MLB Player News
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Jon Berti 3B | NYY
Yankees' Jon Berti: Homers in first rehab game
Berti (calf) went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run for Double-A Somerset in a rehab game Saturday.
In his first game action since suffering a calf strain May 24, Berti crushed a three-run blast in the fourth inning. Considering the length of his absence, the versatile veteran may need at least a few more rehab games before he's ready to rejoin the big club. When he does return to the Yankees, Berti is likely to fill a utility role that probably won't include everyday at-bats.
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DJ LeMahieu 3B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Drawing start in series finale
LeMahieu (face) will start at first base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Rockies.
LeMahieu had been included in the initial lineup for Friday's series opener while lefty Kyle Freeland was scheduled to start for Colorado, but the Yankees scratched the veteran infielder after he was hit in the face by a baseball during pregame warmups. Fortunately for LeMahieu, he sustained only cosmetic damage to his face, as he cleared concussion protocol. LeMahieu will be back in the lineup for the series finale as a replacement for the lefty-hitting Ben Rice at first base while the Rockies go with another left-handed starter (Austin Gomber).
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Homers in second straight
Caminero went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's extra-inning win over the Dodgers.
Caminero put the Rays on the board with an RBI single in the first inning before coming around to score himself following a double from Christopher Morel. The shortstop would add two more hits on the night, including a solo homer in the top of the ninth to tie the game and send it into extra innings, giving him the first three-hit performance of his major-league career. Caminero has also homered in back-to-back games and is now slashing .308/286/.487 with three extra-base hits, four RBI and five runs scored since being called up in the middle of August.
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Jazz Chisholm 3B | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Notches two hits Saturday
Chisholm went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in a 9-2 defeat against Colorado on Saturday.
In his second game back from the injured list, Chisholm collected New York's lone multi-hit effort. His double in the third inning knocked in the first of the team's two runs. Chisholm went 0-for-3 with a walk in his return from the IL on Friday and seems to have no lingering effects from the elbow injury that sidelined him.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Lifts 33rd homer
Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 13-5 win over the Rangers.
Ramirez snapped his longest power drought of August, a six-game stretch in which he collected just one hit. This was his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 12. The third baseman is batting .263 (21-for-80) with six homers, 15 RBI and 10 stolen bases over 22 contests this month. For the year, he's maintained a .273/.333/.532 slash line with 33 homers, 102 RBI, 94 runs scored, 30 steals, 27 doubles and a triple through 126 games.
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Connor Norby 3B | MIA
Marlins' Connor Norby: Hits first homer with Marlins
Norby went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Saturday's 14-2 loss to the Cubs.
Norby took Shota Imanaga deep to center field for his third long ball this season and first as a member of the Marlins. Norby has started the Marlins' last five games and picked up a hit in each game, with four going for extra bases. The rookie was acquired from the Orioles, and with Xavier Edwards nursing a back injury, Norby could be seeing plenty of time down the stretch.
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Tyler Wade 3B | SD
Padres' Tyler Wade: Sitting third straight
Wade is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
Wade got the first crack at shortstop duties following Ha-Seong Kim's (shoulder) injury but didn't capitalize on the opportunity, going 0-for-11 at the dish. He'll yield to Mason McCoy for a third consecutive contest Saturday and it appears as though Wade has been usurped by McCoy as the Padres' temporary starting shortstop.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Absent from lineup
Marte is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Pittsburgh.
For the month of August, Marte is slashing .230/.242/.377 with seven runs scored, two home runs, five RBI and a 32.3 percent strikeout rate over 62 plate appearances. Santiago Espinal is starting at third base and batting eighth.