MLB Player News
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Getting day off
Gordon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
Manager Scott Servais will stash three of the Mariners' lefty-hitting regulars (Gordon, Omar Narvaez and Daniel Vogelbach) on the bench in the series finale with southpaw Jose Suarez taking the hill for the Angels. With Gordon sitting, Dylan Moore will pick up a start at second base.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Takes team lead in HR
Bogaerts went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 11-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Bogaerts' fourth-inning home run was the third in 11 plate appearances and gave him a team-high 19, one more than J.D. Martinez. He's amplified his run production of late with five homers, 19 RBI and 10 runs over the last 11 games.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Begins baseball activities
Anderson (ankle) took batting practice and went through mobility drills Saturday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Anderson sustained a high-ankle sprain June 25 in Boston and was given a 4-to-6-week prognosis. He's looking at a return around the end of the July and will likely require a rehab assignment.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Collects 16th stolen base
Gordon went 0-for-3 with a stolen base in Saturday's 9-2 loss to the Angels.
Gordon reached on a fielder's choice in the seventh inning and promptly stole second base, his 16th stolen base this year. The second baseman is hitting .260/.290/.350 with 25 RBI and 25 runs scored in 70 games this season.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Rehab assignment on tap
Correa (ribs) will begin a rehab assignment Monday with Triple-A Round Rock, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.
Correa was originally expected to start the rehab stint Wednesday or soon after, but he'll instead kick things off a couple days earlier. The 24-year-old isn't eligible to be activated until July 26 due to his recent move to the 60-day injured list, so there will be no rush in getting him back up to speed.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Solid start to second half
Wendle went 2-for-5 with an RBI single, a double, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Orioles on Friday.
The versatile infielder endured a first half to forget, as he spent significant time sidelined by injury and struggled to find his timing at the plate as a result. However, in a testament to talent eventually rising to the forefront, Wendle appears to progressively be clawing himself out of the hole. Factoring in Friday's production, the 29-year-old is hitting .327 with five doubles, five RBI, three walks, four stolen bases and eight runs since June 22, a 13-game span during which he's boosted his season average 124 points to .211.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Finishes off Dodgers
Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Friday's 8-1 win over the Dodgers.
Bogaerts provided the cushion with his seventh-inning homer -- his 18th of the season -- following an extended rain delay. He's closing in on a second consecutive 20-homer/100-RBI season. Over the past 10 games, Bogaerts has four homers and 17 RBI.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Heads to bench for Game 1
Adames is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader versus the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Joey Wendle will receive the start at shortstop for Game 1 of the doubleheader. Adames had a nice return from the All-Star break as he recorded a multi-hit game with a double and an RBI in the Rays' 16-4 thrashing of the Orioles on Friday night. Look for Adames to be back at his normal starting role at short in the second game of the day.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Moves to 60-day IL
Correa (ribs) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Correa has been on the IL with a cracked rib since late May, and he'll now be unable to be activated until July 26. The 24-year-old is expected to begin a rehab assignment within the next week, so if he avoids any setbacks he could seemingly return to the Astros when first eligible.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Rehab starting next week
Correa (ribs) is expected to begin a rehab assignment sometime around next Wednesday, Hunter Atkins of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Correa has been out with a cracked rib since late May. The Astros haven't revealed how long he's expected to remain on a rehab assignment, but it seems likely that he'll be back at some point in late July.