MLB Player News
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Zack Gelof 2B | ATH
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Homers for team's only run
Gelof went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Gelof gave the A's their lone run of the day when he took Brandon Pfaadt deep to right-center in the fifth. It was his ninth long ball of the year and sixth overall in June. Overall, it's been a disappointing season for the second-year player, but his bat woke up a bit over the latter part of the month. In 11 games since June 18, Gelof slashed .275/.310/.625 with four homers, eight RBI and eight runs scored, which has been his most productive stretch of the season thus far.
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Jonathan Ornelas SS | ATL
Rangers' Jonathan Ornelas: Called up Sunday
The Rangers recalled Ornelas from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
The 24-year-old will join Texas ahead of Sunday's series finale in Baltimore since Corey Seager (wrist) is banged up. Ornelas will provide infield depth for the Rangers until Seager is ready for action.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Ejected from Sunday's contest
Altuve was ejected from Sunday's game against the Mets, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Altuve grounded out to finish the seventh inning, but he was ejected for arguing that he fouled the ball off his foot. The 34-year-old went 2-for-4 with an RBI prior to being sent off, which is his fifth multi-hit effort in the past six games.
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Brandon Drury 2B | KC
Angels' Brandon Drury: Remaining out of lineup
Drury (illness) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Drury hasn't seen the field since June 21 due to an upper-respiratory illness, and he won't return to the lineup for Sunday's series finale versus Detroit. According to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, Drury is avialable off the bench Sunday and should return to the starting nine Tuesday in Oakland. Luis Rengifo will again man the keystone while Miguel Sano starts at third base.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: On bench against lefty
Keith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Keith has gone 2-for-20 over his past five games and will sit Sunday as lefty Tyler Anderson takes the mound for the Halos. Andy Ibanez will man the keystone and bat leadoff in the series finale.
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Nicky Lopez 3B | COL
White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Getting Sunday off
Lopez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
With southpaw Kyle Freeland on the hill for Colorado, the lefty-hitting Lopez will move to the bench. Danny Mendick will replace Lopez at second base.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Getting day off versus lefty
Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
The lefty-hitting Lowe will hit the bench for the series finale while Washington sends southpaw Patrick Corbin to the hill. Jose Caballero checks in at second base for Lowe.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Homers in return to lineup
Lowe went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Saturday in a loss to the Nationals.
Lowe returned to the starting lineup after logging just a single pinch-hit appearance over Tampa Bay's previous five games due to a broken toe. The second baseman didn't seem to have any rust, as he belted a 405-foot solo shot in his first at-bat of the contest for what turned out to be the Rays' only run. Lowe has hit five homers over 19 games in June after going deep just once across his first 18 contests of the campaign.
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa CF | BOS
Blue Jays' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Extends hit streak to 13 games
Kiner-Falefa went 4-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 9-3 win over the Yankees.
Kiner-Falefa singled and scored in the first inning and added another base hit in the fifth. He smacked an RBI single and scored in the sixth frame and then finished his huge day by doubling and scoring again in the eighth. The 29-year-old has put together a 13-game hit streak and seen his season average climb from .263 to .296. He also has seven home runs, 33 RBI, 32 runs scored and three steals over 277 plate appearances in what has been a surprisingly productive 2024.