MLB Player News
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Getting breather Saturday
Altuve isn't in Houston's lineup Saturday versus Cleveland.
After tallying a base hit in four of his last five games, Altuve will get a day to rest Saturday while Mauricio Dubon starts at second base and bats seventh.
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Vaughn Grissom SS | BOS
Red Sox's Vaughn Grissom: Three-hit night in loss
Grissom went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay.
Grissom, who started for the fourth time in the last five games, is 7-for-18 (.389) with a double, two RBI and two steals since being called up last week. It was a rough year for the 23-year-old, whose spring training groin/hamstring injury lingered for months. A positive finish to the season, including a productive stint at Triple-A Worcester, should put him in line to be Boston's starter at second base in 2025.
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Zack Gelof 2B | ATH
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Reaches 25-steal mark
Gelof went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 2-0 loss to the Mariners.
Gelof's bat has faded late in the season -- he's 6-for-40 (.150) over his last 11 games with two steals in that span. The second baseman is up to 25 steals on 28 attempts this year, offering some positives with his speed despite a difficult campaign at the plate. He's added a .211/.271/.364 slash line with 17 home runs, 49 RBI, 59 runs scored, 20 doubles and two triples over 136 contests.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Cracks pair of doubles in win
Altuve went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in Friday's 5-2 victory over the Guardians.
The Houston second baseman knocked two doubles off Joey Cantillo for his 30th and 31st two-baggers of the season. This performance might signal that Altuve is coming out of his cold spell, as he entered the contest hitting just .154 (6-for-39) over his last nine games. Overall, the nine-time All-Star is slashing .295/.350/.439 with 20 homers, 94 runs scored, 65 runs scored and 22 steals in 682 plate appearances across 153 games this season.
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Christopher Morel DH | TB
Rays' Christopher Morel: Absent from starting nine
Morel is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Boston.
After making three straight starts (two in left field, one at DH), Morel will get a night off. Richie Palacios, Jonny DeLuca and Josh Lowe fill the outfield while Brandon Lowe DHs.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: On bench against lefty
Keith is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox.
The lefty-hitting Keith will yield to Andy Ibanez at the keystone Friday as the White Sox trot out southpaw Garrett Crochet. In his last 10 games, Keith is 9-for-31 (.290) with a homer and a triple.
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Adam Frazier 2B | KC
Royals' Adam Frazier: Sitting again versus southpaw
Frazier is not in the lineup for Friday's contest in Atlanta.
Southpaw Max Fried marks the fifth lefty in a row that the Royals have faced and Frazier hasn't started any of those games. He did come off the bench with a go-ahead, two-run single in Thursday's win over the Nationals. Hunter Renfroe will occupy right field Friday.