MLB Player News
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Mikey Romero SS | BOS
Red Sox's Mikey Romero: Returns from IL
Romero (undisclosed) went 4-for-8 with two home runs, a double and eight RBI in two games for Double-A Portland since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list Friday.
The nature of Romero's injury remains a mystery, but he was cleared to return to action for Portland after a three-week hiatus. The 21-year-old infielder owns a .260/.341/.507 slash line with seven home runs and three stolen bases over 168 plate appearances at Portland this season.
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Vinny Capra 3B | BOS
White Sox's Vinny Capra: Seeing limited playing time
Capra will start at third base and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Capra has been with the White Sox since he was claimed off waivers from the Brewers on May 15, but he'll be picking up just his 10th start Monday. With southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez on the hill for Arizona, the right-handed-hitting Capra will be filling in for the left-handed-hitting Josh Rojas in the White Sox infield.
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Michael Arroyo SS | SEA
Mariners' Michael Arroyo: Promoted to Double-A
Arroyo has been promoted from High-A Everett to Double-A Arkansas, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.
Arroyo will be bumped up a level after slashing .269/.422/.512 with 15 home runs and three stolen bases over 65 contests with Everett, which includes a .309/.454/.599batting line since the start of May. He will play the entirety of the 2025 season at just 20 years of age, but Arroyo appears ready to be tested in the Texas League.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Idle for series opener
Smith is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles.
The left-handed-hitting Smith started against Pirates lefty Bailey Falter in Sunday's 8-3 loss, but he'll head to the bench for the series opener in Baltimore while the Orioles send southpaw Trevor Rogers to the bump. Jonah Heim will replace Smith in the lineup at designated hitter.
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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: Homers off bench Sunday
Neto swatted a solo homer as a pinch hitter in Sunday's loss to the Astros.
Neto began the game on the bench, but he entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and went deep to left field to bring the Angels to within a run. The long ball snapped a 17-game homerless stretch for the talented young shortstop. Despite that drought, Neto has had a decent June overall, posting a .272/.322/.432 slash line with two homers, seven RBI, 15 runs and four stolen bases through 20 contests.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: In lineup against lefty
Smith started at designated hitter and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Pirates.
Smith usually takes a seat on the bench when the Rangers face a left-hander, as they did Sunday against Pittsburgh's Bailey Falter. Texas manager Bruce Bochy typically runs with Kyle Higashioka or Ezequiel Duran at DH against lefties. Smith has a .565 OPS against left-handers as opposed to .843 against righties.
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Gabriel Arias SS | CLE
Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Delivers run in win
Arias went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Athletics.
Arias drove in the only run the Guardians would need with a second-inning single and then scored on a Nolan Jones double. Arias' offensive contributions have been few since early May, when he took over at shortstop after Brayan Rocchio was sent down to Triple-A Columbus. Arias sports a .177/.250/.274 line with one home run and 11 RBI over the last 36 games. In the same number of games in the minors, Rocchio has performed adequately for the Clippers, posting an .852 OPS with 17 extra-base hits, 24 RBI and 24 runs. Guardians' shortstops rank last in average (.181), on-base percentage (.249) and slugging (.251).
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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Pair of extra-base hits
Pena went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an RBI double and an additional run scored during Sunday's 8-7 win over the Angels.
Pena tagged Kyle Hendricks for a solo shot in the fifth inning, then plated Luis Guillorme on a double in the sixth. Pena has homered twice in his last three games, and he has 11 long balls on the season. In his last five games, Pena has gone 10-for-23 (.435) with six RBI and four runs.
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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: Getting rare day off
Neto is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
The absence ends a run of 24 straight starts for Neto, who struggled to a .245/.287/.373 slash line with just two homers and four steals during that stretch. Kevin Newman will make his return from a minor ankle injury and start at shortstop in Sunday's series finale.