MLB Player News
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Jonah Bride 3B | TEX
Athletics' Jonah Bride: Sitting Tuesday
Bride isn't in the Athletics' lineup Tuesday against Cleveland.
Bride is hitless (0-for-14) across his last six games and will now miss his second consecutive start as the A's look for more production at third base. Jace Peterson will slide over to the hot corner Tuesday, allowing Tony Kemp to start at second and bat eighth.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Absent from lineup
LeMahieu is out of the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Mariners.
LeMahieu will take a seat for the third time in four games, and the one contest he did start during that stretch was part of a doubleheader. He could sit out Wednesday, too, as Yankees manager Aaron Boone wants LeMahieu "to continue to work on some of the little things he's working on" as he tries to get out of a rut at the plate, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. Josh Donaldson will cover third base Tuesday for the fourth time over the last five games.
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Nick Maton DH | CHW
Tigers' Nick Maton: Sitting against lefty
Maton isn't starting Tuesday against the Royals.
The left-handed bat of Maton will remain in the dugout against southpaw Daniel Lynch and the Royals on Tuesday. Jonathan Schoop will start at third base instead while batting sixth.
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Emmanuel Rivera 3B | BAL
Diamondbacks' Emmanuel Rivera: Benefits from Rojas optioning
Rivera started at third base and went 0-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 9-1 win over the Brewers.
Rivera got the start against a right-hander, which had been a role handled by Josh Rojas before he was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Monday. The former has hit well since being recalled in late April and has been a regular in the rotation at third base along with Rojas and Evan Longoria. The Diamondbacks now have a pair of righty hitters at third, so it bears watching to see how the split plays out. Rivera doesn't have a history of success in the majors, and his .364 BABIP is a factor in an impressive .313/.341/.406 line over 38 games. After Monday's game, Rivera has just one hit over the previous 21 at-bats, suggesting a correction to the slash line is coming.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Belts 15th homer
Jung went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run in Monday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.
Jung normally bats fifth in the order, but manager Bruce Bochy wanted to get a look at him in the No. 3 spot while dropping Nate Lowe to fifth, per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. The tweak was prompted by the manager's desire to break up two consecutive left-handed batters -- Corey Seager and Lowe -- against lefty starters. It's a change Bochy said he's considering going forward but did not commit to it being permanent. For one night, however, the new order paid off. Jung had just one home run through 14 games this month, but he's now gone deep twice in his last three appearances. Even after the three-hit day, the rookie third baseman has gone 16-for-64 (.250) across 17 June contests. Still, he owns an impressive .284/.339/.509 slash line with 30 extra-base knocks and 51 runs scored through 295 plate appearances this season.
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J.D. Davis 1B | LAA
Giants' J.D. Davis: Still absent Monday
Davis (ankle) is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Davis will remain on the bench Monday as he continues to recover from a low-grade ankle sprain, but considering he's been available off the bench the last two games, he's seemingly on the cusp of returning to the lineup. David Villar will draw the start at third base and bat ninth in the series opener with San Diego.
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Nick Madrigal 3B | LAA
Cubs' Nick Madrigal: On bench Monday
Madrigal is not in the starting lineup Monday versus Pittsburgh.
Madrigal will take a seat after he went 0-for-2 with a strikeout and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Orioles. Miles Mastrobuoni will draw the start at third base and bat ninth in the series opener with the Pirates.
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Royce Lewis 3B | MIN
Twins' Royce Lewis: Gets breather Monday
Lewis is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Red Sox.
Lewis will get a breather after he went 2-for-11 with an RBI and two runs scored while starting all four games of the team's series with Detroit. Kyle Farmer will take over at the hot corner and bat seventh in the opener with Boston.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Goes on IL with bruised wrist
The Angels placed Rendon on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left wrist contusion.
Rendon missed each of the Angels' last three games due to the injury, which he sustained when he was hit by a pitch in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Rangers. The Angels will be able to backdate Rendon's IL stint to Friday, so assuming he shows improvement during the upcoming week, he could be ready for activation when first eligible June 26. Luis Rengifo will likely continue to serve as the main replacement at third base while Rendon is on the mend.