MLB Player News
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Edouard Julien 2B | MIN
Twins' Edouard Julien: Absent from lineup
Julien is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Julien will begin Sunday's game in the dugout after going 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Kyle Farmer will start at second base and bat eighth against Cincinnati right-hander Rhett Lowder.
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Marcus Semien 2B | TEX
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers again
Semien went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners.
Semien's home run gave the Rangers a brief lead in the fifth inning. It was his 22nd of the season and fourth in the last six games. While Semien has been fantasy friendly in terms of home runs and runs scored (93), it's been a down season overall for the second baseman. Throwing out the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, the 33-year-old Semien's .704 OPS this season is the lowest its been since 2014.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Tallies three hits Saturday
Keith went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Orioles.
Keith had three of Detroit's seven hits as a team as Corbin Burnes and two Baltimore relievers mostly cruised through the lineup. The young infielder is batting a robust .318 this month, which has helped push his season average up to a respectable .263. Keith was batting just .154 at the end of April, so he's come a long way during his rookie campaign. The 23-year-old should be set up for a breakout 2025 campaign now that he's seemingly settled in at the MLB level.
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Zack Gelof 2B | OAK
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Another three hits Saturday
Gelof went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and a walk in a loss to the White Sox on Saturday.
Gelof continued terrorizing White Sox pitching in the narrow loss, following up a 2-for-4 night that had included an RBI double in Friday's series opener. Gelof now has hit safely in nine of the last 10 games and has multi-hit efforts in four of the last six contests, finally displaying some of the offensive potential he'd shown during his rookie 2023 campaign following a mostly difficult first five months of this season.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | CLE
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Adds steal in win
Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Rays.
Gimenez didn't show much speed through July, but he's now logged 13 thefts on 15 attempts across 41 games since the start of August. The second baseman is up to 29 steals on the year, one shy of matching his career high from last year. He's maintained a .253/.302/.338 slash line with eight home runs, 59 RBI, 62 runs scored, 20 doubles and one triple over 141 contests.
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Michael Stefanic 2B | LAA
Angels' Michael Stefanic: Sitting out Saturday
Stefanic (calf) isn't in the Angels' lineup for Saturday's game against Houston, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Stefanic made an early exit from Friday's game with what was labeled as minor tightness in his right calf, but it seems to be serious enough to warrant sitting him down Saturday. Jack Lopez will get the starting nod at second base instead and bat ninth.
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Brandon Drury 2B | LAA
Angels' Brandon Drury: Remaining out Saturday
Drury (hamstring) isn't in the Angels' lineup Saturday against the Astros, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Drury will miss a second consecutive start Saturday after exiting Wednesday's contest with a sore left hamstring. With Michael Stefanic (calf) also nursing an injury, Jack Lopez will pick up a start at second base and bat ninth.
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Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Absent from Saturday's lineup
Holliday is not starting Saturday's game against the Tigers.
Holliday has started each of Baltimore's last three games at second base, though he'll sit after collecting only two hits in his last 25 at-bats. Livan Soto will take over at the keystone and hit eighth.
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Christopher Morel DH | TB
Rays' Christopher Morel: Sitting Saturday
Morel (Achilles) is not in Saturday's lineup against Cleveland.
Morel was forced to exit Friday's game after suffering a leg injury while running the bases. The injury isn't believed to be serious, but Morel will get at least one more day to rest.