MLB Player News
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Tristan Gray SS | OAK
Athletics' Tristan Gray: Gets first hit of season
Gray went 1-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.
Gray recorded his first hit in an Athletics uniform when he laced one of three doubles in the lopsided loss for Oakland. The 28-year-old, who had just five career big-league plate appearances prior to this season, is capable of playing across the infield and has now drawn three straight starts.
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Jose Caballero 2B | TB
Rays' Jose Caballero: Absent from lineup
Caballero is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Twins.
Caballero had two hits, scored two runs and drove in a run in Wednesday's win over the Twins, but he'll get a breather Thursday. He will yield to Taylor Walls at shortstop for the series finale.
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Jacob Amaya SS | CHW
White Sox's Jacob Amaya: Hits in three straight
Amaya went 1-for-4 with a double Wednesday against the Orioles.
Amaya drew his sixth straight start, all of which have come at shortstop. He's hit ninth in the order but has at least one hit in three consecutive games. Amaya maintained just a .638 OPS across 302 plate appearances while in Triple-A this season, so expectations should be limited.
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Dylan Moore LF | SEA
Mariners' Dylan Moore: Swipes bag, drives in two
Moore went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's win over Oakland.
Moore drove home Luis Urias with a two-out RBI single in the fourth before going on to swipe his 29th bag of the campaign and his sixth over his last 10 games (though he only started in eight of those contests). The utility man would later add a double and a sacrifice fly during a seven-run seventh inning for Seattle, marking his second-straight start in which he logged multiple hits. Moore has also hit safely in four of his last six starts, batting .352 (6-for-17) over those games with three doubles, two RBI and five runs scored.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Homers for lone O's run
Henderson went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the White Sox.
Henderson led off the home half of the first inning with a 402-foot blast off Jonathan Cannon, his 35th of the year, and that would stand as the Orioles' lone run in the loss. It's the second homer in five games for Henderson, who's gone 8-for-19 in that span. The 23-year-old shortstop is now slashing .280/.367/.538 through 630 plate appearances this year with 107 runs scored, 84 RBI and 17 stolen bases.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Placed on IL with hip soreness
The Rangers placed Seager on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right hip discomfort, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
It's an injury that seems to have been nagging at Seager for a bit, as he had been out of the lineup for three of the previous seven contests. Seager will be eligible for activation Sept. 16, but with less than two weeks left in the season at that point and the Rangers out of the playoff picture, it's possible he's played his last game this season. Josh Smith could see the bulk of the starts at shortstop while Seager is out, with Ezequiel Duran and Jonathan Ornelas also in the mix.
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Ceddanne Rafaela CF | BOS
Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Day off Wednesday
Rafaela is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
It marks the third day off since the beginning of last week for Rafaela, who has just a .508 OPS and 19:0 K:BB over his last 18 games. Nick Sogard will play shortstop and Jarren Duran will be in center field for the Red Sox on Wednesday.
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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: Registers another steal
Neto went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-2 extra-inning loss to the Dodgers.
Neto has four steals over his last eight games despite going a paltry 5-for-27 (.185) in that span. Tuesday's effort was his first multi-hit game since Aug. 20. The shortstop is at a .252/.319/.446 slash line with 20 home runs, 26 steals, 66 RBI and 60 runs scored over 134 contests this season.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Notches steal, drives in two
Volpe went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.
Volpe's two-run single in the eighth inning gave the Yankees a 4-1 lead, but the bullpen faltered over the last two innings. This was Volpe's fourth multi-hit effort over his last eight games, and he's batting .414 (12-for-29) with seven RBI in that span. The shortstop is up to 26 steals on 31 attempts this year while adding 11 home runs, 54 RBI, 84 runs scored and a .255/.305/.387 slash line through 138 contests.