MLB Player News
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Edouard Julien 2B | COL
Twins' Edouard Julien: Gets breather Friday
Julien is not in the lineup Friday against the Rockies.
This looks to be a planned day of rest for Julien, who boasts an .825 OPS with 15 homers and three steals through his first 107 major-league games. Christian Vazquez will serve as the Twins' designated hitter Friday at Colorado. Donovan Solano is batting leadoff.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Added to lineup Friday
Westburg was added to the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Baltimore has made a few alterations after scratching both Adley Rutschman and Ramon Urias due to illness. Westburg will play third base and bat sixth as James McCann handles the catching duties and hits eighth.
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Ji-Hwan Bae 2B | NYM
Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Sitting Friday
Bae isn't in the Pirates' lineup Friday against the Marlins, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Bae has gone 5-for-20 with four RBI and three runs scored across his last five games, and he'll get a breather to open Pittsburgh's final series of 2023. Jared Triolo will start at second base instead while Connor Joe gets the nod at first base.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Marlins' Luis Arraez: Still out Friday
Arraez (ankle) isn't in the Marlins' lineup Friday against Pittsburgh, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
As the Marlins continue to fight for the third NL Wild Card spot, Arraez will miss his fourth consecutive start since aggravating a left ankle sprain Saturday against the Brewers. Jon Berti will start at second base and bat sixth.
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Enmanuel Valdez 2B | PIT
Red Sox's Enmanuel Valdez: Sitting against lefty
Valdez is not in the lineup Friday against the Orioles.
Pablo Reyes will play second base and bat seventh versus the O's and left-hander John Means. Valdez has gone 1-for-12 with five strikeouts against lefties this season.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Out of lineup Friday
Westburg is not in the lineup Friday against the Red Sox.
Adam Frazier will start at second base and bat seventh as Ramon Urias covers third base and hits eighth. The 24-year-old Westburg has slashed just .120/.185/.160 with 12 strikeouts over his last 27 plate appearances dating back to Sept. 13.
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Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: On bench Friday
Massey is not in the lineup Friday against the Yankees.
Massey went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI in Thursday's series finale against the Tigers, but he'll take a seat Friday with the Yankees sending left-hander Carlos Rodon to the bump. Matt Duffy is starting at second base and batting seventh.
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Andy Ibanez 2B | ATH
Tigers' Andy Ibanez: Taking seat Friday
Ibanez is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians.
Ibanez had started nine straight games prior to Friday, making seven starts at second base and another two in left field. He'll begin this one on the bench, though, as Zach McKinstry covers second base and Akil Baddoo patrols left field.
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Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: Hits two-run shot
Massey went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's loss against the Tigers.
Massey jumped on a hanging sinker from Sawyer Gipson-Long in the top of the third inning and sent it into the stands in right field, putting the Royals up 3-0. He later added a single but was left stranded, giving him his sixth multi-hit game this month. The second baseman is now up to 15 home runs on the season, with five of them coming in September.
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Kolten Wong 2B | BAL
Dodgers' Kolten Wong: Three hits off bench
Wong went 3-for-3 off the bench in Thursday's 14-5 loss to the Rockies.
Mookie Betts was taken out of the game once the Dodgers fell far behind, and Wong stepped up to lead the team in hits despite not starting the contest. Wong has two multi-hit efforts over his last three games, but those are his only such games since joining the Dodgers. He's slashing .186/.259/.267 through 85 contests between Los Angeles and Seattle, though he's at a .333/.387/.556 slash line in a limited sample (31 plate appearances) with the Dodgers.