MLB Player News
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Leonardo Rivas SS | SEA
Mariners' Leo Rivas: Not in Seattle lineup
Rivas is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Kansas City.
Rivas had started the last two games and four of the last five against right-handed pitching at second base, but he'll begin Tuesday's series opener versus righty Michael Wacha on the bench. Jorge Polanco is at second base and Dominic Canzone is in the designated hitter slot for the Mariners.
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Max Anderson 2B | DET
Tigers' Max Anderson: Putting together impressive season
Anderson is performing well in the minors this season and will play in the Arizona Fall League, where he'll focus on defense and finding a good positional fit, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
Anderson has a .296 batting average, 29 doubles, 18 home runs, 82 RBI and an .830 OPS in 115 games between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo this season. The 23-year-old, who primarily plays second and third base, has put himself into a position to potentially make his MLB debut at some point in 2026. Anderson will use the AFL assignment to focus on further developing his defensive versatility and finding the right fit, and if he continues to rake as well, his prospect stock should rise heading into next season.
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Dylan Moore 2B | TEX
Rangers' Dylan Moore: Nabs steal in loss
Moore went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.
Moore is now 6-for-19 with two home runs and two steals over 12 games with the Rangers. He continues to occupy a part-time role as a utility player in a reserve role. For the season, he's logged 14 steals, 11 homers, 25 RBI, 34 runs scored and a .204/.266/.384 slash line across 100 games between Texas and Seattle.
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Marcus Semien 2B | NYM
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Takes batting practice Monday
Semien (foot) was spotted taking batting practice on the field Monday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
The team has yet to offer up a timeline for Semien's return after he went down with a broken left foot in late August, but it's a positive sign that he's progressed to taking on-field BP. Texas is a few games back from a wild-card spot, so the club would certainly welcome Semien back into the fold down the stretch if he's cleared for game action.
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Mauricio Dubon 2B | ATL
Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Back on bench Monday
Dubon is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.
Dubon had started in three of the last four games and five of the past seven contests, but he'll likely be in line for a reduction in playing time over the final two weeks of the regular season now that Houston has most of its key position players available. He filled in for a banged-up Jose Altuve (foot) at the keystone in Sunday's 8-3 loss to Atlanta, but Altuve will be back in the lineup Monday.
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Cody Freeman SS | TEX
Rangers' Cody Freeman: Idle for series opener
Freeman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.
After going 7-for-25 (.280 average) with two doubles and three RBI while starting in each of the last seven games, Freeman will get a breather for the series opener in Houston. Dylan Moore will get the nod at second base at Freeman's expense.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Rejoining lineup Monday
Altuve (foot) will start at second base and bat cleanup in Monday's game against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Altuve was held out for Sunday's 8-3 loss to Atlanta after he was still experiencing soreness on the bottom of his right foot following his early exit a day earlier, but the one start off appears to have provided sufficient healing time for the 35-year-old. The Astros' decision to use him at second base rather than at designated hitter in his return to the lineup supports the notion that he's feeling healthy heading into a six-game homestand against the Rangers and Mariners this week.
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Travis Bazzana 2B | CLE
Guardians' Travis Bazzana: Season comes to early end
Triple-A Columbus placed Bazzana on its 7-day injured list Sunday due to left flank soreness.
Bazzana suffered the injury Thursday and will miss the final week of the Triple-A season, but because the Guardians are labeling the issue as a sore flank, the 23-year-old shouldn't require as much recovery time as he needed for the internal right oblique strain that kept him out for nearly two months earlier in 2025. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft had a rough introduction to the Triple-A level upon his promotion from Double-A Akron on Aug. 11, but he had settled in nicely in September, slashing .290/.421/.742 with four home runs over his final nine games with Columbus.