MLB Player News
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | CIN
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Goes deep in win
Suarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Padres.
Suarez padded the Diamondbacks' early lead with a solo shot in the fourth inning, his 29th through 91 games. That puts him on the verge of a second straight 30-homer season in the desert. Suarez was recently added to the NL All-Star squad as a reserve and deservedly so. He's tied for fourth in MLB in home runs and RBI (77).
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Goes yard against MIA
Marte went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during Wednesday's 7-2 win over Miami.
Marte had been working through a rough patch at the plate, entering Wednesday's contest with just two hits in his last 23 at-bats. He broke the drought with a pair of hits, including a two-run homer off Sandy Alcantara in the fourth inning. On the year, Marte is slashing .277/.330/.494 with four home runs.
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Connor Norby 2B | MIA
Marlins' Connor Norby: Swats sixth homer
Norby went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the Reds.
Norby tagged Emilio Pagan for a solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning, marking the third baseman's second round tripper in four games. He's gone 6-for-28 (.214) with four runs scored and three RBI in July. On the year, Norby is slashing .240/.289/.366 with 26 RBI and 33 runs scored.
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Amed Rosario SS | NYY
Nationals' Amed Rosario: Goes yard in victory
Rosario went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-2 win over St. Louis.
With his fifth homer of the season, Rosario was able to post at least one hit for the sixth time in his last eight games. The veteran utility man got a chance to face right-hander Andre Pallante on Wednesday, but the former should continue to see the bulk of his playing time versus left-handed pitching. Rosario is batting .305 with three long balls, seven doubles and 10 RBI over 82 at-bats against southpaws while batting just .228 versus righties this year.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Sitting again versus right-hander
Vientos is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Baltimore.
The Orioles are starting right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano, marking the fourth straight game in which Vientos is absent from the lineup while the Mets face a righty. He's gone just 2-for-27 with a 0:9 BB:K since coming off the injured list June 27 and looks to have moved into a short-side platoon role. Ronny Mauricio will start at third base and bat seventh Wednesday.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Back in St. Louis lineup
Arenado (shoulder) will start at third base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game versus the Nationals.
Arenado missed the previous three contests with a right shoulder impingement and was also out of commission for a couple games last week due to a finger issue. However, he's feeling well enough to give it a go Wednesday.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Expected back in lineup Wednesday
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Tuesday that he would be "surprised" if Arenado (shoulder) is not back in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Nationals, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Arenado missed a third straight start Tuesday due to a right shoulder impingement, but the third baseman said he felt "drastically" better than he did during the Cardinals' scheduled off day Monday. Barring a setback, it sounds like Arenado will be back at the hot corner Wednesday.
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Ronny Mauricio 2B | NYM
Mets' Ronny Mauricio: Slugs fourth homer
Mauricio went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Orioles.
The 24-year-old infielder got the Mets on the board when he took Brandon Young deep to lead off the sixth inning. Mauricio has only started three of New York's last seven games, but he's come off the bench in two others during that stretch and could be forcing his way back into consistent playing time with his performance at the plate. Over his last 10 contests, Mauricio is slashing .344/.417/.594 with two doubles, two of his four homers on the year, three RBI, seven runs and a very palatable 19.4 percent strikeout rate against an 11.1 percent walk rate.