MLB Player News
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Suffers bruised elbow
Volpe was removed from Friday's game against the Red Sox with a left elbow contusion.
Volpe took an 89-mph changeup off his elbow in the second inning of Friday's contest. He remained in the game initially but was eventually replaced in the fourth. The Yankees are still awaiting the results of imaging on Volpe's elbow.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Getting Friday off
Henderson isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Henderson will get a breather during Friday's series opener after going 3-for-13 with a homer and five strikeouts during Baltimore's last series against the Mariners. Jorge Mateo will fill the vacancy at shortstop and bat ninth.
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Bryce Rainer SS | DET
Tigers' Bryce Rainer: Done for 2025
Rainer will undergo season-ending surgery after dislocating his right shoulder during Single-A Lakehead's win over Daytona on Tuesday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
The 19-year-old shortstop suffered the injury while diving back to first base on a pick-off attempt. After receiving multiple opinions, the injury was determined to be severe enough to necessitate surgery, but Rainer is expected to be fully healthy for the start of spring training. He'll end the season with a .294/.383/.452 slash line with nine steals, five home runs and 22 RBI across 149 plate appearances in Single-A.
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Trey Sweeney SS | DET
Tigers' Trey Sweeney: On bench again Friday
Sweeney is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.
It's the fourth absence in Detroit's past six games for Sweeney, who appears to have fallen out of a regular role with the Tigers getting the likes of Parker Meadows and Wenceel Perez back from the injured list over the past couple weeks. Zach McKinstry and Javier Baez have both received starts at shortstop over the last week, with Baez getting the nod Friday while McKinstry mans third base. Sweeney has been unable to get on track offensively this season with a .222/.279/.312 slash line through 60 games.
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Angel Genao SS | CLE
Guardians' Angel Genao: Activated Friday
Genao (shoulder) was activated from the 7-day injured list at Double-A Akron on Friday.
Genao, who turned 21 in May, generated buzz in the spring by growing an inch over the offseason and showing up to spring training much stronger, but a sprained right shoulder sidelined him for the first two months of the campaign. He slashed .308/.438/.654 with three home runs over eight rehab games in the Arizona Complex League.
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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Three-hit day in win
Pena went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base during Thursday's 8-2 win over the Pirates.
Pena turned in his first performance of the season with multiple two-baggers and showed off his speed in a different way by swiping his 11th base of the year. The 27-year-old shortstop has been a tough out lately, batting .432 (19-for-44) with four doubles, three home runs and six RBI over a 12-game hit streak.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Logs steal in loss
Smith went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Rays.
Smith was caught stealing on his first attempt of the game, but he found success on his second try. The utility player has upped his speed productivity lately, swiping three bags while going 8-for-28 (.286) over his last seven games. He's at a .266/.333/.397 slash line with five home runs, 16 RBI, 22 runs scored and eight steals on 11 attempts through 54 contests this season. Smith continues to find a place in the lineup without having a set position -- he's seen time at first base, third base, shortstop and designated hitter in the last week alone.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Smacks eighth homer in win
Henderson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Mariners.
Henderson smacked his eighth homer of the season, and he's really begun to settle in following a delayed start to the year due to an intercostal strain. Over his last 30 games, the star shortstop is batting a .279 (34-for-122) with five long balls, five doubles, 11 RBI, and 18 runs scored. Henderson entered Thursday with a top-notch 55.3 percent hard-hit rate, so perhaps he even has some room for improvement in the power department.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Keeps raking
Wilson went 3-for-5 with a home run and three total runs scored in Thursday's 14-3 rout over Minnesota.
Wilson has been one of the best hitters in baseball since mid-May -- the rookie shortstop has gone 28-for-63 (.445) with three homers in his last 16 games. The 23-year-old Wilson is batting .363, tied with Freddie Freeman for the second-best mark in the majors, with a .925 OPS, eight homers, 34 RBI and 34 runs scored through 255 plate appearances this season.