MLB Player News
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Connor Norby 2B | MIA
Marlins' Connor Norby: Three RBI in multi-hit effort
Norby went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Friday's 9-4 win over the Rays.
Norby tied a season high in RBI and recorded his third two-hit game in his last six outings. Over his last 16 contests, the third baseman is hitting .276 (16-for-58) with two homers, four doubles, nine RBI and eight runs scored. Norby hit third in Miami's batting order Friday for the third time this season, which is a move that would enhance his RBI upside if it sticks going forward.
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Aaron Schunk 3B | ATL
Rockies' Aaron Schunk: Activated from IL
The Rockies reinstated Schunk (groin) from the injured list Friday.
Schunk went 4-for-14 with a homer and two RBI in four games at Triple-A Albuquerque while working his way back from a groin strain he suffered in late April. The 27-year-old had been starting regularly at shortstop for Colorado before getting hurt, but he's now likely to come off the bench more often with Ezequiel Tovar (hip) also off the injured list.
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Ryan Fitzgerald 3B | LAD
Twins' Ryan Fitzgerald: Joins active roster
The Twins selected Fitzgerald's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
The 30-year-old was added to the Twins' taxi quad earlier Friday, and he'll now join the active roster with Carlos Correa (concussion) moving to the injured list. Fitzgerald has been great in Triple-A this season, slashing .328/.426/.528 across 148 plate appearances, but he'll likely fill in as infield depth while Brooks Lee starts at shortstop in Correa's absence. If Fitzgerald does make it into a game, he will be making his MLB debut.
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Amed Rosario SS | NYY
Nationals' Amed Rosario: Recovering from laceration
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Friday that Rosario is day-to-day after he suffered a left leg laceration when he ran into a table at the team's hotel, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Rosario needed stitches to close the wound and is likely unavailable off the bench Friday in Baltimore. He had drawn three straight starts, but with Luis Garcia back from paternity leave, Rosario's playing time was set to dip even before his injury.
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Oswaldo Cabrera LF | NYY
Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Unlikely to return this season
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday that it's "probably unlikely" Cabrera (ankle) returns this season, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
Doctors found ligament damage around Cabrera's fractured left ankle, so his surgery was a little more invasive than hoped. While there is no official timetable for the utility player's return, Boone seems pessimistic about the possibility. Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas have handled third base for the Yankees since Cabrera was injured, but DJ LeMahieu could become the regular there once Jazz Chisholm (oblique) returns to play second base.
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Ryan Fitzgerald 3B | LAD
Twins' Ryan Fitzgerald: On taxi squad
Fitzgerald has been added to the Twins' taxi squad, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Both Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton are in concussion protocol, so Fitzgerald is around in the event one or both of them needs to go on the 7-day concussion injured list. Fitzgerald has slashed .328/.426/.528 with four homers and three steals at Triple-A St. Paul this season. The 30-year-old is not on the 40-man roster and has never played in the big leagues.
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Trey Lipscomb 3B | WAS
Nationals' Trey Lipscomb: Optioned to Triple-A
The Nationals optioned Lipscomb to Triple-A Rochester on Friday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Lipscomb was recalled earlier this week when Luis Garcia went on paternity leave, but Lipscomb did not make an appearance. With Garcia back in the fold, Lipscomb will go back to seeing regular reps in the minors.
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Max Schuemann 2B | NYY
Athletics' Max Schuemann: Homers in massive loss
Schuemann went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 19-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Schuemann started at second base, entering the starting nine for the first time since April 29. He has yet to bat higher than ninth in the order while serving as a utility player throughout the early stages of the campaign. The 27-year-old has done fine when called upon, batting .250 with a .752 OPS, one homer, one RBI, six runs scored, two stolen bases and two triples over 39 plate appearances. However, it'll likely take injuries to other players for Schuemann to carve out a larger role.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes yard again Thursday
Muncy went 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, four RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 19-2 win over the Athletics.
Muncy had the first of the Dodgers' five homers in the contest, putting them ahead 3-1 with the first-inning blast. He added an RBI single in the second and a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Muncy has homered in back-to-back contests, and over his last seven games, he's gone 9-for-27 (.333) with nine RBI. The third baseman's batting average is at a season-high .207 with a .664 OPS, three long balls, 16 RBI, 11 runs scored and a stolen base across 41 games.