MLB Player News
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Powers offense Tuesday
Machado went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's loss to the Astros.
After getting shut out by Hunter Brown for five innings, Machado finally got the Padres on the board with a two-run homer to level the game in the sixth. He now has four homers, seven multi-hit performances and 16 RBI over his last 10 games. Machado started off slow this year with six homers and 33 RBI in the first 70 games, and over his last 73 games he's turned things around with 21 homers and 69 RBI while hitting for a .305 average.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Helps in comeback win
Marte went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-5 win over Atlanta.
Marte contributed to the Reds' comeback from a 5-1 deficit with his sixth-inning double that plated two (one came home on a throwing error). He then stole his ninth bag of the season. It's been a down year for Marte, who never developed any sustained success at the plate after serving an 80-game suspension, but he's in the midst of an encouraging stretch, having gone 7-for-25 (.280) with four RBI and three steals over the last seven contests.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Shifts to paternity list
The Giants are expected to place Chapman on the paternity list Tuesday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
Chapman looked to be getting a maintenance day, as he was out of the lineup for Tuesday's matchup with Baltimore, but he's actually stepped away from the team to be with his growing family. The veteran third baseman -- whose absence Tuesday is just his sixth of the campaign -- should be back with the Giants in time for Friday's series opener in Kansas City.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Sitting out Tuesday
Bohm is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Milwaukee, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Bohm started the first two games for the Phillies after being activated from the 10-day injured list Sunday, but he'll receive some rest Tuesday. Edmundo Sosa -- who is fresh off the IL himself -- will cover third base for Philadelphia in Bohm's stead.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Day off Tuesday
Chapman is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Baltimore.
It's a rare day off for Chapman, who leads all third basemen with 146 games played this season. Brett Wisely will get a start at the hot corner and bat ninth in the series opener.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | CHC
Cubs' Isaac Paredes: Tallies three more hits Monday
Paredes went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Monday's 9-2 win over the Athletics.
For the second time in his last four games, Paredes recorded three hits. The infielder is batting a robust .483 over his last eight contests, and it looks like he's settling in with the Cubs after struggling initially following the trade that brought him to Chicago in July. Paredes has become a key cog in his new team's offensive attack lately.
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Enrique Hernandez 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez: Platooning with Lux
Hernandez will start at second base and bat ninth in Monday's game against Atlanta, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Hernandez will occupy second base for the second time in three games, with both of his starts coming against left-handed pitchers. He appears to have emerged as the preferred platoon partner at the keystone for the left-handed-hitting Gavin Lux.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | PIT
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Return unclear
Hayes (back) is set to resume light baseball activity, MLB.com reports.
Hayes has been sidelined since Aug. 19 and has been working to strengthen his core for a potential return. He is expected to start playing catch soon, though his return this season appears to be in jeopardy. The team has not officially decided whether Hayes will play again in 2024.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Leaves yard Sunday
Muncy went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over Atlanta.
Muncy blasted a solo home run off John Brebbia in the top of the ninth for the Dodgers' third home run and seventh run of the inning. Muncy now has six homers in 80 plate appearances since returning from a strained oblique in August with four of those home runs coming over the last seven games. He's now up to 15 on the year and has knocked in 40 runs while scoring 39 times in 62 games.