MLB Player News
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Isaac Paredes 3B | CHC
Cubs' Isaac Paredes: Dealt to North Siders
The Cubs acquired Paredes from the Rays on Sunday in exchange for third baseman Christopher Morel and right-handers Hunter Bigge and Ty Johnson, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
Tampa Bay continues to move key parts ahead of Tuesday's deadline, with Paredes joining Randy Arozarena, Zach Eflin, Jason Adam and Aaron Civale as major departures via trade. The Cubs were thought to be deadline buyers, but Paredes isn't a rental player, as he comes with three years of team control after 2024. He has a 245/.357/.435 slash line with 16 home runs and 55 RBI through 101 games this season and should take over the starting job at third base in Chicago.
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Trey Lipscomb 3B | WAS
Nationals' Trey Lipscomb: Out of Sunday's lineup
Lipscomb is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at St. Louis.
Lipscomb started the first two games of the series but will sit for Sunday's finale while in the midst of a 3-for-25 slump. Ildemaro Vargas will man the hot corner and bat seventh for Washington.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Playing Sunday
Bohm is starting at third base and batting in the cleanup spot for Sunday's contest against Cleveland.
Bohm left in the seventh inning of Saturday's 8-0 win over the Guardians due to a left ankle contusion. The issue doesn't appear serious enough to sideline him for the series finale, and he will face off against Cleveland southpaw Joey Cantillo.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Not in Sunday's lineup
Marte is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.
Marte started Cincinnati's first seven games of the second half but will sit Sunday after hitting .192 with a .592 OPS during that span. Santiago Espinal will receive a start at the hot corner in the series finale versus the Rays.
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Cavan Biggio 2B | ATL
Dodgers' Cavan Biggio: Swats second homer with L.A.
Biggio went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI, a double and a walk in a 7-6 loss to Houston on Saturday.
Biggio put the Dodgers on the board with an RBI double in the second inning and later provided what looked to be a valuable insurance run with a solo homer in the eighth, though it wasn't enough to prevent the Astros from pulling out the victory. He now has four runs batted in over his past five contests, collecting as many RBI during that span as he had accumulated across his previous 30 games combined. Biggio's two hits Saturday pushed him just over the Mendoza Line, as he's slashing a paltry .202/.319/.307 across 192 plate appearances on the season.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Swats 15th homer
Chapman went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Rockies.
Chapman got the scoring started with a solo blast off Ryan Feltner in the second inning. Chapman added two more hits, reaching three times in a game for the fifth time this season. The third baseman has now gone deep twice since the All-Star break, and he's driven in 46 runs with a .753 OPS and a career-high 11 stolen bases this season.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Lifted with bruised ankle
Bohm was removed from Saturday's game against the Guardians in the seventh inning due to a left ankle contusion, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
It's unclear how Bohm suffered the injury but it was bothering him enough to prompt the Phillies to put Edmundo Sosa at third base to start the seventh frame. The 27-year-old went 1-for-2 with a walk before exiting. He should be considered day-to-day.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | COL
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Sitting Game 1
McMahon is out of the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Giants.
With southpaw Blake Snell on the mound for the Giants in Game 1, the lefty-hitting McMahon will head to the bench. Aaron Schunk will bat ninth and play third base during the matinee, though McMahon should be back in the lineup for the nightcap against right-hander Hayden Birdsong.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Smacks homer Friday
Arenado went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 10-8 extra-inning loss to the Nationals.
Arenado has gone just 5-for-25 (.200) since the All-Star break, but three of those hits have been homers. He's also added four walks in that seven-game span. The third baseman is up to 11 homers, 45 RBI, 41 runs scored, one stolen base, 14 doubles and a .266/.322/.393 slash line through 97 contests, and it looks like his power is trending in the right direction.
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Mark Vientos 3B | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Strong month continues
Vientos went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Friday's win over Atlanta.
The third baseman slugged a two-run homer off Charlie Morton in the third inning, one of three Mets long balls in the frame. Vientos has put together an impressive July, slashing .293/.341/.520 over 20 games with five doubles, four homers and 13 RBI as he solidifies his hold on the starting job at the hot corner.