MLB Player News
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Getting Monday off
Marte is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.
Marte will hit the bench for the third time since he was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Sept. 6 after missing three weeks with an ankle sprain. Kevin Newman will step in at second base in place of Marte, who is slashing .271/.407/.625 with five home runs, one stolen base, 12 RBI and nine runs across 14 games in September.
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Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Belts first homer since return
Albies went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Marlins.
Hitting right-handed against righty Darren McCaughan, Albies lofted the second pitch he saw in the first inning down the left-field line. It was Albies' first long ball in three games since coming off the IL, and first since July 6. The 27-year-old still isn't able to bat left-handed due to soreness in his wrist, but that might not be a bad thing for his production over the final week of the regular season -- he has just a .225/.292/.360 slash line this year in 298 plate appearances while hitting from the left side of the plate.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Two steals Sunday
Stott went 0-for-2 with two walks and two stolen bases in Sunday's loss to the Phillies.
Stott posted his seventh multi-walk game of the year and just his second such effort since May 14. His multi-steal game was his fifth of the year and brought him up to 31 stolen bases, which ties the career high he set last year. Stott has now reached safely in seven straight games and is slashing .244/.317/.357 with 11 homers, 54 RBI, 62 runs and a 53:91 BB:K in 552 plate appearances.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | COL
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Pair of hits Sunday
Rodgers went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.
Rodgers had three hard hit balls in play and had a double that would've been a home run in 11 ballparks. Rodgers last homered Aug. 30 and has just five RBI in September while hitting .183 with a 36.4 percent strikeout rate through 18 games this month.
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Casey Schmitt SS | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Returns to bench role
Schmitt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Schmitt made three consecutive starts at third base after being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento earlier in the week, but he'll likely shift back into a utility role moving forward after Matt Chapman returned from the paternity list Saturday. Over his multiple stints with the Giants this season, Schmitt has slashed .237/.257/.433 across 101 plate appearances.
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Donovan Walton 2B | SF
Giants' Donovan Walton: Hitting bench Sunday
Walton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Walton had started in five of the Giants' previous six games, but he'll give way to Brett Wisely at the keystone Sunday. Since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Sept. 13, Walton has gone 2-for-20 with two walks against seven strikeouts.
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Otto Lopez SS | MIA
Marlins' Otto Lopez: Idle Sunday
Lopez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Lopez will hit the bench for the first time since Aug. 3, with his move to the bench coming after he saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-4 showing in Saturday's 6-2 loss. Vidal Brujan will fill in for Lopez at the keystone.
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Whit Merrifield 2B | ATL
Braves' Whit Merrifield: Shifts to bench role
Merrifield is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
He'll hit the bench for the third game in a row, with his exit from the lineup corresponding with top second baseman Ozzie Albies' return from the 10-day injured list. With Albies entrenched at the keystone and with Atlanta satisfied with how Gio Urshela and Ramon Laureano are performing as their primary starters at third base and in left field, respectively, Merrifield doesn't have an avenue to everyday at-bats.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Sitting down Sunday
Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
The Nationals will go with Jose Tena at second base and Trey Lipscomb at third base, which shields Garcia from a lefty (Shota Imanaga) and affords him some extra rest for his banged-up right wrist. Garcia returned to the lineup Saturday after missing several games and notched a couple hits, though he was limited to designated-hitter duties. It's uncertain when he'll be back in the infield.