MLB Player News
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Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: Sitting versus lefty
Massey is out of the lineup for Monday's contest in Cleveland.
The 25-year-old will begin this one on the bench as left-handed Logan Allen toes the rubber for the Guardians. Massey has actually fared better against lefties this season with a .673 OPS versus a .593 OPS against righties, but opportunities against southpaws have been few and far between.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Pops solo shot
Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-5 extra-inning loss to the Phillies.
Gimenez took Aaron Nola deep in the second inning. While Gimenez has hit two homers over eight games since the All-Star break, he's batting just .200 (6-for-30) in that span. The second baseman has warmed up over the last couple of months, but he's still at a .244/.314/.390 slash line over 94 contests this season. He's added nine homers, 15 stolen bases, 38 RBI and 43 runs scored.
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Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: Homers Sunday
Massey went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 8-5 loss to the Yankees.
Massey now has three homers in his last three games after going 24 contests without a long ball. Even with his recent power surge, it's been a tough month at the plate for the 25-year-old Massey -- he's gone 9-for-46 with a .669 OPS in 14 games since the start of July. Overall, the 25-year-old second baseman is slashing .213/.267/.343 with seven homers, 29 RBI, 19 runs scored and three steals across 251 plate appearances this season.
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Zach Remillard 2B | CHW
White Sox's Zach Remillard: Hits first major-league home run
Remillard went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Twins.
Remillard cranked his first big-league home run with a blast to left center in the third and then followed up with an RBI single in the fifth. It was his first RBI since July 7 and his fourth multi-hit game this month. Though it appears the 29-year-old has lost out on an everyday spot, he's provided a nice spark when in the lineup, slashing .309/.371/.407 with six extra-base hits, 13 RBI, 10 runs and a 7:26 BB:K in 92 plate appearances. It shouldn't be expected he'll keep those numbers up though, considering he hit .244/.340/.376 over three seasons at Triple-A.
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Luis Rengifo 2B | MIL
Angels' Luis Rengifo: Belts two homers
Rengifo went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's win over the Pirates.
Rengifo went deep in the fifth and sixth innings Sunday, bringing him to nine home runs on the year. Five of those have come in the last 14 games and he's gone 12-for-40 (.300) during that span. Still, he's slashing just .220/.309/.365 with 29 RBI and 16 extra-base hits through 275 plate appearances.
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Andy Ibanez 2B | NYM
Tigers' Andy Ibanez: Goes deep Sunday
Ibanez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Padres.
Ibanez and Spencer Torkelson each went deep to power the Tigers to the victory. It was Ibanez's seventh home run of the season and first so far in July. The utility player has flashed on occasion this year, though he hasn't been an elite offensive option with a .685 OPS across 67 games. Ibanez should continue to move around the diamond for Detroit with only limited fantasy appeal at this point.
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Mauricio Dubon 2B | ATL
Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Pops go-ahead homer
Dubon went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Dubon picked a good time to end a 21-game homer drought, going deep in the ninth inning to put the Astros ahead for good. The second baseman hit a meager .212 with three extra-base hits during his power outage. Dubon's at a solid .269/.293/.382 slash line with five homers, 27 RBI, 53 runs scored and six stolen bases through 341 plate appearances. He'll likely continue to enjoy a starting role until Jose Altuve (oblique) returns, at which point Dubon will likely see utility usage.
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Christian Arroyo 2B | NYM
Red Sox's Christian Arroyo: Dealing with jammed thumb
Arroyo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets due to a jammed right thumb, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
He appeared to be losing playing time to Enrique Hernandez at second base with three straight games on the bench, but manager Alex Cora revealed Arroyo has been dealing with a jammed thumb over the past few days. The 28-year-old could be available off the bench Sunday and will have Monday's team off day to aid in his recovery ahead of Tuesday's series opener versus Atlanta.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Managing hip issue
Manager Aaron Boone said Torres was removed from Sunday's win over the Royals due to hip tightness, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
Torres' departure initially appeared to have been due to head injury, but he actually tweaked his hip. The 26-year-old went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer before exiting the contest, and he'll have Monday's team off day to rest up before Tuesday's series opener versus the Mets.