MLB Player News
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Slugs fourth homer
Caminero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double Tuesday against the Red Sox.
Caminero homered for the first time since Aug. 31, a span of 15 games. He hit only .241 across 58 at-bats in that time to go along with four doubles and a .623 OPS. Positively, Caminero has hit primarily third in the lineup and remains an everyday player for the Rays.
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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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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Picks up 10th steal
Smith went 1-for-4 with a walk, one RBI, a stolen base and one run scored in Tuesday's 13-8 win over the Blue Jays.
Smith's steal was his 10th of the season. He's swiped two of those bags over 14 games in September while batting a poor .208 (11-for-53) for the month. Smith continues to see steady time at shortstop since Corey Seager (hip/sports hernia) was shut down for the year. Smith has a .260/.343/.396 slash line with 12 home runs, 57 RBI and 62 runs scored over 139 contests.
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Bryan Ramos 3B | CHW
White Sox's Bryan Ramos: On bench Tuesday
Ramos is not the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.
Ramos has begun seeing regular playing time, having started in seven straight games since Sept. 9. In that span, he went 5-for-26 with two home runs and three walks. With the 22-year-old getting to rest Tuesday, Miguel Vargas has the start at third and is batting ninth.
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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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Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX
Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Out of Tuesday's lineup
Duran is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Duran started the previous three games but will sit Tuesday while in the midst of a 1-for-15 slump. Justin Foscue will bat ninth as the designated hitter versus Toronto righty Chris Bassitt.
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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.