MLB Player News
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Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA
Angels' Niko Kavadas: Sitting versus southpaw
Kavadas isn't in the Angels' lineup for Tuesday's game versus Kansas City, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
The lefty-hitting Kavadas will take a seat Tuesday while the Royals send left-hander Cole Ragans to the mound. Brandon Drury will instead serve as Los Angeles' designated hitter, allowing Jack Lopez to start at second base and bat ninth.
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Zach Dezenzo 1B | HOU
Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Out of Tuesday's lineup
Dezenzo is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Dezenzo has a .161/.212/.290 slash line and 33.3 percent strikeout rate in his first nine big-league games and will take a seat for Tuesday's contest. Yordan Alvarez is serving as the designated hitter while Mauricio Dubon receives a start in left field.
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Ben Rice 1B | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Not facing LHP
Rice is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.
Rice will dodge a same-hand matchup with lefty Matthew Boyd on Tuesday, giving way to DJ LeMahieu at first base. Rice has one hit in 19 at-bats during August but has almost the same number of walks (four) as strikeouts (five) and has scored four runs.
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Joey Gallo 1B | WAS
Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL
The Nationals reinstated Gallo (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
Gallo has been on the shelf since June 12 due to a strained left hamstring, but he'll rejoin the active roster Monday at the expense of Travis Blankenhorn. With younger players like Alex Call, Juan Yepez and Andres Chaparro playing well, Gallo probably won't be the everyday player he was prior to the injury. Still, he could mix in at right field, first base or DH as needed.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Shifts to 60-day IL
The Giants transferred Flores (knee) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Friday.
The transaction was a procedural move, as Flores had already been ruled out for the season after undergoing a procedure on his right knee earlier this month. The Giants activated left-hander Ethan Small (oblique) from the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento. The 33-year-old Flores slashed .206/.277/.318 with four home runs, 26 RBI and 19 runs over 242 plate appearances before being shut down for the season.
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Vladimir Guerrero 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Clubs 26th homer
Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Reds.
Getting a partial breather as the DH while batting in his usual No. 3 spot, Guerrero took Julian Aguiar deep in the first inning of the right-hander's first big-league start. The 25-year-old slugger is slashing a massive .355/.437/.742 through 16 games in August with five of his 26 homers on the year, as well as 11 runs and 11 RBI. Guerrero has already matched him home-run total from 2023 in 32 fewer games, and he's firmly on pace to record the third 30-homer campaign of his career.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | CHW
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Having solid August
Vaughn went 1-for-5 on Monday against the Giants.
Vaughn has struggled for most of the season but has had a solid stretch in August. Across 15 games, he's maintained a .315 average with only a 13.3 percent strikeout rate. While he has only one home run in that span, he does have seven doubles, four RBI and nine runs scored.
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Yuli Gurriel 1B | KC
Braves' Yuli Gurriel: Will be re-introduced to third base
Gurriel will begin to play some third base at Triple-A Gwinnett, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Gurriel is 40 and hasn't started a game at the hot corner since 2019, but Atlanta wants him prepared to play the position, if needed, following the injury to Austin Riley (hand). Signed to a minor-league contract in April, Gurriel is slashing .300/.380/.498 with 12 home runs over 72 games with Gwinnett.
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Nick Kurtz 1B | OAK
Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Making jump to Double-A
Kurtz was promoted to Double-A Midland on Monday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Kurtz will skip over High-A Lansing and jump directly to Midland after batting .400 with four home runs, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored over 25 at-bats on seven games with Single-A Stockton. The 21-year-old will look to continue his impressive early success at Double-A.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Starting Monday after all
Freeman (finger) is in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
Freeman was expected to miss Monday's matchup and potentially a few more days after suffering an injury Saturday and missing Sunday's game. Despite being diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right middle finger, he's been penciled into the starting lineup for the series opener. Skipper Dave Roberts noted in his pregame remarks that Freeman remaining in the starting nine going forward will be all about pain tolerance, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic.