MLB Player News
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Royce Lewis 3B | MIN
Twins' Royce Lewis: Stealing bases at high rate
Lewis went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI in Friday's 6-2 loss to Cleveland.
Although it's been a lost season for the most part for Lewis -- he has a .680 OPS in 2025 -- it's certainly an encouraging sign to see how active he's been on the basepaths lately. The oft-injured third baseman has 11 of his 12 steals for the year over his last 25 outings, which signals that he's fully healthy as the campaign draws closer to an end. Lewis is flashing the upside that made him the No. 1 overall pick back in 2017, hitting .275 and slugging .461 with seven extra-base hits and 19 RBI over his last 102 at-bats.
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Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW
White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Cracks 15th homer
Vargas went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 4-3 victory over San Diego.
The Chicago infielder opened the contest's scoring with a 371-foot, two-run blast off Padres starter Dylan Cease in the first. Prior to this performance, Vargas had struggled over eight games since returning from a hand injury Sept. 10, batting .115 (3-for-26) with eight strikeouts and no walks. The 25-year-old is now slashing .228/.309/.397 with 73 runs scored and 55 RBI in 534 total plate appearances.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
Angels' Yoan Moncada: Returns to lineup
Moncada (ankle) is batting third and playing third base Friday against Colorado, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Moncada is in the starting lineup for the first time since picking up a left ankle injury Sunday. The third baseman has slashed .239/.342/.462 with 12 home runs this season. He's hitless with four strikeouts in his last seven at-bats, however.
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Idle again Friday
Caminero (back tightness) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Boston.
Caminero is out of the lineup for a second straight game after being lifted from Wednesday's contest with mid-back tightness. Tristan Gray will bat sixth and play third base Friday. Caminero is taking swings in the batting cage Friday, and if all goes well, he'll be back in action Saturday.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Makes return from injured list
The Phillies activated Bohm (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list Friday.
Bohm missed the minimum 10 days with a cyst in his left shoulder. He did not go out on a rehab assignment but put in the necessary work to convince the Phillies he was ready to go. With Bohm back in the fold, Otto Kemp could either play some second base versus lefties or shift to a reserve role.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Astros' Isaac Paredes: Reinstated from 60-day injured list
The Astros activated Paredes (hamstring) from the 60-day injured list Friday.
Paredes suffered a torn right hamstring in mid-July that threatened to end his season, but opted to forego surgery in hopes that he could make it back late in the year. He has accomplished that goal, though Paredes is likely not yet 100 percent and will be asked to take it easy on the basepaths. With Yordan Alvarez (ankle) landing on the 10-day injured list, Paredes will step into the Astros' designated hitter role.
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Brady House SS | WAS
Nationals' Brady House: Taking seat Friday
House is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
House will yield to Paul DeJong at third base Friday after making three consecutive starts at the position. House is 9-for-43 (.209) with two home runs in September.
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Brett Harris 3B | ATH
Athletics' Brett Harris: Out of Friday's lineup
Harris is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Pittsburgh.
After starting three straight games at third base earlier this week, Harris has now been held out of the lineup in back-to-back contests. Darell Hernaiz will play the hot corner and Zack Gelof will handle second base in Friday's series opener. Harris and Gelof could continue to form a quasi-platoon down the stretch, though it will be difficult to know ahead of time which of the two of them is going to start since they both bat from the right side of the plate.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Reds' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Returns to Reds' lineup
Hayes (back) will start at third base and bat seventh in Friday's game versus the Cubs.
Hayes didn't start the previous two tilts due to a back issue, but he entered Thursday's game against the Cubs as a defensive replacement and is back in the lineup Friday. The 28-year-old enters play Friday having gone hitless over his last five contests.