MLB Player News
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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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Nicky Lopez 2B | CHW
White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Not in Friday's lineup
Lopez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.
Lopez has an .805 OPS through seven games in July and will sit Friday as southpaw Marco Gonzales takes the mound for the Pirates. Lenyn Sosa will shift to second base while Danny Mendick receives a start at third.
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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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Colt Keith 2B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Not starting vs. lefty
Keith is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers.
Keith has a .351/.442/.784 slash line with two triples and four homers through his first 10 games in July, but he'll sit Friday as lefty James Paxton takes the mound for Los Angeles. Andy Ibanez will man the keystone and bat leadoff in the series opener.
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Jose Iglesias 2B | NYM
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 2B | LAD
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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Kyle Farmer 2B | MIN
Twins' Kyle Farmer: Out with shoulder strain
The Twins placed Farmer on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a right shoulder strain, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Farmer hasn't seen a ton of action in July with nine at-bats in six games, and it's unclear when he picked up the shoulder injury. The 33-year-old will be eligible to be activated early in the second half but is without an official timeline for his return.
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Weston Wilson LF | PHI
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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Jorbit Vivas 2B | NYY
Yankees' Jorbit Vivas: Joining big club
The Yankees are calling up Vivas from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday, Andy Martino of SNY.tv reports.
The 23-year-old has played well in his second stint at the Triple-A level this year with an .828 OPS in 37 games, and he'll now receive his first look in the majors. Vivas doesn't have a clear path to playing time but could receive some reps at third base given the offensive struggles of DJ LeMahieu and Oswaldo Cabrera.
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Jorge Polanco 2B | SEA
Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Two hits Thursday
Polanco went 2-for-4 with a two-run single and a run in a win over the Angels on Thursday.
Polanco got in on the fun during the Mariners' 11-run outburst by extending Seattle's lead to 4-0 with his first-inning, two-run single. The veteran finally coaxed his average back over .200 for the first time since April 15 with Thursday's multi-hit effort, his second in the last three games and only his fourth overall this season.