MLB Player News
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Reinstated Tuesday, as expected
Devers (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
The 25-year-old has been sidelined by the hamstring injury since July 23, and he'll rejoin the active roster Tuesday after spending the 10-day minimum on the shelf. Devers hit .300/.327/.660 with five home runs and 10 RBI in 13 games during July before going down with the injury. The Red Sox have yet to release their official lineup for Tuesday's matchup with Houston, but he'll presumably be in the starting nine.
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
White Sox's Jake Burger: Activated, optioned down
Burger (hand) was activated from the injured list and optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.
Burger owns a .760 OPS at the big-league level this season, but with the White Sox almost fully healthy, he will head to the minors for the time being. Expect him to rejoin the big club before the campaign comes to a close.
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Abraham Toro 1B | BOS
Mariners' Abraham Toro: Making third straight start
Toro will start at second base and bat ninth in Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
With Julio Rodriguez (wrist) and Dylan Moore (back) recently heading to the injured list, Adam Frazier has been picking up more work in the outfield of late. Frazier's presence in the outfield has opened up the keystone for Toro, who will occupy the position for the third game in a row. Toro, who went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 7-2 loss, will likely be in danger of moving into a reserve role as soon as the Mariners get one of Rodriguez, Moore, Mitch Haniger (ankle) or Ty France (wrist) back in the lineup.
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Maikel Garcia 3B | KC
Royals' Maikel Garcia: Returning to reserve role
Garcia is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.
Garcia went 6-for-18 with a double, two RBI and a run while starting each of the Royals' past five games at shortstop, but he'll cede his spot in the lineup to fellow rookie Bobby Witt (hand), who is back in action Tuesday. Assuming Witt experiences no further setbacks with the hand and hamstring injuries that have caused him to miss time lately, Garcia could soon be headed back to the minors to play on a regular basis.
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Tyler Nevin 3B | ATH
Orioles' Tyler Nevin: Remains on bench
Nevin will remain on the bench for Tuesday's game against Texas, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Nevin appeared poised for regular at-bats after the Orioles traded away Trey Mancini on Monday, especially as he'd already been in the lineup for three of the final four games of last week. Instead, he's now been stuck on the bench for two straight games, with Ramon Urias again handling third base while Ryan Mountcastle starts at first.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Could play Tuesday
Bregman was present at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday afternoon, according to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle.
Bregman was placed on the paternity list Monday, but it appears he is ready to rejoin the team one day later. Bregman's status will be updated again if he is indeed activated by the Astros.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | CIN
Mariners' Eugenio Suarez: Working on modest hitting streak
Suarez went 1-for-3 with a walk in a loss to the Yankees on Monday and has now hit safely in three straight games.
Suarez's .231 average continues to leave plenty to be desired, but he's carrying a respectable .745 OPS thanks in large part to a strong 11.9 percent walk rate and 36 extra-base hits overall. The veteran slugger is a good bit off his usual home-run pace, however, as he's averaging a round tripper every 27.3 plate appearances, as opposed to one every 18.5 trips to the batter's box in his final Reds season a year ago.
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Gio Urshela 3B | MIN
Twins' Gio Urshela: Walks it off in return
Urshela went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 5-3 extra-inning win over the Tigers.
In his first game back from paternity leave, Urshela celebrated the new addition to his family by taking Alex Lange deep in the 10th inning for his first career walkoff homer. The 30-year-old third baseman is slashing .268/.313/.431 on the season with 10 homers and 44 RBI through 87 games.
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Jose Miranda 3B | MIN
Twins' Jose Miranda: Continues raking Monday
Miranda went 2-for-4 with a walk, three RBI and a run in Monday's 5-3 extra-inning win over the Tigers.
Miranda came up clutch again late in Monday's contest, plating two runs on an eighth-inning base hit to give him 42 RBI through 232 plate appearances on the season. Dating back to May 20, Miranda has been one of the top hitters in baseball, as he's produced a .339/.381/.570 slash line while striking out at an 18.8 percent clip over that 51-game stretch.