MLB Player News
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Addison Barger SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Still out Friday
Barger (knee) is not in Friday's lineup against Atlanta.
Barger hasn't played since Tuesday due to a knee issue. Ernie Clement is starting at the hot corner and batting fifth.
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Alex Bregman 3B | HOU
Astros' Alex Bregman: Takes seat Friday
Bregman is not in Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.
With Kyle Tucker (shin) rejoining the lineup, Bregman will get a day off as Mauricio Dubon handles the hot corner. Bregman returned Wednesday after missing four games with an elbow injury, and perhaps he will still need the occasional maintenance day down the stretch.
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Ramon Urias 3B | BAL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Nearing baseball activities
Urias (ankle) is progressing and said Friday that he's confident he'll play again before the end of the season, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
He hasn't resumed baseball activities yet, but that could happen soon, per Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com. Urias sprained his right ankle Aug. 31. The Orioles have been using a mix of Coby Mayo, Emmanuel Rivera and Nick Maton at the hot corner in Urias' absence.
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Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW
White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Still out Friday
Vargas (eye) is not in Friday's lineup against the Red Sox.
Vargas has not played since exiting Tuesday's game with a right eye abrasion suffered during a collision in the field. Lenyn Sosa will start at third base while batting seventh.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Lands on injured list
The Phillies placed Bohm (hand) on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Sept. 3, due to a left hand strain.
The 28-year-old hasn't seen the field since Aug. 29 due to the injury, and the Phillies finally opted to move him to the injured list after six straight absences. Bohm will be eligible to be reinstated Sept. 13, though it's unclear if he's expected to be healthy by that point. Buddy Kennedy was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move, but it'll likely be a combination of Edmundo Sosa and Kody Clemens that fills in at third base for Philadelphia.
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Coby Mayo 3B | BAL
Orioles' Coby Mayo: Sitting out opener
Mayo is not in Friday's lineup against the Rays.
Since Ramon Urias sprained his ankle Aug. 31, Mayo has made two starts at third base, with Emmanuel Rivera also getting two starts at the hot corner. Nick Maton is picking up his first start at third base for the Orioles on Friday, so the position appears to be a full-on timeshare.
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Knocks in two
Caminero went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Thursday against the Twins.
Caminero has started 20 of 21 games since being recalled Aug. 13. He's had a strong showing, maintaining a 10.1 percent walk rate and a 22.2 percent strikeout rate with a .263 batting average. Caminero has also shown some decent pop, collecting seven extra-base hits across 90 plate appearances.
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Jace Jung 2B | DET
Tigers' Jace Jung: On bench Thursday
Jung is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.
Jung started in three consecutive games before Thursday's game. In that span, he collected one hit and a walk across 11 plate appearances. Andy Ibanez has the start at third base and is batting second Thursday.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Absent from lineup
Rendon is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
Rendon started the previous eight tilts but managed just a .598 OPS over that stretch. Charles Leblanc will draw a start at third base and bat seventh while Rendon gets some rest.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Still out Thursday
Bohm (hand) isn't in the Phillies' lineup for Thursday's game against Miami.
Bohm will be missing his sixth consecutive game as a result of inflammation in his left hand. The team still doesn't believe he'll need to spend time on the injured list, though that may change if the 28-year-old doesn't return before the end of the series. Kody Clemens will start at the hot corner Thursday and bat eighth.