MLB Player News
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Brandon Drury 2B | KC
Angels' Brandon Drury: Sitting Friday
Drury is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Diamondbacks.
Drury will get a breather after he went 5-for-15 with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored while starting all four games of the Angels' series with the White Sox. Eduardo Escobar will take over at second base and bat seventh in the series opener against Arizona.
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David Villar 1B | SF
Giants' David Villar: Optioned to Triple-A
Villar was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Villar opened the 2023 campaign as a fixture in the Giants' lineup, but he's now been demoted to the minors for the second time this season. Alex Cobb (oblique) was activated from the injured list in a corresponding move and will start Friday against the Mets.
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Brendan Donovan 2B | SEA
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Dealing with arm soreness
Donovan was scratched from Friday's lineup due to right arm soreness, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Donovan has reportedly been dealing with arm soreness for a while, and it seems to have gotten to a point where he needs to take at least one game off. He's scheduled to undergo imaging to determine the severity of his injury. For now, fantasy managers should consider Donovan day-to-day.
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Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: Beginning assignment
Massey (hand) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
Massey has been on the IL since June 18 due to a left hand laceration and now enters the final stretch of his recovery process. It's unclear how long the Royals plan on keeping Massey in the minors, but he is still on track to return before the All-Star break.
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Nicky Lopez 3B | COL
Royals' Nicky Lopez: Returns to lineup
Lopez (hand) is starting at second base and batting ninth Friday against the Dodgers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.
Lopez suffered a bruised hand after getting hit by a pitch Wednesday and sat out Thursday's game. Now, he'll return for Friday's series opener with Los Angeles and look to keep things going after posting a .600 OBP across his last four games.
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Jordan Diaz 3B | ATH
Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Recalled from Triple-A
Diaz was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Diaz slashed .321/.364/.527 with five home runs in 26 games after his most recent demotion to Vegas to earn another trip to the big leagues. The 22-year-old should should see consistent playing time at second base for the rebuilding A's.
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Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW
Dodgers' Miguel Vargas: Not in Friday's lineup
Vargas is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
The Dodgers are giving Mookie Betts a start at second base, which means Vargas will begin this one on the bench. The rookie infielder has just a .570 OPS in June and has seen his playing time dip as a result.
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Nursing tight hamstring
Kim is dealing with a tight left hamstring, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
The issue explains why he's not in the Padres' lineup Friday in Cincinnati, although the team indicated his day off was precautionary, so Kim will likely avoid the injured list. Rougned Odor is playing second base Friday.