MLB Player News
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Miguel Rojas SS | LAD
Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Resting Wednesday
Rojas isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Wednesday's game versus Milwaukee.
Rojas has tallied a base hit in all five games he's played in since returning from the injured list last week, and he'll now get a breather against right-hander Frankie Montas. Nick Ahmed will get the starting nod at shortstop instead and bat ninth.
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Marco Luciano SS | SF
Giants' Marco Luciano: Dispatched to Sacramento
The Giants optioned Luciano to Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
After coming up from the minors in late July, Luciano went 4-for-21 with nine strikeouts over seven games. He'll now be sent back to Triple-A in order to make room for outfielder Grant McCray, but Luciano remains a top candidate to return to San Francisco should the Giants run into problems with infield depth.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Receiving rare day off
Turner is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Turner went 2-for-16 at the dish over the Phillies' last four games and hadn't had a day off since July 31, so manager Rob Thomson will give the veteran shortstop a chance to regroup before Philadelphia opens a four-game series with Washington on Thursday. Edmundo Sosa will replace Turner at shortstop and bat seventh.
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Oneil Cruz SS | PIT
Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Bowing out of lineup Wednesday
Cruz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
After making a return from an illness, Cruz had started in each of the Pirates' last six games, going 9-for-24 with three extra-base hits and a 3:6 BB:K. Though he looks to be fully healthy again, Cruz will join fellow left-handed hitters Rowdy Tellez and Ji Hwan Bae on the bench as the Padres send southpaw Martin Perez to the hill.
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Blaze Alexander SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Blaze Alexander: Rejoins major-league roster
The Diamondbacks recalled Alexander from Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.
Alexander will provide some infield depth while Ketel Marte (ankle) is banged up. The rookie slashed .297/.374/.446 versus left-handed pitching during his previous stint in the majors this season, so he's likely to see the majority of his playing time against southpaws. Alexander will crack the lineup Wednesday against a right-hander in Rockies rookie Tanner Gordon, filling in for Marte at second base and batting eighth.
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Ha-seong Kim SS | SD
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Day off Wednesday
Kim is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Kim started the first two games of the series, picking up a couple hits and a stolen base, but he'll receive a day of rest in Wednesday's matinee. Tyler Wade is drawing the start at shortstop for the Padres.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Stays hot in Tuesday's loss
Lindor went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-4 loss to the A's.
The shortstop put together another strong performance at the top of the Mets' order. Lindor has collected multiple hits in five of the last six games and has reached base safely in 11 straight contests to begin August, slashing .333/.373/.396 with two steals, four RBI and six runs. While his homerless drought sits at 17 games, Tuesday's double was his 30th of the season -- the sixth time in his career he's reached that mark.
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Tyler Fitzgerald SS | SF
Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Homers in Tuesday's loss
Fitzgerald went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta.
Fitzgerald's only hit of the night was a big one, as he took Charlie Morton deep to left-center field in the third to bring the Giants within a run. It was his fourth home run this month and his 13th of the year, all of which have come since July 9. His .972 OPS leads all rookies with at least 150 plate appearances this season. For the year, Fitzgerald is slashing .305/.363/.609 with 25 RBI, 36 runs, 12 steals and a 13:53 BB:K in 190 plate appearances.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Big night in return to lineup
Abrams went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Orioles.
Abrams looked healthy after missing three games due to back spasms, smacking two hard hits and swiping his 21st bag of the season. He's gone just 8-for-35 in nine August contests but does have four extra-base hits, seven RBI and six runs scored in that span. On the year, the 23-year-old is hitting .254 with 17 homers, 59 RBI and 71 runs scored across 488 plate appearances.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Back in lineup
Abrams (back) is batting second and playing shortstop Tuesday against Baltimore.
Abrams had missed three consecutive games due to back spasms but the issue has subsided, and he's back in the Nationals' lineup. The 23-year-old is slashing .249/.320/.448 with 20 stolen bases across 483 plate appearances.