MLB Player News
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Homers in second straight
Caminero went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's extra-inning win over the Dodgers.
Caminero put the Rays on the board with an RBI single in the first inning before coming around to score himself following a double from Christopher Morel. The shortstop would add two more hits on the night, including a solo homer in the top of the ninth to tie the game and send it into extra innings, giving him the first three-hit performance of his major-league career. Caminero has also homered in back-to-back games and is now slashing .308/286/.487 with three extra-base hits, four RBI and five runs scored since being called up in the middle of August.
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Jazz Chisholm 3B | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Notches two hits Saturday
Chisholm went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in a 9-2 defeat against Colorado on Saturday.
In his second game back from the injured list, Chisholm collected New York's lone multi-hit effort. His double in the third inning knocked in the first of the team's two runs. Chisholm went 0-for-3 with a walk in his return from the IL on Friday and seems to have no lingering effects from the elbow injury that sidelined him.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Lifts 33rd homer
Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 13-5 win over the Rangers.
Ramirez snapped his longest power drought of August, a six-game stretch in which he collected just one hit. This was his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 12. The third baseman is batting .263 (21-for-80) with six homers, 15 RBI and 10 stolen bases over 22 contests this month. For the year, he's maintained a .273/.333/.532 slash line with 33 homers, 102 RBI, 94 runs scored, 30 steals, 27 doubles and a triple through 126 games.
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Shay Whitcomb 3B | HOU
Astros' Shay Whitcomb: Getting Saturday off
Whitcomb isn't in Housotn's lineup Saturday against Baltimore, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Whitcomb has gone 6-for-21 with two RBI through the first seven games of his MLB career, and he'll get a chance to rest Saturday while Alex Bregman starts at the hot corner.
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Shay Whitcomb 3B | HOU
Astros' Shay Whitcomb: Getting on base
Whitcomb went 1-for-2 with two walks Friday against the Orioles.
Whitcomb was originally called up to replace Alex Bregman in the lineup, but his defensive versatility has allowed him to see consistent playing time -- most recently filling in for Yordan Alvarez (neck) on Friday. Whitcomb has now started seven straight games and has gotten on base at a .423 clip while striking out at just a 19.2 percent clip across his first 26 plate appearances in the majors.
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DJ LeMahieu 3B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Clears concussion protocol
Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that LeMahieu's condition has improved and he's cleared concussion protocol, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
LeMahieu was scratched from the Yankees' lineup Friday after taking a ball off his face during pregame warmups, though he escaped with just bruising. He'll remain out of the lineup for Saturday's contest but should be able to return to action within the next few days.