MLB Player News
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Back in Saturday's lineup
Ramirez (forearm) is starting at third base and batting third against the Cardinals on Saturday.
Ramirez was hit by a pitch to his right forearm during Thursday's game against the Blue Jays. The good news was that X-rays came back negative, and he will return to action after being held out of Friday's lineup. Ramirez has slashed .301/.370/.446 with seven steals, three home runs and 10 RBI in 92 plate appearances since the beginning of June.
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Ben Williamson 3B | TB
Mariners' Ben Williamson: Absent from Saturday's lineup
Williamson is not in Seattle's starting lineup against Texas on Saturday.
Miles Mastrobuoni will start at the keystone and bat eighth while Williamson begins Saturday's game on the bench. Williamson has gone 6-for-18 (.333) with four runs scored over his last five starts.
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Will Wagner 2B | SD
Blue Jays' Will Wagner: Recalled by Toronto
The Blue Jays recalled Wagner from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.
Wagner made Toronto's Opening Day roster but was optioned to Triple-A in late April after Daulton Varsho (hamstring) returned from the 10-day injured list. Wagner spent nearly a month on Buffalo's 7-day IL due to a foot injury but has gone 11-for-41 (.268) with one steal, four doubles, one home run and six RBI since being reinstated from the IL in mid-June. The Blue Jays optioned Alan Roden to Buffalo in a corresponding move.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Not in Saturday's lineup
Westburg (hand) is not in the Orioles' starting lineup against the Rays on Saturday.
Westburg aggravated his left index finger injury during Friday's win over the Rays. He's considered day-to-day and could be available off the bench as a pinch hitter. Ramon Urias will start at third base and bat second.
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Emmanuel Rivera 3B | BAL
Orioles' Emmanuel Rivera: Back with big club
The Orioles selected Rivera's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday.
The move gives the Orioles additional infield depth with Jordan Westburg currently day-to-day due to a left finger injury that he aggravated during Friday's 22-8 win over the Rays. Rivera was DFA'd by Baltimore on June 10 and was outrighted to Norfolk two days later after clearing waivers. He has gone 6-for-28 (.214) with four walks and four RBI in Triple-A since his outright assignment.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Strikes out twice in return
Vientos went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Friday's loss to the Pirates.
Activated from the IL earlier in the day and seeing his first big-league action since June 2, Vientos got the start at DH and hit sixth but couldn't make a contribution at the plate. The 25-year-old has had a tough year even aside from the hamstring strain that cost him nearly a month of action, slashing .225/.292/.372 through 54 contests with six homers and 21 RBI. If he continues to struggle to regain his 2024 form, the Mets could begin to phase Vientos out of the 3B/DH mix.
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Ronny Mauricio 2B | NYM
Mets' Ronny Mauricio: Could stick in majors
Mauricio started at second base and went 1-for-3 with a walk in Friday's 9-1 loss to the Pirates.
The 24-year-old was a candidate to get optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse when Mark Vientos (hamstring) was activated from the injured list Friday, but Mauricio's recent performance earned him a reprieve. Counting Friday's contest, Mauricio has now hit safely in six of his last seven games, going 8-for-24 (.33) with a double and a home run. He also has a 1:8 BB:K during that time, however, and plate discipline remains the biggest obstacle between Mauricio and a true breakout. With Vientos and Brett Baty handling third base and designated hitter duties, the Mets are keeping Mauricio in the lineup at the keystone while Jeff McNeil gets time in center field. However, Mauricio's path to regular playing time could get more complicated when Jesse Winker (oblique) returns from the IL in the next week or two. If Mauricio seems likely to fall into a bench role at that point, a return to Triple-A might be the best route for his development.
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Ernie Clement SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: On base five times in win
Clement went 2-for-2 with three walks, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's win over the Red Sox.
The utility infielder continues to march toward a career-best campaign. Clement has recorded multiple hits in 10 of his last 14 games, a blistering stretch in which he's slashing .453/.500/.585 with four doubles, a homer, a steal, four RBI and 12 runs.
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Matt Shaw SS | CHC
Cubs' Matt Shaw: Drives in three Friday
Shaw went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Astros.
It's been an up-and-down rookie campaign for Shaw, but he's shown flashes such as he did Friday, setting a new season and career best with the three RBI. It was also the second time this year that the 23-year-old tallied two doubles in a contest. Shaw is still slashing just .222/.297/.318 overall, though he's seeing pretty regular playing time as Chicago's primary option at third base, and he has the talent to get on a hot streak at any point.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | CIN
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Logs two hits in return
Suarez went 2-for-4 in Friday's 9-8 loss to the Marlins.
Suarez returned to action after missing two games with a hand injury following a hit-by-pitch in Monday's contest against the White Sox. Discounting Monday's game, when Suarez had just one plate appearance, Friday's multi-hit effort was his fourth in the last five contests. The third baseman has gone 12-for-22 (.545) with four home runs and nine RBI during that stretch.