MLB Player News
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Justin Turner 1B | SEA
Mariners' Justin Turner: Back on bench Sunday
Turner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Turner had started in six of the Mariners' previous seven contests, but all but one of those came against left-handed starting pitchers. The 39-year-old looks like he'll fill the short side of a platoon at first base with Luke Raley while Seattle has all of its key bats available.
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Jake Burger 1B | MIA
Marlins' Jake Burger: Resting Sunday
Burger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
After seeing his six-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-4, two-strikeout showing in Saturday's 4-3 win, Burger will get a breather for the series finale. He'll give way at first base to David Hensley in what amounts to Burger's first day off since July 25.
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Nate Lowe 1B | TEX
Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: On bench Sunday
Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Lowe will hit the bench Sunday after a run of 22 straight starts, during which he posted a .237/.322/.350 slash line with just four extra-base hits. The 29-year-old's bat has been a bit livelier of late, however, as he's gone 7-for-18 with a double and a homer during his ongoing five-game hit streak.
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Vladimir Guerrero 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Receiving Sunday off
Guerrero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Guerrero started the previous eight games and will get a day off Sunday after going 14-for-31 (.452 average) with four doubles and a homer during that span. Spencer Horwitz will take over at first base while Davis Schneider receives a turn at designated hitter.
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Mark Canha 1B | SF
Giants' Mark Canha: Logs steal in loss
Canha went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins.
Canha has been mostly limited to a short-side platoon role since he was traded from the Tigers to the Giants, but he got a rare start versus a right-hander amid LaMonte Wade's slump. Since the trade, Canha has gone 13-for-47 (.277) with no home runs, three RBI, three runs scored and two doubles. He's at a .237/.340/.346 slash line with seven homers, five steals, 41 RBI, 45 runs scored and 19 doubles over 432 plate appearances this season, which has him on pace for one of the worst years of his career.
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Carlos Santana 1B | MIN
Twins' Carlos Santana: Out of Sunday's lineup
Santana is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, LaVelle E. Neal III of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Santana started the previous six games and will receive a day off after going 1-for-19 with a double and a 4:6 BB:K during that stretch. Jose Miranda will take over at first base and bat second in the series finale versus Toronto.
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Joey Gallo 1B | WAS
Nationals' Joey Gallo: Hitting bench Sunday
Gallo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Since coming off the injured list Aug. 20, the lefty-hitting Gallo has started in each of the Nationals' six games against right-handed pitching, but he's found himself on the bench for every matchup with lefties. Gallo has produced a .613 OPS since his return from the IL and is slashing just .170/.292/.315 for the season, so despite his regular usage against right-handers of late, he could wind up losing out on some of those starts down the stretch if the Nationals choose to open up more at-bats for Juan Yepez or Andres Chaparro at first base and designated hitter.
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Michael Busch 1B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Sitting versus southpaw
Busch is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Busch doesn't always head to the bench against left-handed pitchers, but he'll sit Sunday against Washington southpaw Mitchell Parker. Patrick Wisdom is starting at first base and batting sixth in the series finale.
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Yuli Gurriel 1B | KC
Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Contract selected, starting Sunday
The Royals selected Gurriel's (undisclosed) contract from Triple-A Omaha. He'll bat seventh as the designated hitter Sunday against the Astros.
The 40-year-old was acquired from Atlanta on Saturday and will immediately join Kansas City and enter the lineup, despite having not played since Aug. 22 due to an unspecified injury while he was a member of the roster at Triple-A Gwinnett. The major-league trade deadline passed July 30, but Gurriel was able to be dealt since he was in the minor leagues. He had a .292/.378/.485 slash line with 12 home runs and 11 steals in 75 games at Triple-A with Atlanta, and his 2024 MLB debut will come against one of his former teams.
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Dominic Smith 1B | CIN
Reds' Dominic Smith: Sitting against righty
Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
After signing with the Reds on Aug. 22, Smith had started in each of the Reds' ensuing eight matchups against right-handed pitching, but he'll take a seat Sunday against Brewers righty Tobias Myers. Ty France will step in at first base in place of Smith, who has slashed .208/.296/.292 with a 37 percent strikeout rate thus far during his time in Cincinnati.