MLB Player News
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Brice Matthews SS | HOU
Astros' Brice Matthews: Getting Sunday off
Matthews is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Matthews will hit the bench for the second time in the series while he's gone just 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts over his last four games. With Matthews out of the lineup, Jose Altuve will fill in at the keystone, while Cooper Hummel picks up a start in left field.
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Daniel Schneemann 2B | CLE
Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Idle for series finale
Schneemann is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Schneemann will head to the bench along with Kyle Manzardo and Nolan Jones while the Royals send southpaw Noah Cameron to the bump. Brayan Rocchio will pick up another start at second base.
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Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Resting Sunday
Holliday is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
With the Orioles concluding their series against Colorado for a day game after a night game and with a southpaw (Austin Gomber) on the hill for the Rockies, the left-handed-hitting Holliday will get a breather. Jordan Westburg will fill in at second base in place of Holliday, who went 2-for-6 with a run scored out of the leadoff spot in Saturday's 18-0 win.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Resumes running
Lowe (foot) ran in the outfield Saturday, MLB.com reports.
Lowe landed on the injured list Tuesday, shortly after returning from an oblique injury, but his current foot tendinitis issue isn't seen as serious. He's expected to return in late July or early August.
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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Royals' Jonathan India: Clubs walk-off homer
India went 1-for-5 with a three-run, walk-off home run in a 5-3 extra-inning win over the Guardians in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
India connected for a three-run blast off Emmanuel Clase in the 10th inning of the day game. In the nightcap, India went a modest 1-for-4. He's hit safely in nine of his last 14 games, going 13-for-55 (.236) in that span, though he remains the Royals' main leadoff hitter. Overall, the second baseman has a .242/.322/.344 slash line with five homers, 30 RBI, 44 runs scored and no stolen bases through 97 contests this season.
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Cole Young SS | SEA
Mariners' Cole Young: Resting Saturday
Young isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
Young will get a chance to rest Saturday after going 1-for-3 with a walk during Friday's contest. Jorge Polanco will cover second base while Young rests, putting Cal Raleigh at the DH spot while Mitch Garver starts behind the dish.
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Scott Kingery 2B | CHC
Angels' Scott Kingery: Back in Anaheim
The Angels recalled Kingery from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
The Angels are down a utility man with Chris Taylor (hand) on the injured list for the second time in two months, so Kingery will come up from Triple-A to fill the opening. The 31-year-old has slashed .255/.311/.386 across 167 plate appearances at Salt Lake this year and is expected to come off the bench most days.
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Jeremiah Jackson SS | BAL
Orioles' Jeremiah Jackson: Back in minors
The Orioles optioned Jackson to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday.
Jackson will end up back in the minors after spending just 24 hours with the big-league club. The 25-year-old will keep his spot on the 40-man roster, however, and he could return to Baltimore later in the year if he continues to hit the ball well at Norfolk. Yaramil Hiraldo was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move.
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Coco Montes 2B | TB
Rays' Coco Montes: Jettisoned from 40-man
The Rays designated Montes for assignment Saturday.
Montes never appeared in a game after being recalled from Triple-A on Wednesday, and he'll now be replaced on the active and 40-man rosters by the newly acquired Tristan Gray. Montes owns a .616 OPS through 272 plate appearances in Triple-A this season, though his defensive versatility could offer at least some appeal to teams browsing the waiver wire.
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Jorbit Vivas 2B | NYY
Yankees' Jorbit Vivas: Sent down to minors
The Yankees optioned Vivas to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday.
Vivas' most recent call-up came July 9 after DJ LeMahieu was DFA'd. Vivas had been trading off starts at third base with Oswald Peraza since, but the Yankees found a full-time starter at the hot corner Friday when they traded with Colorado for Ryan McMahon. In Vivas' most recent stint with the Yankees, he went 2-for-10 with an RBI over six games.