MLB Player News
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Travis Bazzana 2B | CLE
Guardians' Travis Bazzana: Out at Triple-A with oblique injury
Bazzana was removed from Thursday's game at Triple-A Columbus due to left oblique soreness, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
It's not being called a strain at this juncture, but even if the injury is deemed minor, there's a good chance it will end the top prospect's season. Bazzana had been heating up lately with Columbus, posting a 1.163 OPS with four home runs over nine September contests. The 23-year-old missed a chunk of time earlier this season with a right oblique strain.
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Jazz Chisholm CF | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Drives in two runs Thursday
Chisholm went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a run scored and a two-run single during the Yankees' 9-3 win over the Tigers on Thursday.
Chisholm entered Thursday's game having gone 1-for-7 with four strikeouts over the first two games of the series but was far more productive in the finale. He collected his 28th steal of the season in the second inning and gave the Yankees a 9-3 lead in the fourth with a two-run single. In nine games since Sept. 2, Chisholm has gone 8-for-31 (.258) with three steals, two homers and five RBI.
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Luis Rengifo 3B | LAA
Angels' Luis Rengifo: Late addition to lineup
Rengifo will start at second base and bat sixth against the Mariners on Thursday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Rengifo was originally slated to have a day off Thursday withChris Taylor manning the keystone. However, Taylor will now be sent to right field to cover for a scratched Jo Adell (illness), and Rengifo will start at second base. The 28-year-old owns a .577 OPS since the start of September and has logged just two hits in his last five games.
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Luis Rengifo 3B | LAA
Angels' Luis Rengifo: Idle Thursday
Rengifo isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
The Halos will give Rengifo a day off after the 28-year-old went 2-for-16 with three RBI over his last five games. Chris Taylor will man the keystone instead Thursday and bat sixth.
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Adam Frazier 2B | KC
Royals' Adam Frazier: Absent from lineup
Frazier is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Cleveland.
Frazier has now started just two of the last five games and one of three contests since Jonathan India returned from the injured list. India will cover second base and Mike Yastrzemski will be in left field Thursday as Frazier begins the game on the bench.
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Leonardo Rivas SS | SEA
Mariners' Leo Rivas: Plays hero with walk-off blast
Rivas went 1-for-1 with a two-run, walk-off homer Wednesday in a 4-2 extra-innings win against the Cardinals.
Rivas began the game on the bench but entered as a pinch runner for Jorge Polanco in the 11th frame. He stuck around in Polanco's DH spot when the contest moved to the 12th, then got a turn to bat in the 13th. Rivas made the most of the opportunity, launching a two-run blast to right field to send Seattle home with a victory. Though Rivas has been up and down between the majors and minors and has found playing time sporadic while with the big club, he's been productive when called upon, posting a .288/.416/.397 slash line with two homers, nine RBI, 17 runs and four steals over 38 games. Perhaps most impressively, he's posted a 16.9 percent walk rate with a tolerable 21.3 percent strikeout rate.
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Mauricio Dubon 2B | ATL
Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Idle Wednesday
Dubon is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Dubon picked up starts at second base and in left field in the Astros' previous two contests, but he'll hit the bench Wednesday while Houston goes with Ramon Urias and Yordan Alvarez at those respective positions. So far in September, Dubon has gone 4-for-16 with a double, two walks, two RBI and one run in seven games.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Day off amidst slump
Altuve is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Toronto.
Altuve enters action Wednesday having gone just 2-for-29 at the plate over his last seven games, so he will get a day off to regroup. Ramon Urias will handle second base and Victor Caratini will be in the designated-hitter spot for the Astros.
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Jeremiah Jackson SS | BAL
Orioles' Jeremiah Jackson: Ready to start after elbow scare
Jackson (elbow) will start at third base and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
Jackson was lifted for a pinch runner in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday after being hit in the right elbow by a 95.5-mph sinker, but he was fortunate to escape with little more than a bruise. The 25-year-old apparently isn't feeling too sore a day later, so he'll occupy his usual spot in the two-hole as the Orioles go up against Pirates ace Paul Skenes.