MLB Player News
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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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Jason Vosler 3B | SEA
Mariners' Jason Vosler: Added to roster
The Mariners selected Vosler's contract from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday.
The 30-year-old has slashed .289/.357/.526 with 20 home runs over 89 games this season with Tacoma, mostly playing first base and right field but also seeing action at third base and in left field. Previous reports suggested that the Mariners would recall Tyler Locklear from Triple-A Tacoma after first baseman Ty France was placed on outright waivers, so Vosler could just be a roster stopgap until France's situation is resolved.
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Abraham Toro 3B | OAK
Athletics' Abraham Toro: Hitless in return to action
Toro (hamstring) started at third base and went 0-for-4 in a loss to the Angels on Sunday.
The infielder was activated from the IL earlier in the day, getting his first taste of major-league action in exactly one month. Toro's physical issues seem firmly behind him, and he returns to an Athletics lineup that has suddenly heated up and which could provide him with more run-scoring and RBI opportunities than he enjoyed earlier in the season.
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Jon Berti 3B | NYY
Yankees' Jon Berti: Resumes activities Monday
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Berti (calf) hit and played catch Monday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Berti recently experienced a setback with his left calf strain and received a platelet-rich plasma injection, but he was never completely shut down and should be ready for a rehab assignment before long. The utility player has been shelved since late May.
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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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Yoan Moncada 3B | CHW
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Won't be rushed back
The White Sox are being cautious in their plans for Moncada's (thigh) return, MLB.com reports.
Moncada has gone 8-for-15 across five games with the Arizona Complex League club but has had mixed results in terms of his recovery, per manager Pedro Grifol. The team has consistently stated they will be cautious with Moncada, so he could engage in a lengthy rehab assignment.
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Ramon Urias 3B | BAL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Dealing with neck issue
Urias was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Rangers due to neck soreness, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Urias was originally set to draw the start at third base in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers, but he was ultimately a late scratch. The 30-year-old will look to take advantage of Monday's off day before Baltimore starts a three-game series in Miami on Tuesday.
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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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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Could face live pitching soon
Jung (wrist) took batting practice on the field Sunday, and Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said afterward that the third baseman is close to facing live pitching, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Jung had been steadily increasing the intensity of his hitting work over the past week before he took another step forward by getting in some swings on the field Sunday. Bochy noted that the 28-year-old "looks good," while adding that "the strength is back" in his wrist. If Jung's wrist responds well once he faces off against higher-velocity pitching, he would likely then head out on a minor-league rehab assignment. Jung may still have a chance to make it back from the 60-day injured list before the end of the month, though an early August return might be more realistic.
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Brett Harris 3B | OAK
Athletics' Brett Harris: Window for playing time closes
Harris is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Harris had started at third base in all but one of the Athletics' ensuing 14 games following his promotion from Triple-A Las Vegas on July 2, but his time as a regular in the Oakland lineup looks to be over. Abraham Toro (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list and will immediately reclaim starting duties at third base in Sunday's series finale against the Angels while Harris heads to the bench. Harris saw time at the keystone with Las Vegas earlier this season, but he doesn't have a path to playing time at that position either while Zack Gelof is entrenched as the top option.