda is out of the lineup for Saturday's matchup against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
The left-handed-hitting Aranda will hit the bench for Saturday's matchup against southpaw Patrick Sandoval. Aranda went a combined 0-for-7 with one walk and three strikeouts during Friday's doubleheader. Ryan Vilade will man first base and bat cleanup for Tampa Bay on Saturday.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Still not getting results
Guerrero went 1-for-4 in Friday's loss to the White Sox.
Per Mitch Bannon of The Athletic, Guerrero put three balls in play with exit velocities north of 105 mph, but he had just one single to show for it. The six-time All-Star has been teasing a turnaround in recent weeks, but through 11 games in July he sports a tepid .220/.333/.415 slash line with two doubles, two homers, six runs and seven RBI, and incredibly he's still looking for his first home run of 2026 at Rogers Centre, the Blue Jays' home park.
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Goes yard twice Friday
Steer went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three total RBI in Friday's win over the Rockies.
Steer blasted his 15th and 16th homers of the season in the sixth and eighth innings, respectively, and he's picked up right where he left off before the All-Star break. He has four multi-hit performances over his last six games and is hitting .333 with three homers and a 1.025 OPS since the beginning of July.
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Andres Chaparro 1B | WAS
Nationals' Andres Chaparro: Homers twice Friday
Chaparro went 4-for-5 with two home runs, eight total RBI and four total runs scored in Friday's 23-4 win over the A's.
Chaparro went yard twice in this game, launching a two-run blast off Jose Suarez in the fifth inning and a three-run long ball off Yunior Tur in the seventh. Chaparro has three homers this season, and all of them have come since the beginning of July. He's played just seven games since the beginning of the month but has been productive in a small sample, hitting .429 with a 1.538 OPS in 15 plate appearances. Those numbers aren't sustainable, but Chaparro could be a player to look at as a waiver pickup as long as he's carrying a hot bat.