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  • Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Starting vs. southpaw

    Yoshida will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth against the Yankees on Sunday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

    Although the Yankees are sending southpaw Carlos Rodon to the mound Sunday, the lefty-hitting Yoshida will be in the lineup while Rob Refsnyder (wrist) remains sidelined. Yoshida is slashing .198/.283/.302 with two home runs and 13 RBI across 99 plate appearances against left-handed pitchers this season.

  • Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Three RBI in win

    Yoshida went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Yankees.

    Yoshida's fourth-inning double plated Boston's first run, then he singled home the last two runs an inning later. It was the second consecutive multi-RBI game for Yoshida, who homered in Friday's game. He's hit safely in five consecutive starts, going 8-for-20 with five extra-base hits and six RBI.

  • Brent Rooker DH | OAK

    Athletics' Brent Rooker: Keeps rolling in Saturday's loss

    Rooker went 3-for-5 with a two-run single and a run in a loss to the White Sox on Saturday.

    Rooker got it done the small-ball way Saturday, extending his on-base streak to 24 games with his sixth multi-hit effort in 13 September contests. Rooker has just one extra-base hit in his last seven games, but he's been a true Renaissance man with the bat in a breakout 2024 by complementing his 63 XBHs with a career-high 10 steals and career-best 9.5 percent walk rate.

  • Tyler Heineman DH | TOR

    Red Sox's Tyler Heineman: Pushed off 40-man

    The Red Sox designated Heineman for assignment Saturday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

    Heineman has been in the minors since June 24, where he has since slashed .262/.375/.492 with four homers and 11 RBI across 73 plate appearances. Despite his solid performance, he'll be stripped of his spot on the 40-man roster in favor of Zach Penrod, who was selected from Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding move.

  • Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Snaps homerless drought

    Yoshida went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Yankees.

    Yoshida broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning, his 10th of the season, which ended a stretch of 68 at-bats without a long ball. After a scorching start to the second half, Yoshida has cooled off over the last month, posting a .246/.288/.362 line with six RBI over the last 20 games.

  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Resting Saturday

    Stanton isn't in the Yankees' lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

    Stanton will get a breather Saturday after tallying a base hit in both of the first two games of the series. His absence will put Aaron Judge into the DH spot while Alex Verdugo, Jasson Dominguez and Juan Soto form New York's outfield trio.

  • Brent Rooker DH | OAK

    Athletics' Brent Rooker: Homer, stolen base Thursday

    Rooker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.

    Rooker tied the game in the top of the eighth inning with a 420-foot solo shot off Framber Valdez, his 36th homer this year. The 29-year-old Rooker has been on a tear at the plate, going 28-for-75 (.373) with seven homers and 18 RBI over his last 18 games. His slash line is up to .298/.370/.580 with 102 RBI, 76 runs scored and nine stolen bases across 548 plate appearances this season.

  • Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Taking seat versus lefty

    Yoshida isn't in Boston's lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

    With left-hander Nestor Cortes set to start on the hill for New York, the lefty-hitting Yoshida will step out of the lineup to begin Boston's four-game series with the Pinstripes. Tyler O'Neill will fill in as the Red Sox's designated hitter and bat fourth.

  • Eloy Jimenez DH | BAL

    Orioles' Eloy Jimenez: Not playing regularly vs. RHPs

    Jimenez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

    Ryan Mountcastle's (wrist) move to the injured list in late August looked as though it might open up everyday playing time at designated hitter for Jimenez, but the Orioles have instead chosen to rotate a number of players at the DH spot. Jimenez still appears to be the Orioles' preferred DH versus left-handed pitching, but he finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in Baltimore's last five matchups with righties.

  • Jair Camargo DH | MIN

    Twins' Jair Camargo: Sent back to minors

    The Twins optioned Camargo to Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

    He was with the big club for a couple days while Christian Vazquez was on paternity leave but is no longer needed with Vazquez back in the fold. Camargo didn't see any action during his brief stint with the Twins.

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