MLB Player News
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Paul DeJong 3B | KC
Royals' Paul DeJong: Slugs 21st homer
DeJong went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Monday's 5-3 win over the Angels.
The veteran infielder extended his team's lead to 3-0 when he launched a 397-foot, two-run homer off starter Carson Fulmer in the fourth inning. DeJong has fared well with Kansas City since arriving during the July 30 trade deadline, hitting .316 (12-for-38) with three homers, eight RBI, seven runs scored and 4:13 BB:K across 13 games. Overall, the 31-year-old veteran is slashing .237/.286/.448 in 406 plate appearances this season while playing for the Royals and White Sox.
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Ramon Urias 3B | BAL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Homers, doubles
Urias went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored during Monday's 4-3 loss to the Mets.
Urias was one of few Orioles players to have success against Mets' starter David Peterson, tagging Peterson for a double in the fifth inning and a homer in the seventh inning. The third baseman has lifted three home runs in nine games, going 9-for-25 with eight RBI and five runs scored during that stretch.
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Darell Hernaiz 3B | OAK
Athletics' Darell Hernaiz: Sitting out Monday
Hernaiz is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the Rays, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Hernaiz had started each of the last five and seven of the last eight games at third base, but he will begin this one on the bench. Abraham Toro is getting the call at the hot corner in the series opener versus the Rays.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Returns to lineup
Rendon (elbow) will start at third base and bat fifth in Monday's game in Kansas City, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Rendon sat out the previous two contests with a sore right elbow as a result of a hit-by-pitch, but he's feeling well enough to give it a go in this one. The veteran third baseman is slashing a dreadful .235/.312/.281 for the Halos this season.
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Maikel Garcia 3B | KC
Royals' Maikel Garcia: Taking seat Monday
Garcia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
Garcia took a seat in back-to-back games for the first time all year Wednesday and Friday but returned to the lineup for a pair of games against the Reds over the weekend. Once again, the 24-year-old is absent from the starting nine, giving way to Paul DeJong at third base Monday.
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Alex Bregman 3B | HOU
Astros' Alex Bregman: Held out again Monday
Bregman (elbow) remains out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Bregman will hit the bench for a fourth straight game due to swelling in the back of his right elbow. According to MLB.com, manager Joe Espada said that Bregman has resumed hitting in the batting cage and taking ground balls, but Rome speculates that the third baseman could nonetheless remain out of the lineup until the beginning of the Astros' road trip Thursday in Baltimore. Shay Whitcomb will get another start at third base Monday in place of Bregman.
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Josh Rojas 3B | SEA
Mariners' Josh Rojas: Belts seventh homer
Rojas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run in a win over the Pirates on Sunday.
Rojas delivered his first home run of August in the fourth inning to extend the Mariners' lead to 5-0 at the time. The multi-hit effort was Rojas' first since the last time he'd left the yard July 31, and it snapped an 0-for-12 slump that had encompassed his previous four games. Despite the productive day Sunday, Rojas' bat has lost almost all of its early-season sizzle, as he's carrying a .198 average and .599 OPS over the 62 games he's played since June 1.
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Josh H. Smith 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Back in lineup
Smith started at third base and went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning win over Minnesota.
Smith, who was given a break Saturday after starting eight games in seven days, was back in the lineup and stole his eighth base. A strong first half put him on fantasy radars, but a .202/.264/.294 line since the All-Star break is more in line with Smith's production from previous seasons.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Provides two key hits in win
Jung went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Twins.
Jung put the Rangers ahead for the first time with a seventh-inning solo shot. That lead didn't hold, but he added a single in the 10th inning that forced an error and led to the winning run scoring. Jung has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, going 11-for-43 (.256) in that span, though his homer was his first since Aug. 4. The third baseman is slashing .274/.295/.476 with four homers, nine RBI, eight runs scored, three doubles, a triple and one stolen base over 21 contests this season.
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Jazz Chisholm 3B | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Resumes fielding
Chisholm (elbow) was spotted taking grounders at third base prior to Sunday's game against the Tigers, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Chisholm has spoken optimistically about his potential return from the injured list and this signifies a significant step in his recovery. He is also expected to resume swinging a bat soon.