MLB Player News
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
Marlins' Jake Burger: Walks it off Sunday
Burger went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Sunday's win over the Yankees.
His last hit was the biggest, as Burger delivered a walk-off RBI single to complete an improbable five-run comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning. The 27-year-old is thriving in Miami, reeling off three straight multi-hit performances and slashing .317/.391/.488 through his first 11 games with his new club.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Reinstated from suspension
Ramirez was reinstated from the restricted list Monday after completing his two-game suspension.
Ramirez sat out games in Tampa Bay on Saturday and Sunday while serving the ban, which stemmed from with the White Sox's Tim Anderson on Aug. 5. The Guardians are off Monday, but Ramirez will be available for the start of their two-game set in Cincinnati on Tuesday.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Bounces back in nightcap
De La Cruz went 2-for-5 with a home run in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh. He was 0-for-4 in the matinee.
De La Cruz made amends for his four-strikeout performance in the afternoon loss, crushing a 442-foot homer to tie the game in the third inning. The outfielder has four hits in 14 at-bats with a triple, a home run and four RBI since being dropped from leadoff to third in the order. The home run was his 10th in 58 games for the Reds and 22nd in 96 combined contests in the minors and majors.
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Zack Gelof 2B | ATH
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Homers twice Sunday
Gelof went 4-for-5 with two home runs in Sunday's 8-7 loss against the Nationals.
Gelof opened the scoring with a solo home run off Trevor Williams in the first inning before adding a second long ball in the fifth. The 23-year-old second-baseman is up to eight homers this season, with three coming in his last four games. Gelof's now slashing .281/.343/.635 with 18 runs scored, 13 RBI and six stolen bases across 105 plate appearances in an impressive rookie campaign.
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Patrick Wisdom 3B | SEA
Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Blasts 20th homer in loss
Wisdom went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 11-4 loss against Toronto.
Sunday's game was a microcosm of Wisdom's season, as he paired his 20th home run with three more strikeouts to raise his season total to 99 in 224 at-bats. Wisdom's role has diminished since the trade deadline acquisition of Jeimer Candelario having now started just four games since Aug. 1. Wisdom's empty power production is best served in the part-time role in which the Cubs currently have him placed.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Scratched with finger injury
Chapman was scratched from Toronto's lineup ahead of Sunday's game against the Cubs due to inflammation in his right middle finger, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.
The severity of Chapman's injury is unclear, but it is apparently enough to keep him out of Sunday's contest. The Blue Jays will take a closer look at him and should offer more information in the near future. Meanwhile, Santiago Espinal will slide over to third base in Chapman's place, and Paul DeJong will enter at shortstop.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Not starting Sunday
McMahon is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Dodgers.
McMahon is having a rough time at the plate in August. In his last eight games, the 28-year-old is 2-for-28. The last game he did not play in was July 16. With Sunday being a rest day, it can serve as a reset for him. In McMahon's place, Alan Trejo will start at third base and hit sixth.