MLB Player News
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Brent Rooker DH | OAK
Athletics' Brent Rooker: Plates two in three-hit effort
Rooker went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Tigers.
Rooker had an RBI double in the 10th inning and a sacrifice fly in the 12th, tying the game on both plays. He's gone 19-for-42 (.452) during a 10-game hitting streak. Rooker is at a .301/.373/.589 slash line with 35 homers, 99 RBI, 74 runs scored and eight stolen bases over 125 contests this year.
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Brent Rooker DH | OAK
Athletics' Brent Rooker: Homers twice in loss
Rooker went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Mariners.
Rooker took Bryan Woo deep in the fifth inning and then Andres Munoz in the ninth but still couldn't lead his team to a win. Rooker also extended his hitting streak to a career-best nine games in the process. The 29-year-old now has 35 home runs this season, surpassing Jose Ramirez for fifth most in the American League. Rooker is seeking to become the first Oakland hitter since 2021 to finish a season top five in the American League homer race.
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Mitch Garver DH | SEA
Mariners' Mitch Garver: Four-RBI breakout Wednesday
Garver went 2-for-5 with a two-run double, an RBI single, a run-scoring groundout and a run in a win over the Athletics on Wednesday.
Garver had a hand in each of the Mariners' first three runs, driving in Victor Robles and Randy Arozarena with a second-inning double before pushing Robles across again in the third via a timely single. The veteran accounted for Seattle's 15th run of the night hours later in the eighth inning with an RBI groundout, closing the book on his first four-RBI tally in exactly a calendar year and a day. Garver is still limping along with co-career-worst .167 average, but he's managed to record 44 RBI thanks in part to having knocked 29 of his 56 hits for extra bases.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Makes second start since promotion
Aranda went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Twins.
Aranda was in the lineup at first base and made his second start in five games since being recalled. So long as the Rays' infield remains healthy, it appears that Aranda will struggle to get consistent playing time. He's gone 2-for-10 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored since being recalled.
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Kyle Manzardo DH | CLE
Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Three-hit effort in win
Manzardo went 3-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Royals.
Manzardo has multiple hits in two of three games since he rejoined the big-league roster. He's gone 5-for-10 with two home runs in that span. The 24-year-old is slashing .239/.276/.424 with two homers, nine RBI, six runs scored, 11 doubles and no stolen bases over 98 plate appearances. He's started three straight games at designated hitter since his recall and looks to be cutting into Will Brennan's playing time, though the right-handed-hitting Jhonkensy Noel could be the one to lose out more often versus right-handed pitchers in the long run.
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Trevor Larnach LF | MIN
Twins' Trevor Larnach: Sitting against lefty
Larnach is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
It's lefty Jeffrey Springs on the hill for Tampa Bay, so the left-handed hitting Larnach will begin the festivities on the bench even after he cranked a three-run homer in Monday's win over the Rays. Austin Martin will be in left field.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Slugs 25th homer
Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in an 8-4 win against the Rangers on Monday.
Stanton drilled a 418-foot solo shot to center field in the eighth inning. The slugger has gone deep in each of his first two games in September and has knocked in five runs across his past three contests. Stanton's 25 homers and 62 RBI in 2024 are each more than he posted last season, and he's improved his slash line considerably to .244/.303/.503 through 383 plate appearances.
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Trevor Larnach LF | MIN
Twins' Trevor Larnach: Smacks three-run homer in win
Larnach went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, two walks and an additional run scored in Monday's 5-4 win over the Rays.
Larnach gave the Twins a lead they wouldn't relinquish on a three-run blast in the second inning. Over his past 10 games, the 27-year-old has gone hitless six times but has also notched three multi-hit efforts with three long balls and 11 RBI. On the year, he is hitting .254 with 15 home runs, 48 RBI, 47 runs scored and four steals across 331 plate appearances.
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Kyle Manzardo DH | CLE
Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Another start at designated hitter
Manzardo will start at designated hitter and bat sixth in Monday's game versus the Royals.
Manzardo earned a second straight start after cranking his first two major-league home runs in Sunday's victory over the Pirates. The path is there for the 24-year-old to pick up regular playing time for the Guardians down the stretch, but he'll have to perform. Manzardo slashed just .207/.241/.329 with a 26.4 percent strikeout rate over 30 games in his first stint in the majors.
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Eloy Jimenez DH | BAL
Orioles' Eloy Jimenez: Heading to bench Monday
Jimenez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.
Following Ryan Mountcastle's (wrist) move to the injured list a week ago, Jimenez has moved into a near-everyday role for the Orioles, starting in seven of the last eight games. According to Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com, Anthony Santander may not be moving around at full speed after tripping while rounding first base in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Rockies, so he'll get a day out of the outfield and will serve as the designated hitter Monday, which leaves no room in the lineup for Jimenez. Assuming Santander is cleared to play the outfield later on in the series, Jimenez should reclaim a spot in the starting nine in short order.