MLB Player News
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Brewers' Jace Peterson: Sitting against lefty
Peterson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Peterson is on the bench Sunday for a third consecutive game amid a 1-for-17 slump. Mike Brosseau will receive the start at the hot corner with lefty Nick Lodolo on the mound for Cincinnati.
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Matt Duffy 3B | TEX
Angels' Matt Duffy: Riding pine Sunday
Duffy is not in Sunday's lineup against the Twins.
Duffy is hitting .267 with one home run and four RBI over his last 10 games. Michael Stefanic is starting at second base, pushing Luis Rengifo to third base.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Back in action Sunday
Hayes (back) is starting at third base and batting fifth Sunday against the Cubs, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Hayes was held out Saturday for the third straight game due to lower-back discomfort, but he'll retake the field for Sunday's series finale. The 25-year-old has a .241/.311/.352 slash line with one home run, four RBI, eight runs and three stolen bases through 15 games in September.
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Ramon Urias 3B | STL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Day-to-day with neck spasms
Urias is day-to-day with back/neck spasms, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Manager Brandon Hyde said Sunday that Urias would miss a day or two, so it sounds like he should return either Monday or Tuesday in Boston. Rougned Odor is starting in his place Sunday.
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Taylor Walls SS | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Returns to lineup Sunday
Walls (groin) is starting at second base and hitting ninth Sunday against the Blue Jays.
Walls had been making appearances off the bench this weekend, but this is his first start since Thursday. He is hitting .171 with one home run and two steals in 18 games this month.
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Ramon Urias 3B | STL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Riding pine Sunday
Urias is not in Sunday's lineup against the Astros, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Urias is hitting .220 with zero home runs in 20 games this month. Rougned Odor will start at second base while Gunnar Henderson starts at third.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Powers victory
Machado went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs and two RBI in a 9-3 win against the Rockies on Saturday.
Machado singled in the first inning, doubled home a run and scored in the third, knocked in another run in the fifth and walked and scored in the seventh. The 30-year-old has reached base three times in two of his last three contests -- batting 4-for-10 with three walks during the stretch -- and is now slashing .298/.369/.532 with 30 home runs, 94 runs, 97 RBI and eight stolen bases in 141 games.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Dealing with lower back discomfort
Hayes isn't starting Saturday against the Cubs due to lower back discomfort, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
Hayes is on the bench for a third consecutive matchup Saturday, but it's encouraging that he's served as a pinch hitter in recent days. It wouldn't be surprising to see the 25-year-old available off the bench once again, and he should be considered day-to-day for now.
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Ryan Kreidler 3B | MIN
Tigers' Ryan Kreidler: On bench Saturday
Kreidler isn't starting Saturday against the White Sox.
Kreidler is out of the lineup for the third time in the last four games after he went 2-for-4 with a strikeout Friday. Jeimer Candelario will start at the hot corner and bat seventh.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Return uncertain
LeMahieu (toe) remains unable to play, and it's not clear when or if he'll be able to return this season, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
There was some optimism earlier this week that LeMahieu could potentially return to action during this weekend's homestand versus Boston, but the veteran infielder still hasn't been able to swing at 100 percent during batting practice. He has indicated that he's feeling better but has also explained that he isn't able to play in his current state. Manager Aaron Boone hasn't ruled out the possibility of LeMahieu returning during next week's three-game series in Toronto, but that sounds like an unlikely scenario given LeMahieu's continuing inability to move past the injury. Boone acknowledged the uncertainty of LeMahieu's timeframe for a return, calling the injury a "great unkown" and saying, "It's been a really tricky injury to get our arms around. What treatments we can do, if and when you can do a shot, things like that. We'll see."