MLB Player News
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Eugenio Suarez DH | CIN
Mariners' Eugenio Suarez: Knocks in four runs
Suarez went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBI and a walk in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rangers.
Suarez twice pulled the Mariners even in the contest. He produced their first two runs with a solo home run and an RBI single in the fourth and fifth innings, then added a two-run double in the ninth to tie the game at 5-5. The third baseman is riding an eight-game hitting streak, going 11-for-29 (.379) in that span. For the season, he's up to a .236/.323/.472 slash line with 11 homers, 32 RBI, 31 runs scored and 11 doubles through 223 plate appearances after his second three-hit game of the year.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Cranks 12th homer
Devers went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run and RBI in a 5-2 win against the Athletics on Sunday.
Devers singled home a run in the first inning, walked and scored in the sixth and smacked a solo home run off A.J. Puk in the eighth to extend a Boston lead. The 25-year-old ended a five-game homer drought with the long ball, pulling him into a tie for 14th in the majors on the heels of last season's career-best mark of 38. Devers' .341/.371/.606 slash line features a batting average and slugging percentage and a .977 OPS that all rank among the top six in MLB.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Exits with shoulder injury
Candelario left Sunday's game against the Yankees with a left shoulder injury.
The team didn't offer any further details about the severity of the injury. Candelario dove to try to make a play on a line drive early in the game and was replaced by Harold Castro. The Tigers have an off day Monday.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Mashes 14th homer
Ramirez went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Orioles.
He gave the Guardians an early lead by taking Tyler Wells deep in the first inning. Ramirez has been raking since mid-May, and over his last 16 games he's slashing .310/.420/.810 with seven of his 14 homers on the season and four of his seven steals, along with 14 runs and 21 RBI.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Riding pine Sunday
Moncada is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rays.
Moncada is hitting .088 with zero home runs and zero steals over his last 10 games. Jake Burger will start at third base and hit fifth.
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Gio Urshela 3B | MIN
Twins' Gio Urshela: Back in action Sunday
Urshela (foot) is starting at third base and hitting cleanup Sunday against the Blue Jays.
Even with right-hander Kevin Gausman on the hill, Urshela slots back into the cleanup spot after missing a brief period with a mid-arch foot sprain. He is hitting .324 with two home runs over his last 10 games.
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Taylor Walls SS | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Back in action Sunday
Walls (calf) is starting at shortstop and batting ninth Sunday against the White Sox.
He was sidelined for a few days after fouling a ball off his calf. Walls, Vidal Brujan and Isaac Paredes are in a three-way split of the middle infield duties while Wander Franco and Brandon Lowe are on the injured list.
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Jake Burger 1B | TEX
White Sox's Jake Burger: Swats game-winning homer
Burger hit a two-run home run in his only at-bat Saturday to lead the White Sox to a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.
Burger didn't start the contest, but he was called upon to pinch hit with a runner on base in the eighth inning and Chicago down a run. The infielder came through with a 427-foot, two-run shot to center field that produced the winning margin. Burger has five long balls and 15 RBI while slashing .238/.284/.416 through 110 plate appearances on the campaign. Saturday's homer was Burger's third since May 25.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Showing improvement
Rendon's wrist swelling and inflammation are subsiding, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Rendon was recently evaluated by a doctor, who found that the third baseman is healing as expected. He hasn't yet resumed baseball activities, but that could happen soon, according to Bollinger. Rendon remains without a clear timetable for a return.
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Tyler Keenan 3B | TOR
Blue Jays' Tyler Keenan: Dealt to Blue Jays
Keenan was traded to the Blue Jays from the Mariners in exchange for Ryan Borucki on Saturday, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports.
Keenan will move to a new organization after being selected in the fourth round of the 2020 MLB Draft and will join the Blue Jays' farm system. The first baseman has produced a .250 average with three homers, 14 RBI and eight runs over 92 at-bats with High-A Everett in 2022.