MLB Player News
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Goes yard in Friday's loss
Rodgers went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Mets.
His seventh-inning shot off Sean Manaea kicked off a late rally for the Rockies that fell just short. It was Rodgers' first homer in July, and only his second extra-base hit -- the 27-year-old infielder is slashing just .209/.277/.302 through 11 games on the month with two RBI and five runs.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Enters late, steals base
Marte entered Friday's game as a pinch hitter and went 0-for-1 with a walk and a stolen base in a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Marte hit for designated hitter Joc Pederson and remained in the game at DH. The theft was Marte's fifth of the season and second in the last seven games. He had double-digit steals twice in the early part of his career and was successful in eight of 10 attempts in 2023.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Two hits in return
Bogaerts went 2-for-4 in Friday's 6-1 loss to Atlanta.
Bogaerts, who was activated from the injured list earlier in the day after recovering from a fractured left shoulder, was the only Padre to put up multiple hits in the contest. It was his first game action since May 20, and he played the full game at second base, which suggests he's healthy enough to handle a starting role. Luis Arraez and Jake Cronenworth are likely to be impacted by Bogaerts' return, though there's room for all three of them in the lineup against right-handers. Bogaerts is slashing .225/.270/.319 over 204 plate appearances this season, adding four home runs, four stolen bases, 14 RBI and 23 runs scored.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Back in action Friday
Bogaerts (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list and will start at second base Friday against Atlanta, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Bogaerts has been on the injured list since late May due to a fractured left shoulder, but he'll return to the Padres' lineup following a six-game rehab assignment. The 31-year-old went 6-for-18 with an RBI and four runs scored between Single-A and Triple-A and figures to start in the field most days now that he's healthy. Brett Sullivan was optioned to Triple-A El Paso in order to clear a space on the active roster.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Receiving breather
Marte is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays.
Marte will take a seat Friday after starting in four consecutive games. In his place, Kevin Newman will bat ninth and play second base.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: On bench against southpaw
Stott is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.
Stott will dodge a matchup with southpaw Hogan Harris on Friday as Edmundo Sosa fills in at the keystone. Stott has logged a hit in six of his last seven games, with three runs and three RBI during that stretch.
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Jose Iglesias SS | SD
Mets' Jose Iglesias: Rejoining lineup Friday
Iglesias (illness) is starting at second base and batting seventh Friday against the Rockies, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
The veteran infielder sat out Thursday's contest due to an illness but is back in action for Friday's series opener versus Colorado. Iglesias has carried a hot bat of late and is hitting .286 with an .820 OPS in his past 10 games.
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Gavin Lux SS | TB
Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Sitting versus southpaw
Lux is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers.
Lux has gone 3-for-17 over the past three games on the heels of an 0-for-18 slump, but he'll hit the bench Friday as lefty Tarik Skubal takes the mound for Detroit. Chris Taylor will shift to second base while Enrique Hernandez receives a start at the hot corner.
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Weston Wilson LF | BAL
Phillies' Weston Wilson: Back with Philly
The Phillies recalled Wilson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.
The 29-year-old was up with the Phillies for a couple weeks in June but appeared in just two games. Wilson will rejoin the big club just ahead of the All-Star break and should fill a utility role with Whit Merrifield having been released.
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Gavin Lux SS | TB
Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Clubs rare homer
Lux went 2-for-2 with a solo home run during Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Phillies.
Lux broke out of a mini-slump Thursday, reaching safely in both of his plate appearances after logging just one hit in his previous 23 at-bats. The second baseman has been working in the strong side of a platoon at second base and owns a .214/.267/.298 slash line with three homers this season.