MLB Player News
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Rehab assignment approaching
Muncy (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City over the weekend, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Muncy will spend at least a week in Triple-A before returning to the Dodgers, putting his earliest possible return date sometime in mid-August. The slugging third baseman has been on the injured list since May 17 with a right oblique strain and only recently began making strides in his recovery after a chiropractor visit last week.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Idle for nightcap
Rendon isn't in the Angels' lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
Rendon went 2-for-3 with a walk during Game 1, and he'll now take a seat on the bench to conclude Wednesday's activities. Charles Leblanc will take over at the hot corner and bat eighth while Rendon rests.
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Paul DeJong 3B | KC
Royals' Paul DeJong: Sitting in third straight game
DeJong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
DeJong will take a seat for the third game in a row, including a second straight matchup versus a right-hander (Kutter Crawford). Though he's produced a home run and two walks in his four starts since joining the Royals a week ago, DeJong looks like he'll have to settle for more of a part-time role in Kansas City while he's part of a much more talented infield than the one he occupied in Chicago earlier in the season.
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Josh Rojas 3B | SEA
Mariners' Josh Rojas: Sitting versus lefty
Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Wednesday's game against Detroit, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.
Southpaw Tarik Skubal will toe the slab for the Tigers, which will send the lefty-hitting Rojas to the bench to begin Wednesday's contest. Dylan Moore will slide over to third base as a result, allowing Leo Rivas to pick up a start at shortstop.
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Ildemaro Vargas 3B | WAS
Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Gaining playing time in infield
Vargas will start at second base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Giants.
Though he'll be filling in for a resting Luis Garcia on Wednesday, the switch-hitting Vargas may be in store for at least semi-regular playing time at third base against right-handed pitching in place of Trey Lipscomb, who has produced a .393 OPS since rejoining the big club in early July. Vargas had started over Lipscomb in both of the first two contests of the series, but the Nationals will have room for both players in the infield Wednesday while Garcia rests.
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Nick Senzel 3B | CHW
White Sox's Nick Senzel: Stuck in bench role
Senzel is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
Senzel looked as though he might move into a more prominent role for the White Sox in the aftermath of last Tuesday's trade deadline, but he's started in only four of the ensuing eight games since the deadline. Though Paul DeJong is now out of the White Sox's infield mix, the club has prioritized Lenyn Sosa over Senzel for the open spot in the infield. Senzel hasn't helped his case for earning playing time by going 3-for-27 with seven strikeouts since signing with the White Sox over the All-Star break.
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Tyler Wade 3B | SD
Padres' Tyler Wade: Notches eighth steal
Wade went 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-0 win against Pittsburgh.
Wade was a semi-regular presence in the Padres' lineup at third base for a portion of April while Manny Machado was limited to DH duties, but since the latter returned to the field, Wade has played sporadically. Tuesday marked his first start of the second half, and he did well with the opportunity, registering his first multi-hit game since May 22. Wade has given San Diego speed off the bench with eight steals in nine tries this season, but he's otherwise been a non-factor in fantasy with a .245/.322/.264 slash line, no homers, 21 runs and eight RBI over 121 plate appearances.
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Armando Alvarez 3B | OAK
Athletics' Armando Alvarez: Rejoins major-league club
The Athletics recalled Alvarez from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Alvarez is taking the spot on the 26-man active roster vacated by Seth Brown (personal), who went on the paternity list. He could see some action at first base while Brown is away but is a good bet to be sent back down later this week when Brown returns.
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Donovan Solano 3B | SD
Padres' Donovan Solano: Four hits, four RBI in win
Solano went 4-for-5 with four RBI in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Pirates.
The four hits and four RBI are both new season highs for Solano, who's batting .400 (22-for-55) over his last 16 games. The veteran infielder is unlikely to overtake Jake Cronenworth, Luis Arraez, Xander Bogaerts or Manny Machado for a starting role, though he's proven to be a useful piece off the bench and against left-handed pitching. Overall, Solano's slashing .314/.366/.427 with four homers, 25 RBI, 21 runs scored and a stolen base through 202 plate appearances this season.