MLB Player News
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Jose Caballero 2B | TB
Rays' Jose Caballero: Homer, steal in loss
Caballero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Orioles.
Caballero has a steal in four of his last five games, but his homer Saturday was his first since July 21. The infielder continues to feature most frequently at third base and shortstop. He's up to 32 steals this year while adding eight homers, 31 RBI, 44 runs scored and a .238/.295/.369 slash line over 98 contests.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Racks up three hits Saturday
Henderson went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Rays.
Henderson entered Saturday in an 0-for-15 skid, but he broke out in a big way. The shortstop is 16-for-52 (.308) since moving down to the No. 3 spot in the order July 28, though he has just one home run in that span. For the year, he's at a .286/.373/.549 slash line, 29 homers, 69 RBI, 94 runs scored, 14 stolen bases, 22 doubles and six triples over 116 contests.
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Taylor Walls 3B | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Resting Saturday
Walls isn't in the Rays' lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Walls owns a .157/.283/.198 slash line through 145 plate appearances on the season, and he'll step out of the lineup against the formidable Corbin Burnes. Jose Caballero will shift to shortstop in Walls' place while Curtis Mead starts at the hot corner.
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Dylan Moore LF | SEA
Mariners' Dylan Moore: Multi-hit effort in win
Moore went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over the Mets on Friday.
Moore generated the only multi-hit effort of the night for the Mariners, accomplishing the feat for the first time since July 30. The veteran's bat had been very quiet since then, with Moore posting an anemic .091 average (2-for-22) with no extra-base hits, one RBI and a 33.3 percent strikeout rate in the seven games prior to Friday.
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Darell Hernaiz SS | OAK
Athletics' Darell Hernaiz: Slugs first big-league homer
Hernaiz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.
The rookie accounted for the Athletics' only run of the game with his 391-foot shot to left center in the third inning, his first big-league homer. Friday's start was the fourth in six games for Hernaiz since returning from the 60-day injured list, and he's now hit safely in two of the last three contests. However, Friday's blast was the first extra-base hit of his career as well, and he's still limping along with a .188 average and .472 OPS across 90 plate appearances this season.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Back in action Saturday
Volpe (foot) will start at shortstop and bat seventh during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against Texas.
Volpe was removed from Thursday's game after fouling a ball off his left foot. He received an extra day off to recover thanks to the postponement of Friday's contest, and he'll now return to the lineup without missing any time. The 23-year-old shortstop has gone 7-for-24 with two homers and six RBI since the beginning of August.
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David Hamilton SS | BOS
Red Sox's David Hamilton: Knocks in two
Hamilton went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Astros.
Hamilton provided Boston's lone hit with runners in scoring position in the second inning when his double plated two runs. Other than that, the Red Sox went hitless in 11 at-bats with RISP. Hamilton is slowly emerging from a slump and is 6-for-15 with three doubles, a home run, five RBI and two stolen bases over his last five games.
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Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE
Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Homers in matinee
Rocchio went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 4-2 loss to the Twins during the first game of Friday's doubleheader.
Rocchio got the Guardians on the board in the seventh inning of the matinee but went 0-for-4 in the nightcap. The 23-year-old has started six of the last eight games at shortstop, seemingly clawing back a starting role over Daniel Schneemann at the highly contested position for Cleveland. Rocchio has gone just 5-for-22 over eight contests in August, and he's slashing .206/.297/.312 with five homers, eight stolen bases, 23 RBI and 38 runs scored over 103 games this season.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Tigers' Javier Baez: Swipes bag in return
Baez (neck) went 1-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Giants.
Baez swiped third base and then had no trouble scurrying home after a pair of errant throws by the Giants. He missed just one game with a bout of neck soreness. He's up to eight steals on nine attempts this year, with two of those thefts coming over seven contests in August. The shortstop is slashing just .181/.222/.277 with four home runs, 33 RBI, 23 runs scored and 12 doubles across 73 games.