MLB Player News
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J.D. Davis 1B | LAA
Mets' J.D. Davis: Day off Wednesday
Davis is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Marlins.
Davis will be out of the lineup for the fourth time in the last six games after he went 2-for-6 with a double, two runs, an RBI and two walks across his last two appearances. Jonathan Villar will take his place at the hot corner and bat seventh.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: On bench Wednesday
Hayes isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Brewers, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.
Hayes is in the midst of a slump in which he's gone 0-for-13 with a run and a strikeout across his last three appearances, and he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last four games. Rodolfo Castro will shift to the hot corner while Wilmer Difo takes over at second base.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Slump continues Tuesday
Hayes went 0-for-5 in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Brewers.
He has just five hits in his last 40 at-bats and is slashing .205/.262/.304 with an 8:31 BB:K since June 28. While it's possible that the wrist injury that forced him to the 60-day IL early in the season is still bothering him, he has played impeccably at third base. With just one home run in his last 176 plate appearances, however, there's a decent chance his left wrist still isn't healthy.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | CIN
Reds' Eugenio Suarez: Blasts 21st homer
Suarez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Twins.
The 30-year-old still isn't making a lot of contact, but at least the ball is traveling a long way when he does. Suarez has gone 7-for-32 (.219) over the last eight games with four extra-base hits (three homers and a double), and on the season, he's supplied 21 home runs and 58 RBI through 103 games despite a woeful .175/.260/.374 slash line.
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Jean Segura 3B | CLE
Phillies' Jean Segura: Stays hot with homer
Segura went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Tuesday's win against the Nationals.
Segura stayed red hot by getting the scoring started with a 380-foot leadoff shot against Patrick Corbin in the first inning. The 31-year-old has now swatted at least one hit in 15 of his last 16 games, including three long balls in that span. On the season, Segura is mashing .307/.367/.456 with seven homers.
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Matt Duffy 3B | TEX
Cubs' Matt Duffy: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Duffy is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.
Duffy is 1-for-25 since being reinstated from the injured list July 23, so he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in three games. Frank Schwindel will start at first base as Patrick Wisdom shifts to the hot corner Tuesday.
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Eduardo Escobar 3B | TOR
Brewers' Eduardo Escobar: Launches three-run shot
Escobar went 2-for-2 with a three-run home run, a triple, two walks, four total RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Brewers.
Escobar has gone just 3-for-12 since joining the Brewers from the Diamondbacks, but that doesn't tell the full story, as he's collected two homers, five RBI, four runs scored and a 4:3 BB:K. He's wasting no time in making his presence felt following the trade.
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Carter Kieboom 3B | CLE
Nationals' Carter Kieboom: Clubs first homer of year
Kieboom went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Monday's 7-5 loss to the Phillies.
The young third baseman made his first homer of the year a dramatic one, as he took Ian Kennedy deep in the ninth inning to give the Nats a spark of life, but his teammates couldn't complete the comeback. Kieboom may be finally getting comfortable in the majors, as he's gone 6-for-16 (.375) while starting each of the last five games.
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Evan Longoria 3B | ARI
Giants' Evan Longoria: Nearing rehab stint
Longoria (shoulder) could start a rehab assignment later in the week, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Longoria started a hitting progression near the end of July and continues to ramp up his baseball activities. If all goes well, the team could send him out on a rehab stint later in the week. He figures to need at least a handful of appearances in the minors after missing the last two months with a shoulder sprain.
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Rodolfo Castro 2B | PHI
Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Starting against Brewers
Castro will hit seventh and play second base Monday night against Milwaukee.
Castro is batting .222 with five homers in 36 at-bats for Pittsburgh. He homered in his lone at-bat against Monday starter Eric Lauer. Castro figures to see semi-regular playing time as part of a rotation at second base for the rest of 2021.