MLB Player News

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.

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.

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.

Jung isn't in the Tigers' lineup Saturday against the White Sox.

After going 5-for-24 with an RBI through the first seven games of his MLB career, Jung will get a chance to rest Saturday. Zach McKinstry will take over at third base and bat eighth.

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.

DeJong isn't in the Royals' lineup for Saturday's game against Philadelphia.

After going 2-for-3 with an RBI in Friday's win, DeJong will get a breather Saturday. Maikel Garcia will get the starting nod at the hot corner and bat leadoff.

Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.

Southpaw Blake Snell will start on the mound for the Giants on Saturday, so the left-handed bat of Rojas will take a seat to begin the game. Dylan Moore will step in to start at third base while batting seventh.

Hernaiz isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game against Milwaukee.

Hernaiz went 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Friday's series opener, and he'll now take a seat Saturday while Tyler Nevin starts at third base and bats seventh.

Whitcomb isn't in Housotn's lineup Saturday against Baltimore, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Whitcomb has gone 6-for-21 with two RBI through the first seven games of his MLB career, and he'll get a chance to rest Saturday while Alex Bregman starts at the hot corner.

Whitcomb went 1-for-2 with two walks Friday against the Orioles.

Whitcomb was originally called up to replace Alex Bregman in the lineup, but his defensive versatility has allowed him to see consistent playing time -- most recently filling in for Yordan Alvarez (neck) on Friday. Whitcomb has now started seven straight games and has gotten on base at a .423 clip while striking out at just a 19.2 percent clip across his first 26 plate appearances in the majors.