MLB Player News
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Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX
Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Makes fourth consecutive start
Duran started at designated hitter and went 0-for-2 with a walk in Tuesday's 6-0 loss to Arizona.
Duran made a fourth consecutive start and sixth over the last seven contests. During that run, he's played left field, second base, shortstop, third base and DH while going 7-for-20 with four extra-base hits, two walks, five RBI and five runs scored. The opportunities could dry up when Corey Seager (hip) returns.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Placed on injured list
The Angels placed Rendon on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Sunday, due to a left oblique strain.
Manager Ron Washington said Monday that Rendon was expected to rejoin the lineup Tuesday after sitting out two straight games due to back soreness, but the third baseman will instead move to the injured list after being diagnosed with an oblique injury. The 34-year-old will be eligible to be reinstated Sept. 18, but there's no guarantee he's back before the end of the campaign, especially given his injury history.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Picks up steal Monday
Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 5-3 win over the White Sox.
Ramirez is up to 36 steals this season, including 10 over his last 25 contests. In that span, he's hit just .215 (20-for-93), but he's also posted a 14:12 BB:K to keep his on-base numbers at a passable level. The third baseman is at a .271/.330/.514 slash line, 34 home runs, 106 RBI, 101 runs scored, 31 doubles and a triple through 141 games this season.
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Rafael Devers 3B | BOS
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Three-hit night in win
Devers went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Monday's 12-3 win over Baltimore.
Devers appears to be emerging from a recent 1-for-24 stretch. He's hit safely in three of the last four games, going 6-for-15 with two walks, a double and three runs scored.
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Bryan Ramos 3B | CHW
White Sox's Bryan Ramos: Swats first big-league homer
Ramos went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Monday in a loss to the Guardians.
Ramos was the biggest bright spot in another loss for Chicago, as he swatted a two-run shot to left field in the eighth inning for his first major-league home run. The 22-year-old had been finding big-league pitching hard to figure out prior to Monday, as he was batting just .196 with one walk over 48 plate appearances. Ramos has some pop -- he went deep as many as 22 times in a season (2022) in the minors -- and he could get some increased run down the stretch with the White Sox understandably looking ahead to the future.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Expected back Tuesday
Angels manager Ron Washington said Monday that he expects Rendon (back) to return to the lineup Tuesday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
He's out of the lineup for a second straight contest Monday due to left side back soreness, but Washington said holding Rendon out is a precautionary measure. The veteran third baseman is slashing an anemic .218/.307/.267 over 238 plate appearances this season.
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Paul DeJong SS | KC
Royals' Paul DeJong: Absent from lineup
DeJong is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
DeJong has gone 3-for-26 with one home run and 13 strikeouts over his last eight games, so he'll begin Monday's game on the bench while he's slumping at the plate. Maikel Garcia will check in for DeJong at third base and will bat seventh.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Fields grounders Monday
Westburg (hand) was spotted fielding grounders while the Orioles were warming up prior to Monday's game against the Red Sox, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Westburg still remains without a clear timeline to return from the 10-day injured list, but the fact that he traveled with the team to Boston and took part in some baseball activities Monday while no longer sporting a cast on his fractured right hand can be taken as a positive sign. The young infielder has been on the shelf since Aug. 1 with the injury, so he'll likely require a rehab assignment at Double-A Bowie or Triple-A Norfolk before he makes his return from the IL.
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Jason Vosler 3B | SEA
Mariners' Jason Vosler: Loses 40-man roster spot
The Mariners designated Vosler for assignment on Monday.
Vosler will cede his spot on the Mariners' 40-man roster to lefty reliever Austin Kitchen, whom Seattle claimed off waivers from Miami. Before he was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Aug. 8, Vosler enjoyed a two-week run in the big leagues with Seattle shortly after the All-Star break, slashing .179/.233/.286 over 10 games. The 31-year-old corner infielder is likely to go unclaimed off waivers.