MLB Player News
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Indians' Jose Ramirez: Records 25th steal
Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 1-0 loss to the White Sox.
Ramirez was the only Cleveland batter with multiple hits in the low-event contest. His 25 stolen bases represent the second-highest total in a season in his career, only surpassed by the 34 thefts he recorded in 2018. The third baseman owns a solid .267/.360/.545 slash line with 35 home runs, 96 RBI, 105 runs scored and 30 doubles across 595 plate appearances.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Mashes 35th homer
Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 8-3 loss to the Yankees.
He took Gerrit Cole deep in the sixth inning for Boston's only offense of the night. Devers continues to establish a new career high in homers with 35, but Friday's blast was only his third in September, a month in which he's slashing .280/.365/.427 with 11 RBI in 20 games.
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Taylor Walls SS | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Heads to minors
Walls was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Walls hit .205 with no extra-base hits and two RBI after being called up at the start of September, and now he loses his roster spot as Wander Franco (hamstring) returns from the injured list. Barring other injuries on the big-league roster, it's unlikely Walls gets called up again this year, and a spot on Tampa Bay's ALDS roster seems similarly unrealistic.
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Ramon Urias 3B | STL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Won't return in 2021
Urias (groin) won't be reinstated from the injured list prior to the end of the regular season, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Urias landed on the 10-day IL with a right adductor strain Wednesday, and he was eligible to return Oct. 2. However, the Orioles won't attempt to rush him back into action and will instead shut him down for the remainder of the year. The 27-year-old appeared in 85 major-league games this year and hit .279 with seven home runs, 38 RBI, 33 runs and a stolen base. Jahmai Jones is in line to serve as the primary second baseman to close out the regular season.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Athletics' Matt Chapman: Accounts for lone run in loss
Chapman went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Mariners.
Oakland managed only four hits in the contest, with Chapman's fifth-inning solo blast accounting for the team's lone run. He was the only Athletics batter to reach base more than once in the loss. Chapman has four homers through 16 games in September, but he is batting a meager .192 in that span.
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Ramon Urias 3B | STL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Placed on 10-day injured list
Urias was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right adductor strain Wednesday.
Urias was scratched from Tuesday's lineup but appeared off the bench and went 1-for-1. However, he'll require a trip to the injured list after he was diagnosed with a right adductor strain. Whether the 27-year-old is cleared to return during the final series of the regular season remains to be seen, but Jahmai Jones should see time at second base after he was called up Wednesday.
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Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL
Twins' Josh Donaldson: On base four times Tuesday
Donaldson went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs and two RBI in a 9-5 win over the Cubs on Tuesday.
Donaldson also hit a sacrifice fly in the contest as part of a productive night at the plate. The veteran upped his season slash line to .251/.351/.480 and now has 24 doubles and 67 RBI to go along with 24 long balls. Donaldson has reached base safely in four straight games, going 6-for-13 with a pair of homers, five RBI and three walks over that stretch.
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Oswald Peraza 2B | LAA
Yankees' Oswald Peraza: Promoted to Triple-A
Peraza was promoted from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Conor Foley of The Scranton Times-Tribune reports.
Peraza is set for his second promotion this summer after the infielder previously moved up to Double-A in early June. He continued to impress offensively at Somerset, slashing .294/.348/.466 with 12 homers, 51 runs scored, 40 RBI and 20 stolen bases across 79 games. At just 21 years of age, the Yankees will likely want Peraza to get plenty of at-bats in at Triple-A before considering him for a major-league call-up, but all signs so far point toward him having a chance to become an everyday player at the big-league level.
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Abraham Toro 1B | BOS
Mariners' Abraham Toro: Not starting Tuesday
Toro is not starting Tuesday against the Athletics.
Toro is hitless in his last 23 at-bats dating back to Sept. 14 and he's hitting just .172/.250/.234 altogether in September. He'll look to reset Tuesday as Dylan Moore takes over at second base.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Not starting Tuesday
Bregman is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Angels, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Bregman started the past five games and will receive a day off after going 4-for-20 with four walks, four RBI and three runs. Aledmys Diaz will cover the hot corner in his place Tuesday.