MLB Player News

  • Justin Turner 1B | SEA

    Mariners' Justin Turner: Sitting again Saturday

    Turner is absent from Saturday's lineup against Oakland.

    Turner will sit for a second straight game Saturday. Jorge Polanco will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth against right-hander Joey Estes.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Still out of lineup

    Schanuel (leg) is absent from Saturday's lineup against Texas, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Schanuel will now be out for a third straight game due to a bruised right lower leg he sustained Wednesday against the White Sox. Niko Kavadas will start at first base and bat eighth.

  • Padres' Jake Cronenworth: On bench Saturday

    Cronenworth is absent from Saturday's lineup against Arizona.

    Cronenworth and several other Padres starters are getting Saturday night off as the team has already clinched a spot in the postseason. Nick Ahmed will start at second base and bat fifth.

  • Luis Arraez 1B | SD

    Padres' Luis Arraez: Not playing Saturday

    Arraez is absent from Saturday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

    The Padres will sit Arraez and other starters having already clinched a spot in the postseason, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Arraez's .314 batting average is the only thing standing in the way of Shohei Ohtani's pursuit of the Triple Crown. Jurickson Profar will serve as the designated hitter and bat in the leadoff spot against Diamondbacks southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez.

  • Triston Casas 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Triston Casas: Launches 13th homer

    Casas went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-2 loss against the Rays.

    Casas took Shane Baz deep for the second time this season with his first-inning blast that went to the opposite field. It was Casas' fifth home run this month, and all have come over his last 11 games, with him adding 11 RBI over that span as well. The 24-year-old is hitting .240/.339/.466 with 13 home runs, 31 RBI and 28 runs scored over 62 games this season.

  • Yuli Gurriel 1B | KC

    Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Idle Saturday

    Gurriel isn't in Kansas City's lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.

    Gurriel will give way to Garrett Hampson at first base Saturday after going 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout during Friday's series opener.

  • Jake Bauers 1B | MIL

    Brewers' Jake Bauers: Sitting versus lefty

    Bauers isn't in the Brewers' lineup Saturday against the Mets.

    Milwaukee will face a left-handed starter for the second straight game Saturday, so the left-handed bat of Bauers will stay put in the dugout for the second time in a row. Gary Sanchez will fill in as the Brewers' DH and bat sixth.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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