MLB Player News
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Swats homer among three hits
LeMahieu went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 8-2 victory versus the Royals.
LeMahieu led off the Yankees' half of the first inning with a solo shot to center field, and he added a run-scoring single in the fourth. The veteran infielder finished with his fourth three-hit performance of the month and collected multiple RBI for the first time since July 6. LeMahieu's long ball was his 10th of the campaign, giving him five straight seasons with double-digit homers -- a feat he accomplished only once over his first seven big-league campaigns.
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Jonah Bride 3B | TEX
Athletics' Jonah Bride: Riding pine Saturday
Bride isn't starting Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Bride started the last three games and went 2-for-11 with two runs, a steal and four strikeouts. Seth Brown is shifting to first base while Nick Allen starts at the keystone Saturday.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Homers again Friday
Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an RBI single in Friday's 4-1 win over the Rays.
Ramirez has homered in consecutive games for the first time since June 9-10. His fifth-inning blast gave the Guardians the lead, and he padded the advantage in the seventh with an RBI single. The third baseman has hit safely in nine of his last 11 games, going 13-for-43 (.302) in that span. For the season, he's slashing .287/.363/.572 with 21 long balls, 83 RBI, 57 runs scored and 14 stolen bases through 411 plate appearances.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Power surge continues
Chapman went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Tigers.
The third baseman gave the Blue Jays an early lead by taking Bryan Garcia deep in the second inning, but the offense quickly ran out of steam. Chapman's gone yard three times in the last two days to extend his hitting streak to eight games, but he's been locked in for longer than that at the plate -- over his last 18 contests, he's slashing a sizzling .385/.467/.815 with eight homers and 18 RBI.
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Maikel Garcia 3B | KC
Royals' Maikel Garcia: Collects first three MLB hits
Garcia went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 11-5 loss to the Yankees.
Making his second straight start, Garcia racked up the first hits of his big-league career. The 22-year-old might head back to the minors when Bobby Witt (hamstring) gets healthy, but given how little Nicky Lopez has contributed this season, Kansas City could instead elect to keep Garcia around and get a better look at him in the second half. His .291/.369/.409 slash line through 78 games for Double-A Northwest Arkansas this year comes with 27 steals in 30 attempts, but Garcia's also shown some developing gap power with 24 doubles.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Rays' Isaac Paredes: On bench Saturday
Paredes isn't starting Saturday against the Guardians, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Paredes is getting a day off after he went 3-for-16 with a solo home run, a walk and four strikeouts over the last four games. Ji-Man Choi is starting at first base while Randy Arozarena serves as the designated hitter.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Doubles in three-RBI night
Bregman went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in an 11-1 victory over the Mariners on Friday.
With Robbie Ray on the mound in the third inning, Bregman ripped a double deep to the gap in left-center to plate Yuli Gurriel from second as well as Yordan Alvarez, who made an excellent read and scored from first. Bregman followed up his timely hitting with an RBI single in the fourth. The 28-year-old third baseman has hit safely in three straight games and is slashing a respectable .244/.352/.425 on the season.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Launches homer on rehab
Jung (shoulder) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run for the Rangers' affiliate in the Arizona Complex League on Friday.
Jung made his second rehab appearance -- both have come as a designated hitter -- and has hits in both games. He's expected to serve a week to 10 days in the ACL and eventually join Triple-A Round Rock, where he finished in 2021. Jung is limited to DH duty for now, but Levi Weaver of The Athletic reported the third baseman might play the field this season, something originally thought to be out of the question.
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Emmanuel Rivera 3B | BAL
Royals' Emmanuel Rivera: Sent down Friday
Rivera was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
Rivera saw an uptick in playing time recently, starting four of the last five games while going 4-for-16 with two runs, an RBI and six strikeouts during that time. However, he'll head to the minors after Salvador Perez (thumb) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday.
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Gio Urshela 3B | MIN
Twins' Gio Urshela: Placed on paternity list
Urshela was placed on the paternity list Friday.
He and his wife are expecting the arrival of a baby girl. He'll likely only be out a few days. Urshela is hitting .265 (78-for-294) with nine home runs and a .733 OPS.