MLB Player News
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Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA
Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Sits out Saturday
Adrianza is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Adrianza heads to the bench after starting the last two games and going 0-for-7 with a walk and a stolen base. Willians Astudillo will start at third base as Chris Gimenez takes over behind the plate for the Twins.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Heads to bench Saturday
Wendle is on the bench for Saturday's game against Toronto.
Wendle sits after making 12 straight starts. He grabbed a hit in 11 of those contests, hitting .378 with a 1.049 OPS overall. Brandon Lowe will start at second base in his absence, with Andrew Velasquez at third.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Sits for second game Saturday
Correa will be on the bench for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.
The Astros will use a total of 16 different players to start either or both games Saturday, with most players resting for at least one of the two matchups. Correa's rest will come in the nightcap after batting second and playing shortstop in the first contest. Alex Bregman will take over at shortstop for the second game.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: On base thrice in loss
Adames went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday. He's 4-for-14 with three RBI and two runs in the four games since returning from an illness.
The rookie is closing out the season on a high note, as Friday's production pushed his September average to .325. He's now contributed three two-hit efforts in his last six contests, and his 25 hits and 13 walks have led to a .422 on-base percentage in September.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Absent from Saturday's lineup
Bogaerts is out of the lineup versus the Yankees on Saturday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Manager Alex Cora decided to give Bogaerts another breather as the club looks ahead toward the postseason. Brock Holt will draw the start at shortstop for Saturday's matinee.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Gets breather for Game 2
Anderson is out of the lineup for the second game of Friday's twin bill against the Twins, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Anderson will get rest of the day off after starting at shortstop and batting eighth in Game 1 of the doubleheader. Jose Rondon draws the start with Anderson on the bench.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Out again Friday
Gordon remains on the bench Friday against Texas, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
Gordon will sit for his third straight game. It's possible the second baseman is injured, though there have been no reports suggesting that's the case. Robinson Cano will remain the starter at second base.
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Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU
Blue Jays' Aledmys Diaz: On bench Friday
Diaz is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
Diaz sits for the first time in a week after his 0-for-3 showing Wednesday ended a five-game hitting streak. Richard Urena will start at shortstop.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Homers, swipes two bags
Mondesi went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs scored and two stolen bases Thursday against the Indians.
Mondesi illustrated his ability to both steal bases and hit for power Thursday night, smacking his 13th home run of the season in the third inning against Josh Tomlin. He also stole both of his bases in the 10th inning, bringing his season total to 30. The 23-year-old has excelled with regular playing time, hitting .284/.309/.504 across 273 plate appearances.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Sits again Thursday
Gordon is not in the lineup Thursday against the Rangers, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
Gordon will stick on the bench for a second straight game as Robinson Cano picks up another start at the keystone in his stead. No injury has been reported at this point, so it looks like manager Scott Servais is simply giving the speedster some time off to clear his head in the midst of a tough September (.206/.215/.381 with two homers through 19 games).