MLB Player News
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Brandon Belt DH | TOR
Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Out with back issue Tuesday
Belt (back) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers.
Belt, who left Monday's game early due to lower-back muscle spasms, likely would have been in the lineup Tuesday against righty Max Scherzer if he were able physically. Spencer Horwitz will start at first base and hit cleanup. With the Jays facing lefty Jordan Montgomery on Wednesday, Belt likely will be held out until at least Thursday's matchup against Nathan Eovaldi.
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Miguel Cabrera DH | DET
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Back in action Tuesday
Cabrera (knee) is at designated hitter and batting sixth versus the Reds on Tuesday in his return to the lineup.
It's the first start since Friday for Cabrera, who has dealt with a sore knee lately. The future Hall of Famer carries a lowly .653 OPS into Tuesday's action.
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Brent Rooker DH | ATH
Athletics' Brent Rooker: Homers, swipes bag Monday
Rooker went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a stolen base and a walk in a 4-0 win against the Astros on Monday.
Rooker put the A's on the board in the second inning with a monstrous 442-foot solo shot off Framber Valdez. The 28-year-old leads Oakland with 24 homers and 58 RBI on the campaign, though he's also struck out 151 times. His 32.3 percent strikeout rate is second-highest in the majors among qualified hitters.
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Brandon Belt DH | TOR
Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Exits early Monday
Belt was removed from Monday's game against the Rangers due to lower back muscle spasms.
Belt will be considered day-to-day until further notice. Spencer Horwitz stepped into the DH spot in Belt's place.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Late scratch Monday
Ohtani (oblique) has been scratched from Monday's game against the Mariners, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Ohtani was set to make his return to the starting nine after missing time with a tight right oblique, but he'll be held out at the last moment. The star two-way player didn't feel right when taking swings in the batting cage, so the club will push his return back by at least one day, per Bollinger. Mike Moustakas will take his place in the DH slot and hit fourth.
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Brandon Belt DH | TOR
Blue Jays' Brandon Belt: Rejoins starting nine
Belt (illness) is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.
A back issue and an illness prevented Belt from starting Toronto's last eight games, but he has recovered from both and is ready to return to action. He will serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup for the Blue Jays on Monday night.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Launches clutch homer
Stanton went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and two walks in Sunday's 4-3 extra-innings win against the Brewers.
The Yankees didn't get a hit through 10 innings but managed to keep the game tied on the strength of another outstanding Gerrit Cole start. After both teams plated a run in the 11th, Milwaukee scored twice in the top of the 12th. Stanton responded as the leadoff batter in the bottom of the frame, launching a 419-foot, two-run shot to center field to tie the score, and New York emerged with the victory in the 13th. Stanton's long ball was his 23rd of the campaign and was his only hit over his past four contests, a stretch during which he's gone 1-for-13.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Still sitting Sunday
Ohtani (oblique) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
It's the seventh consecutive absence for Ohtani as he continues to manage inflammation in his right oblique. The two-way star won't return to the mound this season due to a torn UCL in his right elbow that will eventually require surgery, but manager Phil Nevin indicated Ohtani could return as the Halos' designated hitter as early as Monday in Seattle, per Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times.