MLB Player News
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Andy Ibanez 2B | LAD
Tigers' Andy Ibanez: Hits key home run off bench
Ibanez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and three total RBI in Sunday's 9-4 win over the White Sox.
Ibanez appeared as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning, then went deep in the seventh, giving him five home runs this season. The 31-year-old utility player has a respectable .261 average and .708 OPS, but with youngsters Spencer Torkelson, Colt Keith and Jace Jung now seeing regular playing time in Detroit's infield, Ibanez may see his role shrink in coming weeks. At the very least, Ibanez is an interesting bargain option in daily leagues whenever he's in the lineup.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Drives in three runs
Keith went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI, a run scored and a walk in Sunday's win over the White Sox.
Keith singled in a run during the third inning before capping off Detroit's nine-run day with his two-run double in the eighth. It was his ninth multi-hit performance of the month and his seventh over the last 12 games. During that 12-game stretch, he's 19-for-50 (.380), but only four of those hits have gone for extra bases. After some early-season struggles (.595 OPS through the end of June), Keith is now slashing .264/.316/.398 with 29 extra-base hits, seven steals and 51 RBI through 119 games.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Drives in four in win
Torres went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional RBI, a walk and two total runs scored in Sunday's 10-3 win over the Rockies.
Torres put an end to a month-long power drought that saw him go 25 games without a homer. In that span, he hit .260 and slugged .300, adding just four doubles and eight RBI. The second baseman has been mired in a down year overall, slashing .241/.319/.357 through 124 contests. He's at just 11 homers and 49 RBI in 2024 after posting 25 long balls and 68 RBI in 158 games a year ago.
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Brandon Drury 1B | CHW
Angels' Brandon Drury: Ends power drought in loss
Drury went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Blue Jays.
Drury ended a power drought dating back to April with his eighth-inning homer, though it had little impact on the result. He missed time with a hamstring injury and an illness, but he hit just .144 and slugged a pitiful .170 over 62 games from April 15 to Aug. 24. While he's maintained regular playing time when healthy, Drury is in the midst of his worst season since 2020, slashing .157/.242/.207 with two homers, 11 RBI, 24 runs scored, six doubles and no stolen bases over 273 plate appearances this year.
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Christopher Morel DH | MIA
Rays' Christopher Morel: Not in Sunday's lineup
Morel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Morel posted a .907 OPS while starting the past seven games but will sit for Sunday's series finale in Los Angeles. Yandy Diaz will receive a turn at designated hitter while Brandon Lowe shifts to first base and Jose Caballero starts at second.
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Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH
Mets' Jeff McNeil: Taking seat against lefty
McNeil is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
McNeil has an .854 OPS with five doubles and three homers through 19 games in August, but he'll sit Sunday against San Diego lefty Martin Perez. Jose Iglesias will man the keystone and bat seventh in the series finale.
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Adam Frazier 2B | KC
Royals' Adam Frazier: Sitting versus southpaw
Frazier is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Phillies.
Frazier will sit Sunday for the second straight game as the Phillies send another left-hander (Kolby Allard) to the mound. Dairon Blanco will take over in right field and bat eighth in the series finale.
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Brooks Baldwin SS | CHW
White Sox's Brooks Baldwin: Out of Sunday's lineup
Baldwin is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Baldwin started the past five games but will sit Sunday after going 3-for-16 during that stretch. Lenyn Sosa will move to the keystone while Miguel Vargas receives a start at third base.
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Spencer Horwitz 1B | PIT
Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Sitting against lefty
Horwitz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
The lefty-hitting Horwitz will get the afternoon off in the series finale while the Angels send a southpaw (Tyler Anderson) to the hill. Horwitz had started in each of Toronto's last seven games, going 6-for-26 with two home runs, three doubles and three waks.
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Michael Stefanic 2B | TOR
Angels' Michael Stefanic: Playing time dropping off
Stefanic will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Though he'll be included in the lineup in the series finale, Stefanic's playing time appears to be drying up after he previously started five and four consecutive games earlier this month. Stefanic has gone just 1-for-24 over his last seven contests and will likely continue to play second fiddle at the keystone to Brandon Drury.