MLB Player News
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Diagnosed with ankle sprain
Ramirez was diagnosed with a mild right ankle sprain after leaving Friday's game against Toronto early.
Ramirez injured himself while trying to beat out a throw to first base in the third inning. The mild nature of his injury may allow him to avoid spending time on the injured list, though it's possible the Guardians play it safe and give their star third baseman a day or two off.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Exits game due to leg injury
Ramirez left Friday's game against the Blue Jays in the third inning with an apparent leg injury, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Ramirez appeared to injure his right leg while stepping on first base to beat out a throw. He was able to walk off the field under his own power, and an update from the Guardians should be provided once he undergoes further tests. Daniel Schneemann pinch ran for Ramirez and will remain in the game at second base while Gabriel Arias shifts to third.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: May not need rehab assignment
Westburg (hamstring) may not require a minor-league rehab assignment before being activated from the 10-day injured list, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
General manager Mike Elias said Friday that Westburg's return timetable from a strained left hamstring is being measured in "days" and not "weeks," which appears to give the infielder a chance to be reinstated as early as Wednesday, when he's first eligible. Although Westburg is batting just .217 with four home runs and six RBI over 92 at-bats this season, he had gone 9-for-29 (.310) with one homer, two doubles and two RBI across his last seven games before going down. With Ramon Urias now dealing with hamstring tightness, the Orioles are left to lean on Emmanuel Rivera to handle the bulk of the action at third base in the interim.
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Ramon Urias 2B | HOU
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Scratched Friday
Urias was scratched from the lineup ahead of Friday's game against Kansas City due to right hamstring tightness, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
It remains unknown if Urias' injury will lead to a trip to the injured list, but the O's should provide more details in the near future. Emmanuel Rivera steps into the lineup to start at third base, batting ninth.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Makes franchise history
Ramirez went 1-for-5 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Twins.
Ramirez was pivotal in the Guardians' walk-off win, singling in the tying run then scoring the winning run after he stole second base. With the steal, he entered the record books as the first player in Cleveland history to record 250 stolen bases and 250 home runs in his career. The steal was his seventh of the season.
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Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW
White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Smacks three-run homer
Vargas went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run homer in Thursday's 8-0 win over the Brewers.
Vargas extended the White Sox's lead to four runs in the sixth inning on a three-run homer to left field off Craig Yoho. Vargas opened the season with a .139/.236/.203 slash line through his first 89 plate appearances. However, he has turned things around of late and is in the midst of an eight-game hitting streak, during which he has gone 13-for-29 with four walks, five runs scored, two home runs and six RBI.
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Maikel Garcia 3B | KC
Royals' Maikel Garcia: Swipes three bags in win
Garcia went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored, an RBI and three stolen bases in Thursday's 8-2 win over the Rays.
Garcia had gone just 4-for-9 in steal attempts coming into Thursday's contest after swiping 37 bags in 39 tries last year. Garica has now hit safely in four straight contests, going 7-for-17 (.412) with three doubles in that span. Overall, he's slashing .296/.353/.435 with two homers, 11 RBI and 12 runs scored across 119 plate appearances this season.
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Gio Urshela 3B | ATH
Athletics' Gio Urshela: Out of lineup Thursday
Urshela is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Texas.
Urshela will get a routine day off after starting in each of the first three games of the four-game series. Miguel Andujar will fill in at third base and bat fifth Thursday.