MLB Player News
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Goes deep Sunday
Suarez went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's loss to the Pirates.
Suarez drove in his first run of the day on a sacrifice fly in the fourth and made things interesting with a two-run blast in the 10th, but it wasn't enough to help the Diamondbacks pull off the win. That's seven home runs in July for Suarez, who's now up to 13 on the year. He's putting together his best month of the season so far, slashing .299/.371/.636 with 22 RBI, 14 runs and a 9:24 BB:K in 87 plate appearances. His season average still remains a work in progress, as he's hitting just .218 for the year.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: On base four times Sunday
Chapman went 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Rockies.
Chapman logged his second three-hit effort in the last three games. He delivered a key scoring play with a two-run single in the sixth inning to stretch the Giants' lead to 5-2, which proved to be necessary insurance. The third baseman is up to a .242/.334/.424 slash line with 15 home runs, 48 RBI, 72 runs scored and 11 stolen bases through 105 contests this year.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Mashes 14th homer
Riley went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored Sunday against the Mets.
Riley entered Sunday's contest mired in a 2-for-21 slump but collected two hits, including his 14th dinger of the season. Riley left the yard for the fifth time this month but still carries a substandard slash line of .254/.323/.452 over 381 plate appearances and remains on pace to finish with fewer than 30 homers for the first time in four seasons.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Not progressing
Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Muncy's rehab progress from a strained right oblique has been "stagnant," Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Muncy was shut down from swinging for much of mid-July due to lingering soreness, and the third baseman is again feeling discomfort despite recent medical imaging coming back clean. The 33-year-old remains without a clear timeline for his return, but it seems as though he won't be rejoining the Dodgers in the near future.
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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.