MLB Player News
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Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH
Mets' Jeff McNeil: Good to go Sunday
McNeil (wrist) is starting at second base and batting seventh Sunday against the Phillies.
McNeil was held out of the lineup Saturday due to soreness in his left wrist, but it was apparently a minor issue since he's back in the starting nine a day later. The 31-year-old has a .555 OPS in June and has especially struggled over his past six games, going 2-for-20.
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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Reds' Jonathan India: Receives rare day off
India is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
India has gone just 1-for-15 with six strikeouts over the past four games, and he'll take a seat Sunday after making 49 consecutive starts. Matt McLain will shift to second base and Elly De La Cruz to shortstop while Nick Senzel receives a start at the hot corner.
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Marcus Semien 2B | NYM
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Breaks out with three hits
Semien went 3-for-5 in Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Yankees.
Semien has hit a quiet stretch of late and entered Saturday's game on a 10-for-67 (.149) run over the previous 15 games. Despite the downturn, he maintains a respectable .276 average and ranks tied for second in MLB in runs (61) and sixth in hits (89).
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Back in action Sunday
Gorman (illness) is starting at second base and batting sixth against the Cubs on Sunday in London.
The 23-year-old sat out Saturday's contest due to the illness but will rejoin the starting nine a day later. Gorman has scuffled at the plate over the past few weeks, going 3-for-47 with a 45.1 percent strikeout rate in his last 13 games.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Homers, scores three times
Marte went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's loss to the Giants.
Marte crushed a hanging slider from Ryan Walker to right field in his first at-bat of the game, giving Arizona an early 1-0 lead. But the second baseman wasn't done, driving home Jake McCarthy with an RBI single in the fifth before coming around to score himself during a four-run inning for the Diamondbacks as they retook the lead. Marte scored three times in the contest and has now homered in three of his five games, collecting nine RBI over that stretch. He's been red-hot at the plate in June, hitting .324 with five home runs, 18 RBI and a whopping 25 runs scored.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Collects three hits Saturday
Altuve went 3-for-5 with two runs, an RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's loss to the Dodgers.
Altuve had been slumping coming into the contest, going 1-for-15 over his previous five games. The veteran second baseman struck out just twice in that stretch, however, so he was due to see some hits fall in. Altuve's slashing a modest (by his standards) .263/.351/.424 in his 26 games this season, but he's contributed five thefts and is on pace for just his second campaign of double-digit steals over the past five years.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Marlins' Luis Arraez: Goes deep Saturday
Arraez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and two walks Saturday in a 4-3 extra-innings win over the Pirates.
Arraez reached three times in the contest, with his lone hit being a two-run shot in the fifth inning that opened the scoring. The talented second baseman has reached safely in eight straight games, batting a scorching .576 (19-for-33) over that span to lift his season average back over .400. Arraez has also knocked two of his three homers during the red-hot stretch, providing a little extra luster to a skill set that is elite in terms of getting on base but doesn't typically include power or speed.
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Vidal Brujan 2B | NYM
Rays' Vidal Brujan: Logs pair of steals
Brujan went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two steals in Saturday's loss to Kansas City.
Brujan was demoted to the minors in late April after going 5-for-20 (.250) with seven strikeouts and zero extra-base hits but returned to the big leagues on June 5. Saturday's performance was his best since the call-up, posting his first multi-hit effort of the stint while collecting his first two stolen bases of the campaign. Though Brujan is slashing a lowly .227/.261/.250, he'll continue to see semi-regular action as long as Brandon Lowe (back) is on the shelf.
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Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Homers and swipes bag in victory
Albies went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a stolen base in a 7-6 win over Cincinnati on Saturday.
Albies slugged a 425-foot solo shot to right field in the third inning and collected a swipe of second base in the fourth. The 26-year-old extended his hitting streak to six games, during which he's batting .357 (10-for-28) with three homers, seven RBI and two thefts. Albies leads all major-league second basemen with 18 long balls on the campaign.
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Brandon Drury 2B | KC
Angels' Brandon Drury: Smacks homer in three-hit effort
Drury went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 25-1 win over the Rockies.
Drury hit the second of three consecutive homers for the Angels in the third inning and added three more RBI by the end of the fourth. The infielder has seven multi-hit efforts in his last 11 games, batting .354 (17-for-48) over that span. He's maintained a strong .273/.318/.500 slash line with 13 homers, 41 RBI, 34 runs scored, 17 doubles and two triples over 70 contests this season. The Angels acquired Mike Moustakas from the Rockies after the game, a signal that Drury may have competition for playing time at first base, though he could also shift over to second full-time in favor of the slumping Luis Rengifo, who had been playing third base recently prior to Friday's trade for Eduardo Escobar.