MLB Player News
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Jeff McNeil 2B | NYM
Mets' Jeff McNeil: Drives in three Monday
McNeil went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and three RBI in Monday's win over the Twins.
The 32-year-old shifted back to second base Monday following the acquisition of Jesse Winker, but that didn't derail McNeil's momentum at the plate. Over his last 14 games, he's slashing .340/.352/.720 with 11 runs, 15 RBI and 11 extra-base hits (seven doubles, four homers) among his 17 total knocks.
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Marcus Semien 2B | TEX
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Moves to third in order
Semien batted third and went 1-for-5 with a run scored in Monday's 6-3 win over the Cardinals.
Texas manager Bruce Bochy tweaked the batting order, having Semien hit third for the first time this season. Josh Smith, who had been batting third, took over as the leadoff hitter. Bochy told Kennedi Landry of MLB.com that the change was part of integrating Josh Jung into the lineup. "We're just tweaking it a little bit here," the manager said. "With Jung coming back, you're gonna see a little different lineup. So we wanted to take a look at it here in this series and maybe farther." It's unclear if the switch was for only right-handers or all pitchers. Jung, who was activated off the 60-day injured list Monday, did not play in that night's game, so more changes could be coming once Jung returns to the field.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Contributes homer in comeback win
Marte went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Monday's 9-8 win over the Nationals.
Marte provided an RBI single in the fifth inning and a two-run homer in the ninth. The second baseman has slugged five homers and driven in 14 runs over his last seven contests, an impressive stretch even when compared to his lofty standards this season. Marte has a .299/.368/.543 slash line with 24 homers, 71 RBI, 73 runs scored and six stolen bases over 102 games.
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Jonathan India 2B | CIN
Reds' Jonathan India: Logs 10th steal
India went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a run scored and a walk in Monday's 7-1 win over the Cubs.
India singled and stole a bag in the first inning, and he later walked and scored on TJ Friedl's home run. India has reached double-digit steals for the second consecutive season. He is now one of six Reds players with double-digit stolen bases this season. The 27-year-old continues his solid season at the top of the lineup, hitting .263/.367/.401 with eight homers, 40 RBI and 52 runs scored through 98 games.
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Will Wagner 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Will Wagner: Headed north of border
The Blue Jays acquired Wagner, right-hander Jake Bloss and outfielder Joey Loperfido from the Astros on Monday in exchange for left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
The clear No. 3 piece in the return for Toronto, Wagner turned 26 years old Sunday and hasn't yet made his big-league debut. The son of esteemed former MLB closer Billy Wagner, Will is slashing .307/.424/.429 with five home runs and has more walks (54) than strikeouts (33) in 70 games for Triple-A Sugar Land. This season, Wagner has started 33 games at first base, 20 games at second base and eight games at third base. He will need to be added to the 40-man roster this offseason in order to be protected from the Rule 5 Draft.
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Amed Rosario DH | CIN
Dodgers' Amed Rosario: Headed back to Los Angeles
The Dodgers acquired Rosario from the Rays on Monday in exchange for right-hander Michael Flynn, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Rosario will head back to Los Angeles, where he made his final 48 appearances of the 2023 season after being dealt from the Guardians last July. The 28-year-old owns a .307 average with two home runs, 26 RBI, 22 runs scored and nine stolen bases over 264 at-bats in 76 contests with the Rays this season. Rosario had made starts at second base, third base, shortstop and right field with the Rays and will give the Dodgers some valuable defensive versatility. He'll likely have to settle for a short-side platoon role when the Dodgers are at full strength, but he could have a path to steady playing time while the likes of Mookie Betts (hand), Max Muncy (oblique), Tommy Edman (wrist), Chris Taylor (groin) and Miguel Rojas (forearm) are on the injured list.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: On bench versus lefty
Garcia isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game versus the Diamondbacks, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
The lefty-hitting Garcia will head to the bench as the Nationals face Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery in the series opener. Ildemaro Vargas will take over at second base and bat seventh against Arizona.
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Jared Triolo 3B | PIT
Pirates' Jared Triolo: Getting second straight start
Triolo will start at second base and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Astros.
Triolo will draw a second straight start at second base and could serve as the Pirates' primary option at the position in the wake of Nick Gonzales' (groin) placement on the injured list. With a .198/.272/.266 slash line to go with four home runs, four stolen bases, 25 RBI and 20 runs over 279 plate appearances this season, Triolo hasn't provided much to get excited about for fantasy purposes when given regular playing time.
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Adam Frazier 2B | KC
Royals' Adam Frazier: Playing time trending down
Frazier is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.
Frazier finds himself on the bench for the third game in a row and for the second time against a right-hander (Chris Flexen). With Frazier getting on base at just a .167 clip since the All-Star break, his brief run as the Royals' everyday leadoff hitter looks to be over.
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Idle against righty
Gorman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.
After he was on the bench against left-handers in three of the past four games, the lefty-hitting Gorman will hit the bench versus a righty (Nathan Eovaldi) on Monday. According to Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat, Gorman doesn't appear to have lost hold of a regular spot in the lineup against right-handers, as manager Carlos Marmol said Gorman is on the bench Monday because he wanted to open up a start at designated hitter for Matt Carpenter, who has had success against Eovaldi during his career.