MLB Player News
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Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Sitting Sunday
Gonzalez is absent from Sunday's lineup against Tampa Bay, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Enmanuel Valdez will start at third base and bat ninth in the Red Sox's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Gonzalez will end his first season with the Red Sox having slashed .266/.306/.417 with 11 stolen bases, six home runs and 29 RBI across 216 plate appearances.
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Adam Frazier 2B | KC
Royals' Adam Frazier: Sitting Sunday
Frazier is absent from Sunday's lineup against Atlanta.
Barring a pinch-hit appearance Sunday, Frazier will end the regular season having slashed .202/.282/.294 with four home runs and 22 RBI over 294 plate appearances. Hunter Renfroe will start in right field and bat sixth.
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Buddy Kennedy 3B | PHI
Phillies' Buddy Kennedy: Back in majors
Kennedy was recalled from the Phillies' spring training complex Sunday.
He is not in Sunday's lineup against the Nationals, but Kennedy will serve as a capable righty bench bat with Austin Hays (back) banged up. Kennedy, who turns 26 next week, has played sparingly in the majors and slashed .294/.400/.500 with 10 home runs in 300 plate appearances for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
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Nicky Lopez 2B | CHW
White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Not starting Sunday
Lopez is absent from Sunday's lineup against Detroit.
Lopez will be out of the White Sox's lineup for a second straight game. Unless he pinch hits during Sunday's contest, he'll end the season with a slash line of .241/.312/.294 with five stolen bases, one home run and 21 RBI over 445 plate appearances. Jacob Amaya will start at shortstop and bat ninth.
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Nick Yorke 2B | PIT
Pirates' Nick Yorke: Pops second career homer
Yorke went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Saturday against the Yankees.
Yorke has started 10 of 12 games since making his big-league debut, and he popped his second career home run Saturday. Yorke also has two steals, though his 28.9 percent strikeout rate is a concern. He should be in consideration for a roster spot to begin the 2025 campaign.
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Nick Gonzales 2B | PIT
Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Homers in two straight
Gonzales went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Yankees.
Gonzales took Luis Gil yard to record a home run in his second consecutive game, his only two long balls since returning from the injured list Aug. 26. He's still had an impressive close to the regular season, maintaining a .308 batting average with 10 RBI and 13 runs scored to go along with a 14.8 percent strikeout rate in his last 28 appearances. While not a prolific power hitter, Gonzales should be locked into a starting role for the Pirates in 2025.
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Zack Gelof 2B | OAK
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Not in lineup
Gelof isn't in Oakland's lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.
Gelof went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts and notched his 25th stolen base during Friday's contest, and he'll now give way to Max Schuemann at second base while Tyler Nevin enters the lineup to fill the opening at third.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | COL
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Hamstring issues return
Rodgers was scratched from the lineup ahead of Saturday's game versus the Dodgers due to left hamstring soreness.
Rodgers missed two games earlier in the week due to left hamstring problems before returning to action Friday, and his injury will now cause him to sit down once again. Aaron Schunk will fill in as Colorado's second baseman and may be in line for another start Sunday if Rodgers is unable to play in the season finale.