MLB Player News
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Brett Baty 3B | NYM
Mets' Brett Baty: Joins taxi squad
Baty is with the Mets in Milwaukee as part of their taxi squad, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Jesse Winker is dealing with a back issue, which has his status for the National League Wild Card series in question. If Winker is unable to go, it sounds like Baty would be the choice to replace him on the roster. Baty put up a .633 OPS in 50 games during the regular season with the Mets but had a .925 OPS in his final 14 contests at Triple-A Syracuse.
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Mark Vientos 3B | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Not in lineup for second game
Vientos is absent from the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader against Atlanta, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
Vientos will get a breather for the second game after the Mets wrapped up a playoff spot with their win in the first contest. Jose Iglesias will shift over to third base while Eddy Alvarez gets a start at second base.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Goes yard in regular-season finale
Suarez went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, an RBI single and an additional run scored during Sunday's 11-2 win over San Diego.
Suarez capped off the regular season with an excellent performance, lifting a solo homer -- just his second round tripper since hitting two Sept. 11 -- off Matt Waldron in the seventh inning for his 30th long ball of the year, the fifth time in his career that he's reached that mark. In 2024, Suarez is slashing .256/.319/.469 with 101 RBI and 90 runs.
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Gio Urshela 3B | ATL
Braves' Gio Urshela: Launches homer
Urshela went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 4-2 loss to Kansas City.
Urshela provided Atlanta's lone extra-base hit Sunday, tagging Alec Marsh for a solo homer in the third inning. In 34 games with Atlanta, Urshela has slashed .264/.281/.432 with four home runs, 14 RBI and nine runs across 128 plate appearances.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Sitting again Sunday
Arenado is not in Sunday's lineup against the Giants.
Arenado will get the last two games of the season off. Jose Fermin is starting at the hot corner, batting ninth.
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Donovan Solano 3B | SD
Padres' Donovan Solano: Absent from Sunday's lineup
Solano is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Luis Arraez will start at first base Sunday while Fernando Tatis serves as the designated hitter. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Solano will end the regular season with a .287/.344/.418 slash line, eight home runs and 35 RBI across 308 plate appearances.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Absent from lineup
Machado is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Machado will sit for the regular-season finale after going 1-for-10 with one RBI across the first two games of the series against Arizona. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Machado will end the regular season having slashed .275/.325/.472 with 11 stolen bases, 29 home runs and 105 RBI across 643 plate appearances. Tyler Wade will start at third base Sunday and bat eighth.
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Jared Triolo 3B | PIT
Pirates' Jared Triolo: Tallies ninth homer
Triolo went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Saturday against the Yankees.
Triolo popped a two-run homer in the sixth inning to bring his total on the season to nine, three of which have come in September. His numbers for the campaign are subpar, though Triolo has managed to maintain a .263 batting average with a .701 OPS, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored across 22 starts in September.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Logs one hit in loss
Marte went 1-for-3 and was caught stealing in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Cubs.
Marte logged one of three hits for the Reds, whose bats have gone very quiet over the final week of the season with a league-low .137 batting average. Cincinnati's lost five straight, including three shutouts, and been outscored 17-3. Marte is doing his best to put a disappointing season behind him, which began with an 80-game suspension due to a PED violation. He's gone 13-for-48 (.271) with four walks, four RBI and three steals over the last 14 games.
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Donovan Solano 3B | SD
Padres' Donovan Solano: Four hits in Saturday's win
Solano went 4-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Solano picked up his first multi-hit effort since Sept. 14, which was also a four-hit game. The 36-year-old had three singles before going yard in the ninth inning to provide some insurance runs. He's been a decent bat for the Padres this year with a .287/.344/.418 slash line, eight homers, 35 RBI, 31 runs scored and two stolen bases over 95 contests.