MLB Player News
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Marcelo Mayer SS | BOS
Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer: Slated for MRI
Mayer said he will receive an MRI on his right wrist Thursday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Mayer exited Wednesday's contest in the fifth inning with wrist discomfort, and he was seen wearing a brace after the game. He said he is still in a bit of pain, but the team won't know more about the severity of his injury until he goes in for imaging. If the 22-year-old ends up needing to miss any amount of time, Romy Gonzalez would likely benefit from an uptick in starts.
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Royce Lewis 3B | MIN
Twins' Royce Lewis: Launches fifth homer in loss
Lewis went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a walk and a double in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Dodgers.
It was Lewis' fifth homer of the season and his third in the month of July. The slugging third baseman is finally beginning to come around amidst what's been another injury-plagued campaign, and his recent surge could help him work his way back up Minnesota's batting order. Since the start of June, Lewis is slashing .322/.381/.529 with four big flies, six doubles and 16 RBI over 97 plate appearances.
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Marcelo Mayer SS | BOS
Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer: Exits with wrist injury
Mayer was removed from Wednesday's game against the Phillies due to right wrist discomfort, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Mayer went 0-for-1 with a walk and a run scored before his wrist forced him out of the game in the fifth inning. The severity of his injury is unclear, but a day off for the Red Sox on Thursday will give him extra time to recover and possibly allow him to be ready for Friday's series opener against the Dodgers.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Red Sox's Alex Bregman: Getting night off
Bregman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Bregman has acknowledged that he's still not quite 100 percent recovered from the quadriceps strain that kept him on the shelf from May 24 through July 11, so the Red Sox could give him one or two days off per week in an effort to keep him fresh. With Bregman getting a breather Wednesday, Marcelo Mayer will pick up the start at third base.
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Brooks Lee SS | MIN
Twins' Brooks Lee: Playing time tailing off
Lee will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Though he'll be included in the lineup Wednesday while Carlos Correa rests for a day game after a night game, Lee was on the bench for each of the previous three contests and appears to have moved into more of a utility infield role for Minnesota while he's slashed just .111/.163/.133 since the beginning of July. A more consistent role could reopen for Lee if the Twins look to trade pending free agents such as Willi Castro, Harrison Bader and Ty France ahead of the July 31 deadline.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
Angels' Yoan Moncada: Idle Wednesday
Moncada is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Mets.
The switch-hitting Moncada is on the bench for the Angels' third straight matchup with a lefty starter (Sean Manaea), so he might be in the strong side of a platoon. Chris Taylor will handle third base and bat ninth as the Angels try to avoid the sweep.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Another sterling performance
Ramirez went 1-for-2 with three walks, a solo home run and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Orioles.
The star third baseman took Brandon Young deep in the first inning, and Baltimore pitchers wanted little to do with him after that. Ramirez has been carrying the Guardians' offense since early July, slashing .283/.426/.811 over his last 15 games with eight of his 21 homers and nine of his 30 steals on the season, while adding 18 runs and 18 RBI.
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Ramon Urias 2B | STL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Struggling for playing time
Urias went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Cleveland.
Urias tallied his 16th multi-hit game of the season. With Baltimore's infield trio of Gunnar Henderson, Jackson Holliday and Jordan Westburg all healthy, Urias has been the odd man out lately when it comes to playing time. Urias has made just nine appearances in July, during which he's batting only .148 with two extra-base hits and zero RBI.
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Brooks Lee SS | MIN
Twins' Brooks Lee: Sitting down Tuesday
Lee isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.
After going 0-for-7 with a walk and a run scored in his first three games of the second half, Lee will take a seat Tuesday with Willi Castro set to start at the keystone.
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Max Muncy SS | ATH
Athletics' Max Muncy: Moves to injured list
The Athletics placed Muncy (hand) on the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
Muncy, who was hit by a pitch on the right hand Monday, appeared to have avoided a serious injury when X-rays came back negative, but he'll still need to spend some time on the shelf. The 22-year-old will be eligible to be rejoin the active roster in early August. Luis Urias and Gio Urshela are the likely candidates to man second base while Muncy is out.