MLB Player News
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: Smacks three-run home run
Story went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Saturday's 10-1 win over the Royals.
Story -- who entered Saturday's game having gone 7-for-62 (.113) over his last 15 games -- gave the Red Sox a 7-1 lead in the seventh inning, when he took Angel Zerpa deep to left-center field for a three-run home run. It was Story's sixth home run of the season and first since April 18 against the White Sox. Story batted fifth Saturday and has primarily hit there this season, though his recent struggles at the plate resulted in him hitting out of the No. 6 hole for most of the week.
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Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE
Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Playing time slipping again
Rocchio is not in Saturday's lineup against the Phillies.
Rocchio has received inconsistent playing time of late due to struggles at the plate, as he is without a hit in his past 26 at-bats. He'll now be out of the lineup Saturday for the fourth time in the last six games, with Gabriel Arias manning shortstop and Will Wilson entering the lineup at second base while hitting eighth.
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Chase Meidroth SS | CHW
White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Back in action
Meidroth (shoulder) is leading off and playing shortstop Saturday against the Marlins, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.
Meidroth was a late scratch for Friday's matchup due to right shoulder soreness. However, he'll immediately return to take over his usual role as the White Sox's leadoff hitter.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Returns to lineup
Seager is hitting third and playing shortstop Saturday against the Tigers.
Seager sat two consecutive days -- the latter against lefty Tarik Skubal -- to rest a right hamstring injury. He'll return to the lineup Saturday, and it's a positive sign that he'll man shortstop rather than serve as the designated hitter.
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Bo Bichette 3B | NYM
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: On base four times Friday
Bichette went 2-for-3 with two walks and a run scored in Friday's win over the Mariners.
The shortstop is getting locked in at the top of the order for Toronto. Bichette is slashing .279/.354/.419 over the last 10 games with a homer, two steals, three RBI and five runs, and he's reached base multiple times in five of the last six contests.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Makes second straight start at SS
Smith started at shortstop and went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Tigers.
Smith made a second straight start at shortstop, as Corey Seager rested his hamstring Thursday and Friday, per Steve Kornacki of MLB.com. Smith has hit safely in five consecutive games, going 10-for-21 with a triple, two RBI and three runs scored.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Dealing with hamstring injury
Seager was not in Friday's lineup to rest his injured right hamstring, Steve Kornacki of MLB.com reports.
Seager was held out of games Thursday and Friday without a reason given. It's unclear if Seager aggravated his previous hamstring injury, or if the Rangers are being extra cautious with the shortstop, who was activated off the injured list a week ago. Josh Smith filled in at shortstop while Seager rested his hamstring.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Homers, triples in victory
Henderson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a triple, a walk and an additional RBI in Friday's 4-1 win over the Angels.
Henderson racked up a season-high seven total bases, submitting his second triple and fourth homer of the campaign. The All-Star shortstop also extended his on-base streak to 15 games, during which he's batting .305 (18-for-59) with two round trippers, three doubles, four RBI and six runs scored. Henderson entered the game with a top-shelf 53.0 percent hard-hit rate, so perhaps Friday was a sign that some positive regression in the power department is on the horizon.
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Chase Meidroth SS | CHW
White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Nursing sore shoulder
Meidroth was scratched from the lineup ahead of Friday's game against Miami due to right shoulder soreness.
The White Sox are labeling Meidroth as day-to-day, so it doesn't seem like he's at risk of missing an extended amount of time. Jacob Amaya replaced Meidroth in the lineup Friday and would be the likely choice to start at shortstop if Meidroth needs to sit out any more games.
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Chase Meidroth SS | CHW
White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Scratched from lineup Friday
Meidroth was a late scratch from Friday's lineup against the Marlins.
Everybody moves up one spot, and Jacob Amaya slides in at the bottom of the order at shortstop. Meidroth is slashing .245/.355/.264 with just one double, two RBI, nine runs scored and three stolen bases across his first 62 big-league plate appearances.