MLB Player News
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Brett Wisely 2B | ATL
Giants' Brett Wisely: Getting regular burn at keystone
Wisely will start at second base and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Reds, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Wisely appears to have overtaken Casey Schmitt as the Giants' preferred option at the keystone with Thairo Estrada (hand) on the shelf; Wisely has now picked up five starts at second base over the past six contests. The Giants will have room for both rookies in the infield Monday, however, as Schmitt will start at shortstop while the lefty-hitting Brandon Crawford exits the lineup against Reds southpaw Brandon Williamson.
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Brendan Donovan 2B | SEA
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: On bench versus southpaw
Donovan will sit Monday against the Marlins, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Donovan will get a breather as St. Louis takes on left-hander Jesus Luzardo on Monday. Willson Contreras will slot in at designated hitter while Ivan Herrera enters the lineup behind the plate and bats seventh in the series opener with Miami.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Remains on bench
Westburg will sit Monday against the Dodgers, Danielle Allentuck of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
Westburg will remain on the bench for a second game in a row Monday after he went 0-for-8 with four punchouts over the team's first two contests following the All-Star break. Ramon Urias will draw another start at third base and bat eighth in the series opener with Los Angeles.
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Nicky Lopez 3B | COL
Royals' Nicky Lopez: Fills in for resting Garcia
Lopez will start at third base and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.
Lopez will stay in the lineup for the fifth time in six games, this time filling in for a resting Maikel Garcia at third base following a pair of starts at second base and left field. The 28-year-old owns an unremarkable .233/.281/.300 slash line thus far in July, but he could continue to see steady at-bats nonetheless while the Royals are without Edward Olivares (oblique).
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Swats 11th homer
Kim went 2-for-6 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs in Sunday's extra-innings loss to Philadelphia.
Kim batted leadoff for the 11th straight contest and wasted little time making an impact, hitting Zack Wheeler's fifth pitch of the game out to left field. The infielder finished with multiple hits for the third time in his past five contests and extended his on-base streak to 13 games. Over that stretch, Kim is slashing .306/.397/.551 with three homers, five RBI, 13 runs and four stolen bases.
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Liover Peguero SS | PIT
Pirates' Liover Peguero: Summoned to big leagues
Peguero was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Peguero, 22, played in one game for the Pirates last season but should get a longer look this time around. He's batted .260/.333/.462 with 13 home runs and 22 stolen bases between Double-A Altoona and Indianapolis in 2023. Peguero could see the bulk of the starts at shortstop for Pittsburgh, with Nick Gonzales focusing more on second base.
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Jordan Diaz 3B | ATH
Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Pops sixth homer Sunday
Diaz went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and an RBI sacrifice fly in a loss to the Twins on Sunday.
The young infielder opened the scoring with a 381-foot shot to left field in the second inning, his sixth homer of the campaign and second of July. Diaz had been mired in a brief 0-for-8 slump over the previous three games, but that had been preceded by a 6-for-12 tally in the three contests prior. As the entirety of that stretch underscores, the 22-year-old is subject to the inconsistencies of a young player adapting to big-league arms, but Diaz is carrying a serviceable .240 average and .430 slugging percentage through 105 plate appearances in the majors this season.
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Enrique Hernandez SS | LAD
Red Sox's Enrique Hernandez: Has manager's confidence
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Hernandez has been playing "good shortstop" for the last month and is confident with him playing the position, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. "I can say with confidence that we've turned that page a month ago," Cora said Saturday.
Hernandez's struggles have been well documented. He had 14 errors (12 throwing) and a minus-5 defensive runs saved over 470 innings prior to a start at shortstop Saturday. Cora said they spotted mechanical issues, which has been addressed, and has no issues using him going forward. Shortstop will be a rotation of sorts with Hernandez cycling in with Yu Chang, and potentially Pablo Reyes (abdomen) when he comes off the 10-day injured list.
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Homers as part of three-hit day
Gorman went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Nationals.
Gorman posted his first three-hit game since May 18 and has now posted back-to-back games with multiple hits and RBI. Gorman scuffled at the plate in June, hitting just .143/.211/.229 with two homers, six RBI seven runs and a 6:30 BB:K in 20 games. While his strikeout numbers are still high in July, it seems like the worst of his slump is over. He's now slashing .244/.306/.511 with three homers, nine RBI, 11 runs and a 4:20 BB:K in 13 games this month. The 23-year-old slugger will continue to see the large majority of his at-bats against righties only.