MLB Player News
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Homers, drives in four in win
Yoshida went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, four RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 14-7 win over the Mariners.
Yoshida continued his hot stretch with another three hits on Monday and tying a season-high with four RBI. Over his last 20 games, Yoshida is hitting .347 with 20 RBI, and he's hit three of five home runs this season in that span. The 31-year-old has been playing regularly since returning from the injured list on June 11 and has settled into a key role in the middle of the Red Sox lineup.
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Robbie Grossman DH | KC
Rangers' Robbie Grossman: Playing-time outlook worsens
Grossman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.
Grossman had started in three of the Rangers' last four games and has an active five-game hitting streak going, but his playing time is expected to become more sparse moving forward. Josh Jung (wrist) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Monday, and he and Josh Smith could end up serving as the Rangers' primary options at designated hitter moving forward while the other player makes starts at third base. Grossman remains an option in left field and right field, but Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia look to be manager Bruce Bochy's preferred starters at those two respective positions.
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Justin Turner 1B | SEA
Mariners' Justin Turner: Traded to Seattle
The Mariners acquired Turner from the Blue Jays on Monday in exchange for outfielder RJ Schreck, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Turner was mysteriously pulled from the first game of Monday's doubleheader in Baltimore after just one plate appearance, and the trade with the Mariners ending up being the reasoning behind his early exit. The 39-year-old will give Seattle an everyday option at first base and/or designated hitter, and while he's struggled to a .257/.351/.373 slash line for the season as a member of the Blue Jays, he should still help upgrade a slumping lineup. Seattle will absorb the $4.3 million remaining on Turner's $13 million salary for 2024, per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.
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Bligh Madris DH | DET
Tigers' Bligh Madris: Drawing fifth straight start
Madris will start at first base and bat fifth in Monday's game against the Guardians.
He'll be included in the lineup for a fifth straight contest after going 6-for-14 with a double, a walk, two runs and an RBI over the prior four games. The Tigers may not have an everyday role available for Madris once the likes of Parker Meadows (hamstring) and Riley Greene (hamstring) return from the 10-day injured list, though Detroit could find ways to get Madris' bat in the lineup so long as he's running hot at the dish.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Back from injured list
The Yankees activated Stanton (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Monday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
Stanton will skip a rehab assignment and go right back onto the active roster after missing the past month with a strained left hamstring. While Stanton should soak up most of the starts at designated hitter, the Yankees could also use Aaron Judge at that spot on some days while the newly acquired Jazz Chisholm plays the outfield.
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Not in Sunday's lineup
Yoshida is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Yoshida has an .875 OPS in eight games since the All-Star break but will head to the bench Sunday as lefty Carlos Rodon takes the mound for New York. Danny Jansen will make his Red Sox debut at designated hitter in the series finale.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Set to be activated Monday
Stanton (hamstring) remains on track to be activated from the 10-day injured list Monday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Stanton has missed a month of action while recovering from a left hamstring strain, but he appears to be set to make his return to the major-league roster Monday in Philadelphia. The 34-year-old will skip a rehab assignment, and he'll attempt to pick up where he left off with the Yankees, having produced a 10-game hitting streak prior to going down with the injury.
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Trevor Larnach LF | MIN
Twins' Trevor Larnach: Sitting again Sunday
Larnach is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Larnach will sit Sunday for the second straight game. Matt Wallner will start in left field and bat third.
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Justyn-Henry Malloy DH | DET
Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Not starting Sunday
Malloy is absent from the Tigers' starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Twins, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Malloy will take a seat Sunday after going 1-for-9 with five strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Mark Canha will serve as the designated hitter and bat in the cleanup spot against Twins right-hander Bailey Ober.