MLB Player News
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Back in action Friday
Alvarez (hip) is batting third as the designated hitter Friday against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
The 27-year-old slugger sat out Thursday due to right hip tightness, but he's ready to rejoin the lineup for Friday's series opener versus Texas. Alvarez has gone 2-for-13 with three walks and five strikeouts over his past five games, though that slump was preceded by a six-game stretch in which he went 11-for-22 with four doubles and three homers.
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: On bench vs. southpaw
Yoshida is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Yoshida has a .923 OPS with five extra-base hits and 12 RBI over his past 14 games, but he'll head to the bench Friday as lefty Cole Ragans pitches for Kansas City. Tyler O'Neill will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Rob Refsnyder picks up a start in the outfield.
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Jair Camargo DH | MIN
Twins' Jair Camargo: Brought up to bigs
The Twins recalled Camargo from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.
Camargo will take the place of Kyle Farmer (shoulder) on the Twins' roster. Minnesota was already dealing with injuries to Royce Lewis (groin) and Alex Kirilloff (back), so Camargo could see some work at first base or DH in a pinch as the Twins shuffle their roster. The 24-year-old catcher has slashed .215/.277/.431 over 141 plate appearances with St. Paul this season.
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Racks up three hits, four RBI
Yoshida went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two additional RBI in Thursday's 7-0 win against Oakland.
Yoshida put Boston on the board in the first inning with a two-run single and capped the team's scoring with a two-run homer in the sixth. He finished with his fourth multi-hit effort through nine games in July. Yoshida is batting .333 (12-for-36) over that stretch with two long balls, 11 RBI and five runs.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Not in Thursday's lineup
Alvarez (hip) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins.
The 27-year-old was removed from Wednesday's contest due to right hip tightness and will be out of the starting nine for at least one game. Alvarez also sat out a game over the weekend due to knee soreness, and the Astros might be extra cautious with the slugger knowing the All-Star break is just a few days away.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Sitting against lefty
O'Hearn isn't in the Orioles' lineup Thursday versus the Cubs.
Left-hander Justin Steele will toe the slab for Chicago on Thursday, forcing the left-handed bat of O'Hearn to stay put in Baltimore's dugout. His absence will move Adley Rutschman to the DH spot while James McCann starts behind the plate.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Battling hip tightness
Alvarez was removed from Wednesday's game against the Marlins due to right hip tightness, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. He went 1-for-1 with a single, a walk and a stolen base before departing.
Alvarez remained in the game after a trainer checked on him following his RBI single in the second inning, but the decision to pull him was made when his spot in the order came up in the fourth. The severity of his hip injury remains unknown, though it's possible he sits down another game or two after also missing Sunday's contest due to knee soreness.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Might return without rehab games
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Stanton (hamstring) could skip a rehab assignment and return from the 10-day injured list shortly after the All-Star break, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Stanton did some running Tuesday and has been reincorporating baseball activities into his training regimen of late as he works his way back from a strained left hamstring. He'll need to do some more ramping up before the Yankees are confident that he's ready for game action, but bypassing a rehab assignment would shorten the length of his absence a bit.
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Trevor Larnach LF | MIN
Twins' Trevor Larnach: Resting for second leg of twin bill
Larnach is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the White Sox.
The Twins are facing a righty (Drew Thorpe) for the second leg of the twin bill, but the lefty-hitting Larnach will head to the bench while manager Rocco Baldelli makes space in the starting nine for the hot-hitting Matt Wallner. Larnach went 0-for-3 with a walk in the Twins' 3-1 loss in Game 1, and he had started in each of the six games in July before that.