MLB Player News
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Plays five innings on rehab
Correa (ribs) went 0-for-3 while playing five innings at shortstop for Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.
Correa kicked off his rehab assignment with the Express on Monday. The plan calls for him to be activated July 26, the first day he's eligible to come off the 60-day injured list. In the meantime, Alex Bregman and Myles Straw will handle shortstop for the Astros.
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Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU
Astros' Aledmys Diaz: To require 4-to-7 MiLB games
Diaz (hamstring) is expected to need between 4-to-7 games during his rehab assignment before being activated from the 10-day injured list, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Diaz started a rehab stint with Triple-A Round Rock on Monday, though he wasn't expected to play more than six innings. "With Diaz, we'll have to evaluate as the games compile," stated manager AJ Hinch. Hinch also mentioned that the length of Diaz's rehab assignment will likely depend on how often he's able to test his previously injured hamstring during games, per Jake Kaplan of The Athletic.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Homers in third straight game
Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.
Bogaerts extended his recent power surge with a 352-foot shot to left field in the eighth inning to bring Boston to within a run. The All-Star shortstop has now homered in his first three games following the break, knocking in six runs over that stretch. Overall, he is slashing .301/.389/.559 with 20 home runs and 71 RBI in 345 at-bats this season.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Fields grounders Sunday
Anderson (ankle) was spotted fielding ground balls Sunday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. "[Anderson's] still not pushing off [the right] leg as well as we'd like but he's healing," manager Rick Renteria said after the shortstop's workout.
Sidelined since June 26 with the high right-ankle sprain, Anderson took some meaningful steps forward this weekend by resuming baseball activities. Along with taking part in fielding drills, Anderson also went through batting practice Saturday in addition to some light mobility drills. Anderson's ability to comfortably cut in the field and run the bases will likely be the final test he'll need to pass before the White Sox send him out on a minor-league rehab assignment.
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David Fletcher 2B | ATL
Angels' David Fletcher: Eyes fifth straight multi-hit game
Fletcher will start at shortstop and bat leadoff Sunday against the Mariners, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Fletcher will draw his 15th start of the season at shortstop while the Angels' normal option at the position, Andrelton Simmons, receives the day off. Whether he's been deployed in left field, shortstop, second base or third base this season, Fletcher has displayed an elite hit tool, batting .302 while striking out in only 27 of his 340 plate appearances (7.9 percent). Fletcher has been especially dialed in lately, riding a four-game multi-hit streak into the series finale.
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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.