MLB Player News
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Not in Sunday's lineup
Winn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Winn started the previous seven games and will receive a day off after going 4-for-21 during that span. Tommy Edman will shift to shortstop while Juniel Querecuto starts at the keystone Sunday.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Shines in twin bill
Tovar went 5-for-8 with a double, a triple, three runs, five RBI and a stolen base across both games of Saturday's doubleheader sweep against the Giants.
Tovar plated four runs in the matinee, three of which came on a bases-clearing triple. He added a run-scoring single in the nightcap, giving him more RBI (five) in the doubleheader than he had accumulated (four) over his first 13 games of September combined. Tovar's big day lifted his batting average this month from .220 to .276.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Resting during nightcap
Crawford will be on the bench for the evening portion of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rockies, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Crawford went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks and a run scored in the afternoon game. The 36-year-old won't be asked to start two games in one day, so it will instead be Paul DeJong who handles shortstop in the nightcap.
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Jordan Lawlar SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Jordan Lawlar: Sits for third straight
Lawlar remains on the bench for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
The Diamondbacks gave Lawlar a chance to prove he can help the team down the stretch, calling up the 2021 sixth-overall pick in early September despite the fact that he'd played in just 16 Triple-A games. He's appeared in only six MLB contests thus far but looks overmatched through his first 18 plate appearances, striking out eight times while recording just two hits, both singles. WIth the Diamondbacks in as tight of a playoff race as possible -- they entered play Saturday tied for the third and final NL Wild Card spot -- it's no surprise to see the unproven Lawlar remain on the bench while Geraldo Perdomo continues to start at shortstop.
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Miguel Rojas SS | LAD
Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Hits go-ahead homer
Rojas went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-3 win over the Mariners.
Rojas snapped a 20-game homer drought with his go-ahead blast in the fifth inning. The infielder was at least productive during the power outage, going 19-for-64 (.297) in that span, though he picked up just four RBI. He's seen steady playing time at shortstop this year, posting a .237/.293/.322 slash line with four homers, 29 RBI, 45 runs scored and eight stolen bases through 113 contests.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Records steal in win
Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 8-3 win over the Athletics.
Bogaerts is batting .444 (20-for-45) with three steals over 12 contests in September. He's logged five multi-hit efforts in that span as he seems set to put together a strong finish after a challenging first season with the Padres. The shortstop is up to a career-high 16 steals this year while adding 18 home runs, 50 RBI, 70 runs scored and a .273/.343/.424 slash line through 141 contests.
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Jordan Lawlar SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Jordan Lawlar: Sitting Friday
Lawlar isn't in Arizona's lineup Friday against the Cubs.
Lawlar has gone just 2-for-17 at the plate through the first six games of his MLB career, so the D-backs will sit him against Justin Steele. Geraldo Perdomo will fill in at shortstop while Evan Longoria covers third base Friday.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Gets breather Friday
De La Cruz is out of the lineup Friday against the Mets.
For the second time in as many matchups with a left-handed pitcher (David Peterson), the switch-hitting De La Cruz will take a seat. Noelvi Marte will fill in at shortstop for De La Cruz, who is stuck in a 1-for-20 funk at the plate over his last seven contests.
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Casey Schmitt SS | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Sent back to minors
Schmitt was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Schmitt loses his roster spot with Michael Conforto (hamstring) returning from the injured list. The rookie infielder has not been able to get things going offensively to this point at the big-league level, putting up just a .553 OPS in 88 contests.