MLB Player News
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Tyler Soderstrom C | OAK
Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Gets aboard four times
Soderstrom went 2-for-2 with a double, two RBI, two walks and one run scored in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Yankees.
Soderstrom logged multiple hits for the third time in his last four games, and he also drew a walk for the first time since he returned from a wrist injury. He's held down more than a strong-side platoon at first base since his return, though he's not in the lineup versus every southpaw. Soderstrom is slashing .229/.314/.416 with eight home runs, 24 RBI, 16 runs scored and two doubles over 142 plate appearances as a rookie this season.
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Jake Bauers RF | MIL
Brewers' Jake Bauers: Idle versus lefty
Bauers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
The lefty-hitting Bauers will head to the bench for the series finale while southpaw Jordan Montgomery toes the rubber for Arizona. Bauers will cede his spot in the lineup to Gary Sanchez, who serves as the Brewers' starting catcher while William Contreras gets a day off behind the plate to handle designated-hitter duties.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Heads to bench Sunday
Arraez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
He will get a rare day off against a righty (Sean Burke) as Fernando Tatis takes over at designated hitter, opening up right field for David Peralta. Arraez has gone just 1-for-15 in his last three games after hitting safely in 13 straight contests to begin September.
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Justin Turner 1B | SEA
Mariners' Justin Turner: In Sunday's lineup
Turner (knee) will start at first base and bat fifth Sunday against the Rangers.
Turner fouled a ball off his knee Saturday and was forced to leave the game, but apparently it's not bad enough to cost him a start. As he approaches his 40th birthday in November, Turner's MLB future is uncertain, but he's shown signs of life with a .303/.398/.494 batting line and four homers in his last 26 games for Seattle.
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Christian Walker 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Sitting for series finale
Walker is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Josh Bell will start at first base against right-hander Frankie Montas as Walker sits after going 1-for-13 across the first three games of the series. Walker was hot initially after coming off the injured list in early September, and he's still batting cleanup most days for Arizona.
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Joey Gallo 1B | WAS
Nationals' Joey Gallo: Taking seat against lefty
Gallo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Gallo will ride the pine with a lefty (Shota Imanaga) starting for the opposition, which is standard procedure whenever the Nationals face a southpaw. The 30-year-old Gallo has logged just 60 plate appearances against lefties this season, slashing .123/.167/.246.
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Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA
Angels' Niko Kavadas: Absent from lineup versus righty
Kavadas is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Astros, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
The Astros are sending righty Spencer Arrighetti to the bump, but the left-handed-hitting Kavadas will nonetheless begin the contest on the bench. It's the first time since Sept. 1 that Kavadas will be absent from the lineup against a right-hander. Logan O'Hoppe is getting a start at designated hitter for the Angels while Matt Thaiss does the catching.
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Jonathan Singleton 1B | HOU
Astros' Jon Singleton: Sitting out Sunday
Singleton is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
The Astros will go with Yainer Diaz at first base and Victor Caratini at catcher as they try to close out a four-game sweep of the Angels. Singleton has been out of the lineup for three straight contests, although Sunday marks the first of those three games in which Houston has faced a right-handed starting pitcher.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Not in Tampa Bay lineup
Diaz is absent from the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Blue Jays.
Brandon Lowe is getting a start in the designated-hitter spot in this one, while Jonathan Aranda will cover first base. Diaz's playing time has slipped a bit this month, as this is the sixth time he's been out of the Rays' lineup.