MLB Player News
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Reaches base five times in win
Marte went 2-for-2 with three walks, a home run, a stolen base, two total runs and two total RBI in a 5-0 victory against the Brewers on Saturday.
Marte reached base in each of his first four plate appearances, and then capped his performance with a two-run blast in the ninth inning. It was the second straight game with a home run for the second baseman, and he's reached base safely in nine of his last 10 plate appearances. With two RBI Saturday, Marte tied his career-best mark of 92 in a season, and he's already established a new high with 34 home runs on the campaign.
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Nicky Lopez 2B | CHW
White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Idle against LHP
Lopez isn't in the White Sox's lineup for Saturday's game versus San Diego.
The left-handed-hitting Lopez will step out of the starting lineup Saturday with southpaw Martin Perez set to toe the slab for the Padres. Lopez's absence will allow Jacob Amaya to pick up a start at shortstop while batting seventh.
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Mickey Gasper 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Mickey Gasper: Returns to Boston
The Red Sox recalled Gasper from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Gasper will serve as the roster replacement for Rafael Devers (shoulder), who landed on the 10-day injured list. The former has spent the majority of the season in the minors, slashing an impressive .328/.439/.531 with 12 homers and 58 RBI across 380 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A, though he doesn't project to see much playing time while in Boston.
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Brandon Drury 2B | LAA
Angels' Brandon Drury: Sitting Saturday
Drury is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.
Drury is absent from the starting nine for a second straight game, yielding to Jack Lopez at second base. Drury had started two consecutive games after missing five straight contests with a hamstring injury. It's unclear if his back-to-back absences are related to the hamstring injury.
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Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Gets first chance at third base job
Gonzalez is batting second and playing third base Saturday against Minnesota, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Gonzalez took over for Rafael Devers at third base late in Friday's game after Devers left with a shoulder injury. Manager Alex Cora said after Friday's contest that the Red Sox will likely shut Devers down, which opens up playing time for Gonzalez and Nick Sogard at third base to close the season. It'll be Gonzalez getting the first stab at the hot corner Saturday.
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Colt Keith 2B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Idle against lefty
Keith isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
With southpaw Cade Povich slated to start on the mound for Baltimore, the left-handed bat of Keith will remain in the dugout Saturday. Andy Ibanez will start at second base and bat leadoff.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Idle against southpaw
Stott is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
Stott will dodge a matchup with left-hander Sean Manaea on Saturday, giving way to Edmundo Sosa at the keystone. Stott is riding a five-game hit streak, though he's just 5-for-19 with a 30 percent strikeout rate during that stretch.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | CLE
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Homers in Friday's win
Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.
Gimenez has nine homers this year, three of which have come over 19 games in September. He's slugging .412 this month compared to .342 for the year, though he's routinely had fairly modest power numbers. Aside from the dip in power, his numbers this year look similar to his work in 2023. He's batting .253 with 62 RBI, 30 stolen bases, 64 runs scored, 21 doubles and a triple over 147 games in 2024.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: At DH Saturday
Garcia (wrist) will DH and bat third Saturday against the Cubs.
Garcia missed back-to-back games with soreness in his right wrist, but he'll return to the starting nine Saturday. Considering the pain is in his throwing arm, the Nationals could give Garcia a couple of days at DH before having him return to the field. Jose Tena is playing second base.
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Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Moves to third base mid-game
Gonzalez entered Friday's game as a pinch runner and remained in the 4-2 extra-innings loss to the Twins. He was hitless in his lone plate appearance.
Gonzalez initially played second base but eventually moved to third in the 11th inning, when Rafael Devers (shoulder) was removed from the game. Devers will undergo an MRI on Saturday and faces of the prospect of his season being over. That would create an opening at third base, where Gonzalez and Nick Sogard would likely fill in.