MLB Player News
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J.D. Davis 1B | LAA
Giants' J.D. Davis: Season ends with shoulder strain
Davis was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to Sept. 27, with a left shoulder strain.
Davis injured his shoulder on a slide during Tuesday's game against the Padres and it will prematurely end his 2023 campaign. The 30-year-old will finish having slashed .248/.325/.413 with 18 home runs and 69 RBI over 144 games. Davis will be arbitration-eligible for a final time this offseason.
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Jared Triolo 3B | PIT
Pirates' Jared Triolo: Making case for 2024 role
Triolo went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Phillies.
Triolo has settled into a regular utility role around the infield. Since Sept. 9, he's hit .375 (18-for-48) with two home runs, five RBI and 12 runs scored, and he's recorded seven multi-hit performances across 14 starts. The Pirates will have a number of younger infielders vying for playing time to begin 2024, and Triolo may have added his name to the mix with the way he's wrapping up the current campaign.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Tallies three hits in win
Riley went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and two runs scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Cubs.
Riley has logged four multi-hit efforts over his last eight games, going 12-for-30 (.400) in that span. The third baseman is up to a .282/.346/.519 slash line with 37 home runs, 96 RBI, 116 runs scored, 30 doubles, three triples and three stolen bases through 156 games this season. He continues to hit in the heart of the order in a near-everyday role.
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Brian Anderson RF | ATL
Brewers' Brian Anderson: Designated for assignment
Anderson was designated for assignment by the Brewers on Thursday.
This move clears out a 40-man roster spot for Garrett Mitchell (shoulder) as he returns from the 60-day injured list. Anderson played regularly for the Brewers in the first half of the 2023 campaign, but he'd logged only 27 plate appearances since the beginning of August while slashing .192/.222/.308 with one walk and nine strikeouts.
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Jace Peterson: Takes seat Thursday
Peterson is not in the lineup Thursday against the White Sox.
Emmanuel Rivera will start at third base and bat eighth for the visiting Diamondbacks. Peterson handled the hot corner in the first two games of Arizona's three-game series at Chicago and went 0-for-7 with a walk and a stolen base.
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Ildemaro Vargas 3B | ARI
Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Avoids arbitration with Nationals
Vargas and the Nationals avoided arbitration Wednesday by agreeing to a one-year contract for 2024.
Vargas is making $975,000 this season and should get a little salary bump for 2024. The 32-year-old utility player has a career-high 280 plate appearances with the Nats in 2023, producing a .245/.299/.354 batting line with four home runs. Vargas does not have options left, so he figures to head into next season in a reserve role for the Nationals.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Provides insurance in 10th inning
Machado went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Wednesday's 5-2 extra-inning win over the Giants.
Machado's third hit of the game was a two-run single in the 10th inning to give the Padres some breathing room. He's gone 10-for-17 with seven RBI over his last four games, but he's also rested regularly while nursing an elbow injury in September. Machado has a .258/.320/.465 slash line with 30 home runs, 91 RBI, 75 runs scored and three stolen bases over 137 contests this year.