MLB Player News
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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Reds' Jonathan India: Beginning rehab assignment Tuesday
India (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
India underwent an MRI on Monday and apparently received encouraging results, as he's been cleared to return to game action with the Triple-A club. The 25-year-old hasn't played since April 30, so he'll require several rehab games before he's reinstated from the 10-day injured list. However, the Reds are hopeful that India will rejoin the major-league club in time for the team's upcoming homestead against the Brewers, which begins June 17, per C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic. He should reclaim his role as the Reds' everyday second baseman once he's activated since he slashed .295/.311/.341 with two doubles, five runs and three RBI over 11 major-league games prior to his absence.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Strong showing in loss
Rodgers went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two total runs scored in Sunday's 8-7 loss to Atlanta.
Rodgers delivered a two-run double in the first inning and a solo shot in the fifth, both off Atlanta starter Charlie Morton. This was Rodgers' second three-hit game in June after a three-homer effort in the nightcap of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the Marlins. The infielder is up to a .266/.316/.428 slash line with six homers, 26 RBI, 28 runs scored and 10 doubles through 187 plate appearances overall.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Swipes two bags in win
Estrada went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, a walk, a hit-by-pitch and a run scored in a 5-1 victory Sunday in Miami.
Estrada started the Giants' fourth-inning rally with a single. He later stole third base and came around to score on Donovan Walton's grand slam. The second baseman is 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts on the season. With a .357/.438/.500 batting line over his last 17 games, the 26-year-old has come to life at the plate after a slow start.
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Out of Sunday's lineup
Gorman is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cubs, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Gorman is hitting .265 with three home runs and 15 strikeouts in his last 10 games, including two strikeouts apiece in each of his last three games. Edmundo Sosa will man shortstop while Tommy Edman slides to second base.
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Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH
Mets' Jeff McNeil: Sitting Sunday
McNeil is not in the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
McNeil is hitting .313 with one home run over his last 10 games. With lefty Julio Urias on the hill for the Dodgers, J.D. Davis draws the start at designated hitter.
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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Reds' Jonathan India: MRI coming Monday
India (hamstring) will get an MRI on Monday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
This could be the MRI that clears India to head out on a rehab assignment, as he was approximately two weeks away from a rehab assignment May 24. He has been sidelined since April 30.
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Brandon Drury 2B | KC
Reds' Brandon Drury: Strong effort in Saturday's loss
Drury went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run, two additional runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 10-8 loss to the Nationals.
The steal was his first of the year but the homer was his ninth, as Drury took Nats closer Tanner Rainey deep in the ninth inning. The veteran utility player has three multi-hit performances in the last four games, but on the season Drury is slashing a less electric .252/.317/.479 slash line with 27 RBI and 31 runs through 44 contests.
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Brendan Donovan 2B | SEA
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Drives in four in win
Donovan went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and four RBI in a 7-4 extra-inning win over the Cubs in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.
After going 1-for-3 with a walk in a 6-1 loss during the matinee, Donovan swung the biggest stick for the Cards in the nightcap, with his second two-run double of the game coming in the 10th inning. The 25-year-old continues to play nearly every day in a super-utility role, slashing .315/.440/.438 through 34 games with a homer, two steals, 14 RBI and 15 runs while seeing action in at least six games so far at all four infield positions plus right field.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Slaps pair of doubles
Marte went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Pirates.
Marte is on a 16-game hitting streak, and he was the only Diamondback to record multiple hits Saturday. He's 23-for-59 (.390) during the streak. The second baseman hasn't enjoyed over-the-fence power with just three home runs in 50 contests, but he's up to 19 doubles. He's posted a .268/.338/.432 slash line with 18 RBI, 25 runs scored and three stolen bases this season.