MLB Player News
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Not starting Sunday
Stott is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Mets.
Stott went 1-for-8 with one run scored over the first two games of the series, and he will begin Sunday's game in the dugout. Buddy Kennedy will start at second base and bat eighth against Mets left-hander David Peterson.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Slugs 10th homer
Bogaerts went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in Saturday's win over San Francisco.
Bogaerts jumped on a hanging sweeper from Mason Black in the top of the fourth and sent it into the stands for his 10th home run of the campaign and his third in September. The shortstop has now hit safely and driven in a run in three consecutive games, though he's still batting just .238 (10-for-42) this month with eight RBI and five runs scored. Bogaerts also has just two multi-hit games since Aug. 23.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Swipes 21st bag, scores twice
Altuve went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Angels.
Altuve reached on a bunt single to lead off the contest and then stole second before coming around to score on a wild pitch from Tyler Anderson. The second baseman would also add a leadoff single and score for a second time in the fifth, this time on a long ball from Yordan Alvarez. Altuve continues to swing a hot bat and is now batting .378 (17-for-45) in September with five extra-base hits, six RBI and 10 runs scored. Saturday also marked his fifth multi-hit performance this month, while the stolen base was his first since Aug. 28 against the Phillies.
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Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Sitting again Sunday
Holliday is absent from Sunday's lineup against Detroit.
Livan Soto will start at second base and bat ninth against Tigers right-hander Keider Montero. Since Sept. 1, Holliday has gone 5-for-35 with a 31.6 percent strikeout rate.
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Edouard Julien 2B | MIN
Twins' Edouard Julien: Absent from lineup
Julien is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Julien will begin Sunday's game in the dugout after going 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Kyle Farmer will start at second base and bat eighth against Cincinnati right-hander Rhett Lowder.
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Marcus Semien 2B | TEX
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers again
Semien went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners.
Semien's home run gave the Rangers a brief lead in the fifth inning. It was his 22nd of the season and fourth in the last six games. While Semien has been fantasy friendly in terms of home runs and runs scored (93), it's been a down season overall for the second baseman. Throwing out the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, the 33-year-old Semien's .704 OPS this season is the lowest its been since 2014.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Tallies three hits Saturday
Keith went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Orioles.
Keith had three of Detroit's seven hits as a team as Corbin Burnes and two Baltimore relievers mostly cruised through the lineup. The young infielder is batting a robust .318 this month, which has helped push his season average up to a respectable .263. Keith was batting just .154 at the end of April, so he's come a long way during his rookie campaign. The 23-year-old should be set up for a breakout 2025 campaign now that he's seemingly settled in at the MLB level.
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Zack Gelof 2B | OAK
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Another three hits Saturday
Gelof went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and a walk in a loss to the White Sox on Saturday.
Gelof continued terrorizing White Sox pitching in the narrow loss, following up a 2-for-4 night that had included an RBI double in Friday's series opener. Gelof now has hit safely in nine of the last 10 games and has multi-hit efforts in four of the last six contests, finally displaying some of the offensive potential he'd shown during his rookie 2023 campaign following a mostly difficult first five months of this season.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | CLE
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Adds steal in win
Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Rays.
Gimenez didn't show much speed through July, but he's now logged 13 thefts on 15 attempts across 41 games since the start of August. The second baseman is up to 29 steals on the year, one shy of matching his career high from last year. He's maintained a .253/.302/.338 slash line with eight home runs, 59 RBI, 62 runs scored, 20 doubles and one triple over 141 contests.
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Brice Turang 2B | MIL
Brewers' Brice Turang: Up to 42 steals
Turang went 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, one RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 15-8 win over the Diamondbacks.
Turang is up to 42 steals this year, though he's recorded a modest three thefts while going 12-for-44 (.273) over 12 games in September. The second baseman has had limited opportunities at leadoff lately, with Jackson Chourio more frequently in that spot.