MLB Player News
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Blue Jays' Santiago Espinal: May not require injured list
Espinal, who is out of the lineup Sunday against the Orioles with a hamstring injury, said he shouldn't need a trip to the injured list, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.
The 28-year-old exited Saturday's contest with a right hamstring issue, but it doesn't appear to be a serious injury. Even if available, Espinal isn't guaranteed to rejoin the starting nine within the next couple days since Toronto's position players are otherwise healthy.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Marlins' Luis Arraez: Gets breather Sunday
Arraez is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants
Arraez and his .387 batting average will get a breather for the series finale against the Giants on Sunday. Xavier Edwards will get the start at second base and hit ninth while Arraez rests.
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Brandon Drury 2B | KC
Angels' Brandon Drury: Breather Sunday
Drury is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus the Twins, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Drury will get a breather after he went 2-for-7 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored over the first two games of the series. Luis Rengifo will take over at second base and bat seventh in the series finale with Minnesota.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Earns 12th steal
Estrada went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Marlins.
Estrada's first-inning single was one of just three hits for the Giants in the contest. He stole second but was left stranded. The 27-year-old took a turn at leadoff with LaMonte Wade on the bench versus a lefty (Braxton Garrett) Saturday. Estrada is 8-for-25 (.320) during his six-game hitting streak, and he's maintained a .310/.358/.477 slash line with 12 steals, six home runs, 16 RBI and 28 runs scored through 43 contests overall.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Orioles' Adam Frazier: Stays warm Saturday
Frazier went 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Blue Jays.
This was Frazier's first multi-hit effort since May 4. He's been solid this month, batting .283 with two home runs, eight RBI, nine runs scored and two stolen bases across 17 contests. The second baseman is slashing .244/.333/.407 through 155 plate appearances this season.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Out for first game of doubleheader
Gimenez is out of the lineup for the first game of a doubleheader against the Mets on Sunday.
Gimenez will open the first game of the doubleheader against the Mets on the bench with Max Scherzer the opposing pitcher. Tyler Freeman is starting at second base and hitting seventh.
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Ji-Hwan Bae 2B | NYM
Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: On bench Sunday
Bae is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus the Diamondbacks, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Bae will get a breather after he went 4-for-8 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in the first two games of the series. Rodolfo Castro will draw the start at second base in the rubber match with Arizona.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Takes seat on bench to open Sunday
Stott is not in the starting lineup against the Cubs on Sunday, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Stott drove in a pair of runs while hitting at the top of the lineup in Saturday's rout of the Cubs, but he'll open Sunday's finale against Chicago on the bench. Josh Harrison is starting at second base with Stott out and hitting eighth.