MLB Player News
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Travis Bazzana 2B | CLE
Guardians' Travis Bazzana: Returning to Double-A action Friday
Double-A Akron is expected to reinstate Bazzana (oblique) from the 7-day injured list Friday, SI.com reports.
Bazzana has been out of action with Akron since mid-May due to a right oblique strain, but he was cleared to resume a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on July 5. Through the first seven contests of his rehab assignment, Bazzana has gone 4-for-18 with two doubles, eight walks, seven runs, two RBI and one stolen base. The 22-year-old infielder posted a .795 OPS to go with four home runs and eight steals in 33 games for Akron before landing on the IL.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Royals' Adam Frazier: Heading back to Kansas City
The Royals acquired Frazier from the Pirates on Wednesday in exchange for infielder Cam Devanney, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Frazier spent the 2024 season in Kansas City and evidently made a positive impression despite slashing just .202/.282/.294 over 104 contests. The 33-year-old hasn't been much better in 2025 with a .255/.318/.336 batting line, but he offers some versatility and could see reps at second base and/or in left field against right-handed pitching.
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Marcus Semien 2B | NYM
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers again
Semien went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 5-1 win over the Astros.
Semien went yard for a second straight game, tagging Kaleb Ort for a solo shot in the eighth inning. The second baseman is up to 12 home runs on the season, five of which have come in the last 13 games. Semien is 15-for-51 (.294) with 16 runs scored and 14 RBI during that stretch.
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Cole Young SS | SEA
Mariners' Cole Young: Comes up clutch
Young went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 8-4 win over Detroit.
Young and Jorge Polanco hit back-to-back solo home runs as part of a four-run ninth inning. The long ball was Young's second of his rookie campaign, and he'll take a five-game hit streak into the All-Star break. He's 7-for-18 (.389) with four RBI and four runs scored during that stretch.
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Luis Urias 2B | ATH
Athletics' Luis Urias: Back from injured list
The Athletics reinstated Urias (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Sunday.
The veteran infielder landed on the shelf in early July due to a hamstring strain, but he'll rejoin the active roster after missing the minimum amount of time. Urias is on the bench for Sunday's matchup with the Blue Jays, but he'll vie with Max Muncy for regular starts at second base after Zack Gelof was demoted to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move.
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Zack Gelof 2B | ATH
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Sent to Triple-A
The Athletics optioned Gelof to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.
The 25-year-old didn't make his season debut until July 4 while recovering from a wrist fracture and a stress reaction in his ribs, and he's been demoted after going 2-for-25 at the plate to begin his time with the Athletics. Gelof should have a decent chance of returning to Sacramento later in the season, assuming he can get back on track at Triple-A.
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Daniel Schneemann 2B | CLE
Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Resting Sunday
Schneemann is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Schneemann will receive a breather after he started the first three games of the series in Chicago, including both ends of Friday's doubleheader. With Schneemann on the bench, Angel Martinez will receive a start at second base while Nolan Jones shifts to center field.
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Brice Matthews SS | HOU
Astros' Brice Matthews: Not starting Sunday
Matthews is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Matthews started at second base in his first two MLB games after being promoted Friday, and he'll take a seat after going 0-for-7 with five strikeouts. Mauricio Dubon will shift to the keystone while Zack Short receives a start at shortstop.
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Leonardo Jimenez SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Leo Jimenez: Pops first homer of season
Jimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the A's.
The 24-year-old infielder took Jacob Lopez deep in the second inning for the game's first run. It was Jimenez's first big-league homer this season in eight contests after he popped four in 63 games as a rookie in 2024, but just his second hit in 16 at-bats since his promotion at the beginning of the month. He's been splitting the workload at second base with Ernie Clement while Andres Gimenez (ankle) has been on the shelf, but the Blue Jays have plenty of options to fill that spot if Jimenez doesn't supply more consistent offense.
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Marcus Semien 2B | NYM
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Lifts 11th homer
Semien went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Astros.
Semien has a pair of multi-hit efforts over his last three games, and he's popped four homers over his last 12 contests. The second baseman helped the Rangers make a late-innings comeback Saturday with his eighth-inning blast to pull them within a run. On the year, he's up to a .239/.317/.371 slash line with 11 homers, 48 RBI, 47 runs scored and seven stolen bases across 95 games.