MLB Player News
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Cavan Biggio RF | HOU
Blue Jays' Cavan Biggio: Gaining foothold at second base
Biggio will start at second base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Biggio will get his fifth straight start Wednesday, with four coming at the keystone during that stretch. He's earned the extra playing time by providing an .847 OPS through his first nine games in August, and Biggio could have an extended leash in a near-everyday role in the Toronto infield with Whit Merrifield having moved to the outfield to help cover for the injured Kevin Kiermaier (elbow).
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Davis Schneider 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Davis Schneider: On bench for third straight
Schneider is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Schneider was a popular waiver-wire pickup after he opened his big-league career with nine hits -- including two home runs -- in his first three games, but he's gone 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts over his subsequent four contests and no longer looks to be in store for steady playing time. He'll be on the bench for a third straight game Wednesday.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Gets breather Wednesday
Gimenez is absent from the lineup Wednesday versus the Reds.
Tyler Freeman is covering second base and batting sixth. This looks to be a routine day off for Gimenez, who went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Tuesday's series opener at Cincinnati. He's sitting on 11 homers and 20 steals through 115 games.
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Luis Urias 2B | ATH
Red Sox's Luis Urias: On bench again Wednesday
Urias is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.
Pablo Reyes will make his third straight start at second base as Urias rides the pine for a second consecutive game. The 26-year-old has batted just .200/.286/.240 through 29 plate appearances with Boston and is being treated as more of a utilityman than a regular.
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Jake Alu LF | WAS
Nationals' Jake Alu: Heads to bench Wednesday
Alu is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Though Alu is a right-handed hitter, the Nationals have been treating him as a strong-side platoon infielder. He'll sit for the Nationals' second straight matchup with a left-hander, giving way to Michael Chavis at second base while southpaw James Paxton takes the hill for Boston.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Back at leadoff Wednesday
Altuve (knee) is in the lineup for Wednesday's game at Miami.
Altuve made an early exit from Tuesday's tilt after fouling a ball off his left leg, but he only suffered a mild contusion and is right back in there Wednesday versus the Marlins and left-hander Jesus Luzardo. He'll play second base and bat leadoff.
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Josh Rojas 3B | CHW
Mariners' Josh Rojas: First homer of season in win
Rojas went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in an extra-inning win over the Royals on Tuesday.
Rojas' 380-foot shot to right field in the fourth inning with Jose Caballero aboard extended the Mariners' lead to 7-0 at the time and marked his first time leaving the yard all season. The 29-year-old is quickly putting a slow start to his Seattle tenure behind him, as he's now gone 6-for-14 with a double, Tuesday's homer, four RBI, a walk and six runs in his last five games.
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Jose Caballero 2B | NYY
Mariners' Jose Caballero: Swats pair of doubles Tuesday
Caballero went 2-for-4 with an RBI double, another two-bagger, a stolen base and a run in an extra-inning win over the Royals on Tuesday.
Caballero made plenty of noise out of the No. 8 spot in the order, posting his first multi-hit effort since July 8. The 26-year-old had gone into the night with an abysmal .167 average and .381 OPS across his first 14 plate appearances (11 games) in August, and despite Tuesday's success, he remains ticketed for sporadic playing time at multiple infield spots.
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Out with back issue Wednesday
Gorman (back) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Gorman will remain on the bench for a third consecutive game on account of lower-back tightness, affording Taylor Motter another turn at second base. The Cardinals seem to be viewing Gorman as day-to-day with the hope that he'll be able to return to the starting nine at some point during their four-game series with the Mets, which begins Thursday.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Swipes 30th bag
Hoerner went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the White Sox.
Hoerner drew a walk and stole second base with the score tied 3-3 in the fifth inning. He was later thrown out attempting another steal in the seventh. The 26-year-old has now reached 30 stolen bases on the season after setting his previous career high of 20 steals last year. In 29 games since the All-Star break, Hoerner is 10-for-12 on steal attempts while slashing .308/.390/.483 with seven doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI, 24 runs scored across 136 plate appearances during that span.