MLB Player News
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Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE
Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Resting Saturday
Rocchio isn't in the Guardians' lineup for Saturday's game versus Tampa Bay.
Rocchio will sit for the second game in a row Saturday coming off an 0-for-9 stretch during Cleveland's four-game series in Detroit. Daniel Schneemann will fill in at shortstop, allowing Angel Martinez to start in center field while batting second.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Carries offense in loss
Seager went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.
He got the Rangers on the board with a two-run shot off Hunter Brown in the sixth inning. Seager has been on fire in July, racking up five multi-hit performances, three homers and 11 RBI in nine games while batting .361 (13-for-36), and the surge has pushed his slash line on the season up to .272/.352/.485.
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Bobby Witt SS | KC
Royals' Bobby Witt: Hits 16th homer
Witt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-1 win over the Red Sox.
Witt extended the Royals' lead to 5-1 in the fourth inning, launching a 429-foot homer off Cooper Criswell to lead off the frame. The 24-year-old shortstop has been on a tear of late -- he's hit safely in 10 straight games, going 20-for-40 with four homers and eight extra-base hits in that span. Witt's boosted his batting average to .327 with a .941 OPS, 16 homers, 63 RBI, 75 runs scored and 22 stolen bases through 95 games this season.
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Bo Bichette SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Sitting again Friday
Bichette (calf) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the Diamondbacks.
Bichette will sit for a second straight game after sustaining a fascia strain in his right calf Wednesday against the Giants. Leo Jimenez will start at shortstop Friday and bat ninth against Diamondbacks right-hander Ryne Nelson.
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Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE
Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Taking seat Friday
Rocchio is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays.
Rocchio will give way to the lefty-hitting Daniel Schneemann at shortstop with righty Taj Bradley on the mound for Tampa Bay. Rocchio went hitless in nine at-bats during the Guardians' four-game series against Detroit that finished Thursday.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Three hits, three RBI in win
Crawford went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's win over the Angels.
Crawford hit a ground rule double in his first at-bat to lead off the contest before coming around to score Seattle's first run on a Josh Rojas single. The shortstop then went on to drive in runs in two of his next three trips to the plate, starting with a two-run shot in the fourth as the Mariners shot out to an 11-0 lead. It was Crawford's eighth long ball of the season and his first since June 18 against Cleveland. He's still batting just .194 (7-for-36) in July with three extra-base hits, six RBI and five runs scored.
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David Hamilton SS | BOS
Red Sox's David Hamilton: Two hits, run scored in win
Hamilton went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a caught stealing in Thursday's 7-0 win over Oakland.
Hamilton doubled and scored in the first inning then singled and was caught stealing an inning later. It was the second time this season Hamilton has been thrown out on a steal attempt, but he's been successful 23 times. The infielder, whose hot bat from late May and early June had cooled recently, has multiple hits in two of the last three games.
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Bo Bichette SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Dealing with calf strain
Bichette, who is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants, was diagnosed with a fascia strain in his right calf, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
The 26-year-old suffered the injury during Wednesday's contest and is currently considered day-to-day. Bichette dealt with a strain in the same calf last month that resulted in a short stay on the injured list, though it's unclear if an IL move will be necessary this time around. The Blue Jays could add a player to the taxi squad in order to provide some potential depth at shortstop for the immediate future.