MLB Player News
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | CIN
Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Getting rare day off
Candelario is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Atlanta.
Candelario is absent from the starting lineup in what will be his first true day off since April. The 30-year-old is slashing .236/.292/.448 with 16 home runs across 370 plate appearances. Noelvi Marte will play third base and Santiago Espinal will DH.
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Emmanuel Rivera 3B | BAL
Marlins' Emmanuel Rivera: On bench Tuesday
Rivera isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles.
Rivera will be on the bench for the third time in five games since the All-Star break, with Josh Bell starting at first base and Jake Burger handling the hot corner. Rivera is slashing .214/.303/.253 through 179 plate appearances this season.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Officially lands on paternity list
Atlanta placed Riley on the paternity list Monday.
Riley was removed from Monday's 4-1 loss to the Reds in the ninth inning after his wife went into labor, and he's now officially on the paternity list as he welcomes a new arrival to the family. He is expected to be back with Atlanta for the start of its series Thursday against the Mets, per David O'Brien of The Athletic. Nacho Alvarez is handling third base Tuesday while Zack Short occupies second base.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | COL
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Dealing with jammed finger
McMahon is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against the Red Sox due to a jammed finger, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.
McMahon was originally slated for a rest day Sunday, but he was inserted into the starting lineup after Ezequiel Tovar went home with flu-like symptoms and wound up jamming his finger. The issue doesn't appear to be serious though, and McMahon could be back Tuesday. Aaron Schunk will get the nod at the hot corner and bat ninth against Boston right-hander Tanner Houck.
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Mark Vientos 3B | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Receiving Monday off
Vientos is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
Jose Iglesias will move over from his usual spot at second base to cover the hot corner in place of Vientos. The 24-year-old had been included in the lineup in each of the Mets' last 12 games, batting .295 with one home run, four RBI and three runs during that stretch.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Homers in loss
Marte went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Nationals.
Marte put the Reds up early with a second-inning solo homer. It was his second of the season and first in 14 games. After serving an 80-game suspension, Marte is still getting his timing down. He's batting .176 with a .499 OPS and a 32.9 strikeout percentage over 20 games.
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Jake Burger 1B | MIA
Marlins' Jake Burger: Clubs 12th home run
Burger went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Mets.
Burger took Adrian Houser deep in the seventh inning for his second homer since the All-Star break and his fifth already in the month of July. Burger has been heating up at the dish, with six of his 12 homers this season coming over his last 18 games, and he's hitting .296/.342/.592 over his last 71 at-bats.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Notches 10th steal
Chapman went 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Rockies.
The steal was Chapman's 10th of the year, matching his total from the previous five campaigns combined. He's logged three of those thefts in July despite hitting just .180 (9-for-50) over his first 14 games of the month. The third baseman is slashing .234/.320/.409 with 13 homers, 43 RBI, 65 runs scored and 25 doubles through 96 contests overall.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Lifts ninth homer
Arenado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 3-2 loss to Atlanta in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
Arenado also went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in the nightcap, a 9-5 win for St. Louis. The third baseman continues to hit well in July -- he's batting .310 over 15 contests, though just three of his 18 hits this month have gone for extra bases. Overall, he's at a .270/.323/.386 slash line with nine homers, 41 RBI, 39 runs scored, one stolen base and 14 doubles through 92 games.