MLB Player News
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Abraham Toro 3B | OAK
Athletics' Abraham Toro: Taking seat Tuesday
Toro is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.
Toro hasn't logged a multi-hit game since July 23, going 6-for-45 (.133) during that stretch. He'll yield to Darell Hernaiz at third base for the second time in three games.
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Officially called up
The Rays recalled Caminero from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
The Rays' top prospect will make his 2024 MLB debut, taking Curtis Mead's spot on the active roster. Caminero missed time with a strained quad but has slashed .304/.325/.532 with five homers and an 18.1 percent K rate since coming off the minor-league IL on July 19. The right-hander should settle into a near-everyday role at third base, but he could mix in at second or shortstop if needed.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Swipes bag, scores three runs
Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and three runs scored in Monday's 9-8 win over the Cubs.
Ramirez is scorching in August, batting .340 with seven extra-base hits and six steals over 12 games. The third baseman scored multiple times Monday for the first time since Aug. 5. He's up to a .282/.333/.544 slash line with 31 home runs, 26 steals, 97 RBI and 89 runs scored over 116 contests.
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Jazz Chisholm 3B | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Imaging comes back negative
X-rays on Chisholm's left elbow returned negative Monday night, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
The team initially reported that Chisholm would be sent for imaging Tuesday, and while he's still scheduled to undergo an MRI in the morning, this appears to be good news for fantasy managers. It remains unclear at this time whether the third baseman will be cleared to start Tuesday's game.
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Royce Lewis 3B | MIN
Twins' Royce Lewis: Goes yard in win
Lewis went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 8-3 victory over the Royals.
The Twins slugger manned the hot corner and capped a six-run second inning with his 389-foot, two-run blast off Brady Singer. Lewis later scored his 27th run of the season in the seventh inning via a Manuel Margot sacrifice fly. When playing, the 25-year-old has been a fantasy star, as he now boasts a .279/.356/.664 slash line with 15 homers and 34 RBI across 160 plate appearances in 40 games.
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Jazz Chisholm 3B | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Nursing elbow injury
Chisholm will undergo imaging Tuesday after suffering a left elbow injury during Monday's game against the White Sox, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Chisholm picked up the injury in the fifth inning on a slide at the plate, and he was lifted right before his turn to bat in the seventh. Oswaldo Cabrera or DJ LeMahieu could start at third base Tuesday if Chisholm can't go.
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Set to join big-league club
The Rays plan to recall Caminero from Triple-A Durham ahead of Tuesday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Caminero missed a good chunk of the season at Triple-A while dealing with a quadricep injury, but he was activated from the 7-day injured list July 19 and is now on his way to join the big-league club. Prior to Monday's promotion, he was batting .276 with 13 home runs, 34 RBI, one stolen base and 33 runs scored in 53 games for Durham. Caminero has been featured primarily at third base this season (43 games) but also has experience at second base (eight games). The 21-year-old also logged 29 games at shortstop a season ago.
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Jazz Chisholm 3B | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Exits early Monday
Chisholm was removed from Monday's game against the White Sox due to an apparent left arm/shoulder injury, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Ben Rice pinch hit for Chisholm in the seventh inning and Hoch notes that the broadcast captured video of the 26-year-old moving his arm around in the dugout after scoring in the fifth. The team has yet to reveal any additional details on Chisholm's injury, so he'll be considered day-to-day until further notice.
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Miguel Vargas 3B | CHW
White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Getting day off
Vargas is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
Vargas will head to the bench for the first time since the White Sox acquired him from the Dodgers on July 29. While picking up six starts at designated hitter, three at designated hitter and one in left field over the White Sox's past 10 contests, Vargas went 3-for-36 with a home run and a 6:13 BB:K.
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DJ LeMahieu 3B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Getting regular at-bats vs. lefties
LeMahieu will start at first base and bat ninth in Monday's game against the White Sox.
LeMahieu will remain in the lineup for the fourth time in five games, but all four starts have come against left-handed pitching. The Yankees are seemingly viewing LeMahieu as a short-side platoon player these days with left-handed hitters Ben Rice and Jazz Chisholm holding down the fort at the two corner-infield spots.