MLB Player News
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Miguel Cabrera DH | DET
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Expected to play Friday
Cabrera (leg) is expected to be in Friday's lineup against the Athletics, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Cabrera exited Thursday's game in Oakland after fouling a ball off his leg, but a fracture was quickly ruled out. Manager A.J. Hinch did say it's possible Cabrera will be scratched from the lineup if he's too sore.
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Miguel Cabrera DH | DET
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Exits with leg injury
Cabrera exited Thursday's game against the Athletics after fouling a ball off his lower leg, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Cabrera was replaced in the sixth inning, but the Tigers later clarified that there is no sign of a fracture. He's expected to be evaluated further after the game, and more details should emerge at that point.
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Heston Kjerstad DH | BAL
Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Taking seat Thursday
Kjerstad is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Cleveland.
Kjerstad had started each of the previous three games at designated hitter, but he will begin this one on the bench. Anthony Santander will be at DH on Thursday while Aaron Hicks gets a start in right field.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Sitting out amid slump
Stanton is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Blue Jays.
Stanton is in the middle of a 1-for-26 stretch at the plate to dip his OPS on the season below .700 for the first time in the second half. Aaron Judge will get a day in the designated hitter spot while Jake Bauers handles right field.
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Brent Rooker DH | ATH
Athletics' Brent Rooker: Launches 27th homer Wednesday
Rooker went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.
Rooker was one of the few bright spots for Oakland's bats, hitting the second of two Athletics homers off George Kirby when he launched a 410-foot shot with Seth Brown aboard in the sixth. The rookie has now left the yard in four of his last seven games, a welcome power surge that's helped him push his season-long OPS over the .800 mark (.801).
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Justin Turner 1B | CHC
Red Sox's Justin Turner: Playing through pain
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday he does not plan to shut down Turner, who has been dealing with a bone bruise in his heel since August, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Cora pledged Wednesday that the team will play out the string with its best players, and Turner has been one of them for much of the season. He started Wednesday's game, his 17th start through 19 games in September, but the injury may be taking its toll; Turner has a .625 OPS during the month. The player has given Cora no indication that he can't finish the season. "He won't tell me. He's always available. He wants to play," Cora said. "We signed him for 162-plus but right now, it looks like it's 162 and we've got to play through it. We've got to play all the way to the end." Turner is hitting .280 with 23 home runs, 95 RBI and an .818 OPS this season.
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Mitch Garver DH | SEA
Rangers' Mitch Garver: Returns to lineup, homers
Garver went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 15-5 win over Boston.
Garver, who was given a day off Tuesday amid a fallow stretch, returned to the lineup Wednesday and homered during Texas' six-run second inning that wiped out an early 4-0 deficit. It was his 18th home run in 78 games, the most homers and games played since the 2019 season. Garver was in a 1-for-19 stretch before Tuesday's off day.
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Byron Buxton DH | MIN
Twins' Byron Buxton: Resuming assignment Thursday
Buxton (knee) will resume playing in rehab games with Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Buxton's assignment was shut down after he suffered a knee injury in a Triple-A game Sept. 1 while working his way back from a strained hamstring. He has received a cortisone injection in his knee since then and has now been cleared to resume game action. Barring any further setbacks, Buxton could still make his way back into the Twins' lineup before the end of the regular season.
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Heston Kjerstad DH | BAL
Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Clubs second homer
Kjerstad went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-5 win over the Astros.
Kjerstad padded the Orioles' lead in the seventh inning with his second homer in five games since he was called up. He's gone 4-for-13 with five strikeouts. The 24-year-old has made all three of his starts at designated hitter, though he can also be an option at first base and in the corner outfield in a pinch. For now, it appears the Orioles are focused on letting him hit in a part-time role versus right-handed pitchers.
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Byron Buxton DH | MIN
Twins' Byron Buxton: Hopeful of rehab games soon
Buxton (knee) remains hopeful of resuming a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul soon, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
St. Paul's season ends Sunday, so if Buxton gets into some rehab games it will need to happen soon. The outfielder received a cortisone injection for his ailing right knee earlier this month and has continued hitting, throwing and running. It's not clear whether playing center field could still be an option for Buxton or if the Twins plan to continue limiting him to designated hitter duty when/if he returns.