MLB Player News
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Vidal Brujan 2B | MIA
Marlins' Vidal Brujan: Out of lineup
Brujan is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Milwaukee.
Brujan will begin Sunday's game in the dugout after going 0-for-2 with two walks and one run scored in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Brewers. Nick Gordon will start in center field and bat eighth.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Idle vs. southpaw
Stott is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians.
With left-hander Joey Cantillo taking the mound for Cleveland on Sunday, Stott will begin the contest in the dugout. Edmundo Sosa will start at second base and bat seventh.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Another long ball in win
Marte went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored while also drawing a walk in Saturday's win over the Pirates.
Marte kept his hot streak going Saturday, drawing a walk in his first trip to the plate before coming around to score Arizona's first run of the contest on a Christian Walker single. The second baseman then came right back with a two-run shot on the first pitch he saw in the second, giving him his fourth home run in his last five games. Over that stretch he's batting .444 (8-for-18) with 11 RBI and seven runs scored. Saturday also marked his fifth game this month in which he's driven in multiple runs.
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Nick Gonzales 2B | PIT
Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Lifted with groin soreness
Gonzales was removed from Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks due to left groin discomfort.
Gonzales went 0-for-3 at the plate before being replaced at second base by Jared Triolo in the bottom of the sixth. Gonzales is currently being evaluated and an update on his status should come later Saturday night or Sunday.
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Otto Lopez 2B | MIA
Marlins' Otto Lopez: Getting night off
Lopez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.
Lopez started eight consecutive games after being activated from the injured list July 19, but he will get a breather Saturday. In his place, Vidal Brujan will bat eighth and play second base.
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Jared Serna 2B | MIA
Marlins' Jared Serna: Going to Miami
The Marlins acquired Seran, catcher Agustin Ramirez and infielder Abrahan Ramirez from the Yankees on Saturday in exchange for infielder/outfielder Jazz Chisholm, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
The trade boosts the dynasty value of all the position players heading to Miami, and both Ramirez and Serna in particular have better chances of eventually carving out everyday playing time down the road with the Marlins than if they had remained with the Yankees. Serna, a 22-year-old second baseman, packs a lot of pull-side pop in a small 5-foot-7 frame. He was 20 percent better than the average South Atlantic League hitter and slashed .253/.341/.444 with 13 home runs, 11 steals and a 15.3 percent strikeout rate in 88 games for High-A Hudson Valley.
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Xander Bogaerts 2B | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Remains hot Friday
Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI in Friday's 6-4 victory versus the Orioles.
Bogaerts belted a big double in the sixth inning, driving in Manny Machado to give San Diego its first lead. The second baseman finished with his seventh multi-hit performance over his past nine contests, a span in which he's slashing .500/.526/.528. Bogaerts has raised his season batting average from .219 to .265 with the hot stretch, though he has only two RBI during that span and hasn't gone deep in any of his past 14 games.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Big day in Friday's win
Garcia went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a run scored, three RBI and two stolen bases in Friday's extra-inning win over the Cardinals.
He opened the scoring on the night with a two-run double in the second inning, then played a role in the Nationals' four-run outburst in the top of the 10th by walking, stealing second and eventually coming home on Jacob Young's bases-loaded triple. Garcia continues to add to his career highs in multiple categories, including 11 homers and 15 stolen bases in 89 games to go along with a .278/.310/.441 slash line.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | SF
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Lands on IL
The Giants placed Estrada on the 10-day injured list Friday with a sprained left wrist.
Estrada landed on the injured list in late June due to a left wrist sprain, and the same injury will now force him back onto the IL roughly one month later. He was able to return to the active roster after 11 days following his previous IL stint, though it's unclear if he'll require a longer absence this time around. Casey Schmitt was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to provide infield depth, and he'll likely split reps at second base with Brett Wisely until Estrada returns.