MLB Player News
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Colt Keith 2B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Huge performance in win
Keith went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 11-9 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.
Keith hit a two-run double in the second inning, singled in the sixth and then tied the game on a two-run home run in the ninth. The rookie might not be looking forward to the All-Star break, as he is scorching in July with six multi-hit efforts, five long balls, 13 RBI and 13 runs scored. On the year, he is hitting .253 with nine homers, 37 RBI, 35 runs scored and five steals across 313 plate appearances.
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Xander Bogaerts 2B | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Beginning on bench Saturday
Bogaerts isn't in Saturday's starting lineup versus Atlanta, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Bogaerts returned from a lengthy absence Friday, going 2-for-4 while starting at second base. There's no word that he aggravated the shoulder injury that landed him on the IL on May 20, so his absence from the lineup Saturday is presumably part of the plan to ease him back into action. Jake Cronenworth is playing second base in the middle game of the series while Luis Arraez is moving from DH to first base.
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Marcus Semien 2B | TEX
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Three knocks in loss
Semien went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.
Semien endured a miserable 4-for-47 (.085) stretch before getting the bat going over the last four games. He hit safely in all four, going 8-for-15 (.533) with a double, three RBI and three runs scored. Semien, who leads the Rangers with 60 runs, has crossed home plate more than 100 times in four straight 162-game seasons.
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Jose Iglesias 2B | NYM
Mets' Jose Iglesias: First career two-homer game
Iglesias went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Friday's 7-6 win over the Rockies.
The veteran infielder took Tanner Gordon deep in the second inning before turning around a Peter Lambert fastball in the fifth, giving Iglesias his first career multi-homer performance in his 1,124th big-league game. Jeff McNeil has been bouncing between the keystone and a corner outfield spot with Starling Marte (knee) on the shelf, but McNeil would likely be losing playing time at second base even if the rest of the roster was healthy -- in 79 plate appearances since joining the Mets, Iglesias is slashing .347/.380/.560 with seven doubles, three home runs, 12 runs and 16 RBI.
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Jonathan India 2B | CIN
Reds' Jonathan India: Gets started early
India went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 7-4 win over the Marlins.
India got the Reds ahead early with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning. It was his second home run in three games. India's batting .275/.375/.426 with eight homers, 38 RBI, eight steals and 47 runs through 87 games this season.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | COL
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 2B | 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 2B | 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.