MLB Player News
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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 SS | 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 SS | 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.
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Ramon Urias 3B | BAL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Logs steal in win
Urias went 1-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 7-5 win over the Astros.
Urias got aboard on a fielder's choice in the second inning and swiped second base. It was his first steal of the season, coming on just his second attempt. The third baseman added an RBI triple in the eighth inning to provide an insurance run. Urias is batting .231 (12-for-52) with five extra-base hits and 10 RBI over 20 contests in August. For the year, he's at a .244/.316/.404 slash line with eight home runs, 28 RBI and 29 runs scored through 86 contests. Urias has handled a starting role at the hot corner recently, but the Orioles' addition of Emmanuel Rivera via waivers could eat into his playing time.
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Hits first homer of season
Caminero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Dodgers.
Caminero was out of the lineup Thursday, and the rest appeared to work well for him. He went yard in the first inning for his first homer over 10 games in the majors this year, and he scored again after getting aboard on a double in the third. This was Caminero's third multi-hit effort since his Aug. 13 recall, and he's batting .265 with two extra-base hits, two RBI and two stolen bases over 39 plate appearances.