MLB Player News
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Adrian Del Castillo C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Adrian Del Castillo: Losing reps at designated hitter
Del Castillo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
Del Castillo has now been out of the lineup three times across the last four contests and has not made consecutive starts since mid-August. For the second time in their last three games, the Diamondbacks are going with Gabriel Moreno at designated hitter and James McCann at catcher.
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Seiya Suzuki RF | CHC
Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Playing after bout with illness
Suzuki (illness) will start in right field and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
After being held out of action for each of the last five games due to a bout with bronchitis, Suzuki has finally made enough improvement in his recovery to re-enter the Chicago lineup for the series finale. With Kyle Tucker (calf) still on the injured list, Suzuki will pick up a start in the corner outfield, which will keep the designated-hitter spot open up for the hot-hitting Moises Ballesteros.
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Christian Yelich LF | MIL
Brewers' Christian Yelich: Drives in three runs
Yelich went 3-for-5 with an RBI double and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 9-2 victory over the Angels.
Yelich opened the scoring with an RBI double to right field in the first inning, and then added his 29th homer of the season with a two-run shot to straightaway center in the fourth inning. The 33-year-old has been locked in since the start of August, batting .303/.384/.538 with seven doubles, nine homers and 30 RBI over his last 38 games.
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Carter Jensen C | KC
Royals' Carter Jensen: Belts first MLB homers
Jensen went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, three RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 12-5 loss to the Mariners.
Jensen delivered the best outing of his young big-league career Tuesday, notching his first multi-hit game and blasting his first two MLB home runs. His first was an opposite-field solo shot down the left-field line in the fourth inning, then he followed with a two-run drive to right in the sixth inning. The well-regarded prospect had felt the learning curve through his first eight games with a .176/.333/.235 slash line, but his huge effort raised his OPS by 498 points. Jensen made his third consecutive start Tuesday and looks to be gaining traction in Kansas City's everyday lineup.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Creates new 50-50 club
Ohtani threw five no-hit innings, walking one and striking out five in a no-decision versus the Phillies on Tuesday. He also went 2-for-5 with a solo home run at the plate in the Dodgers' 9-6 loss.
Ohtani's two-way skills were on full display in this contest, as the Phillies' lineup couldn't get anything going until his time on the mound was over. He delivered his 50th homer of the year in the eighth inning as the Dodgers briefly made a comeback, though they lost when Rafael Marchan went deep for Philadelphia in the ninth. Ohtani is the third player to reach the 50-homer mark in 2025 while hitting that milestone for the second straight season, and he's the first to ever do it while also striking out at least 50 batters in the same campaign. He's added 94 RBI, 136 runs scored, 19 stolen bases and a .282/.395/.611 slash line and pitched to a 3.29 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 54:9 K:BB through 41 innings over 13 starts. Ohtani had his last start skipped in an effort to manage his workload ahead of the playoffs. He is tentatively projected for a road start in Arizona next week, though the Dodgers have not announced their plans and may rest some of their key players if they have that luxury -- their magic number to clinch a postseason spot is down to four, but the Padres are only two games back of them in the NL West.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Homers in Tuesday's loss
Flores went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Flores was part of the Giants' early rally in the first inning and added his solo shot in the third. This was his second multi-hit effort in a row, and he continues to have a regular spot in the lineup versus southpaws while also playing against some right-handers. Flores' playing time versus could drop with Bryce Eldridge now on the major-league roster, however. For the season, Flores has a .243/.310/.385 slash line with 16 homers, 70 RBI, 43 runs scored and one stolen base over 119 contests.
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Adrian Del Castillo C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Adrian Del Castillo: Pops third homer
Del Castillo went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Giants.
Del Castillo has an extra-base hit in each of his last two games after going a stretch of 14 contests without one. The 25-year-old continues to strike out too much, posting a 2:12 BB:K over his eight games in September. For the season, he's logged a .241/.278/.380 slash line with three homers, 14 RBI, eight runs scored and six doubles over 115 big-league plate appearances.
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George Springer RF | TOR
Blue Jays' George Springer: Delivers three hits
Springer went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win against the Rays.
Springer knocked three singles in the victory, including a two-run base hit in the second inning. He has a pair of three-hit performances over his last three games and has multiple hits in nine of his last 20 appearances. During that span, he's gone 29-for-79 (.367). Springer owns a terrific .305/.395/.550 slash line with 100 runs scored and 78 RBI through 531 plate appearances.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Managing significant sprain
Manager Joe Espada said Tuesday that Alvarez has a "pretty significant" left ankle sprain and will be "out for a while," though the Astros won't be placing him on the injured list, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
The description of the injury makes it sound as though Alvarez could be done for the rest of the regular season, but Houston apparently wants to keep their options open with the slugger rather than place him on the IL. Should the Astros change their mind and backdate an IL move, Alvarez might still be able to play in a series against the Angels on the final weekend. Regardless of the 28-year-old's roster status, Alvarez won't be back in the lineup in the immediate future.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Out of lineup Tuesday
Alvarez (ankle) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.
Alvarez sprained his left ankle in Monday's win over the Rangers and was spotted leaving the clubhouse on crutches and wearing a walking boot. While it's no surprise he's absent from Tuesday's lineup, there's still no word on the results of an MRI the slugger had on the ankle. The Astros have Jesus Sanchez in left field and Yainer Diaz at designated hitter Tuesday.