MLB Player News
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David Fry DH | CLE
Guardians' David Fry: Lifts homer Monday
Fry went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-3 win over the White Sox.
Fry has slipped into a part-time role in September, going 2-for-10 over four games this month. He made an impact with an increasingly rare start, giving the Guardians a 3-0 lead with a third-inning homer Monday. While it's been a solid year for Fry overall -- he's at a .260/.358/.448 slash line through 372 plate appearances -- he hasn't been able to hang onto an everyday role for a division-leading club.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Heads to bench as Dominguez returns
Stanton is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Royals, Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
Aaron Judge will occupy the designated-hitter spot Monday while Jasson Dominguez picks up a start in the outfield after being called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Stanton is in the midst of a 1-for-19 slide at the plate and could see his playing time dip upon Dominguez's arrival, though manager Aaron Boone told Laura Albanese of Newsday that Stanton will serve as the Yankees' DH more often that not. With that in mind, Alex Verdugo -- who will start in left field Monday -- could find himself as the odd man out of the lineup more frequently than Stanton.
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Taking seat against lefty
Yoshida is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
The left-handed-hitting Yoshida has mostly been an everyday player this season when healthy, but he'll hit the bench for a second straight matchup with a lefty (Cade Povich). Tyler O'Neill will get a start at designated hitter for Boston.
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Kyle Manzardo DH | CLE
Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Hitting bench Sunday
Manzardo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Though Manzardo is on the bench for the second game in a row, he ended up recording a double over two at-bats in Saturday's 7-2 loss. The Guardians may be looking to give Manzardo a proper rest day Sunday, with Jose Ramirez getting a day out of the infield and replacing the rookie as Cleveland's designated hitter.
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Justin Foscue DH | TEX
Rangers' Justin Foscue: Not starting against righty
Foscue is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Though he was deployed at designated hitter both of the past two days when the Angels sent left-handed starters to the hill, the right-handed-hitting Foscue will hit the bench for a fourth straight matchup with a right-hander (Caden Dana). Even with the recent move of Corey Seager (hip) to the injured list opening up a spot in Texas' everyday lineup versus righties, the Rangers seem inclined to rotate a number of players at DH rather than committing to Foscue in a full-time role.
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: On bench Saturday
Yoshida is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Yoshida will take a seat Saturday as the White Sox trot out left-hander Garrett Crochet. Rob Refsnyder will take over at DH and bat third.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Goes yard twice in win
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI in Friday's 8-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
The slugger connected for a three-run shot off Brandon Pfaadt in the fifth inning before launching another one off Jordan Montgomery just one frame later. The multi-homer performance was Alvarez's seventh of the season, tying the Astros' franchise record set by Chris Carter in 2014. Three of those power displays have come in the last nine games, a stretch in which Alvarez is batting .382 (13-for-34) with seven homers and 12 RBI.