MLB Player News
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Swipes bag in win
Lindor went 2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, one run scored and one steal in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers.
Lindor tallied an RBI double to tie the game in the sixth and followed that by stealing third and scoring on a sacrifice fly. The shortstop has been struggling during his last eight games with a .185 average and .222 slugging percentage in 27 at-bats. Furthermore, the 28-year-old is without a home run in his last 14 games.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Bumped to Triple-A
Volpe was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Oswald Peraza got the call to the majors Thursday, leaving shortstop vacant at the highest level of the Yankees' farm system. Volpe deserved the promotion, as he's maintained a 122 wRC+ with 18 homers and 44 steals across 492 plate appearances with Double-A Somerset for the season.
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Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX
Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Not in Thursday's lineup
Duran is out of the lineup for Thursday's game at Boston.
Duran started the past 10 games and will receive a day off after he posted a .696 OPS during that span. Charlie Culberson will take over at the hot corner and bat eighth Thursday.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: Retreats to bench
Story isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Rangers, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.
Story has been productive at the plate since returning from the injured list last weekend, having gone 7-for-15 with a double, two runs, two stolen bases, a walk and four strikeouts over four games. However, he'll get a day off Thursday while Christian Arroyo starts at the keystone and bats sixth.
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Jorge Mateo SS | ATL
Orioles' Jorge Mateo: On bench Thursday
Mateo isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Guardians, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
Mateo is getting a breather after he hit just .087 with a double, a walk and eight strikeouts over the last eight games. Gunnar Henderson is taking over at shortstop and batting fifth.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Braves' Orlando Arcia: Back from injured list
Arcia (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list Thursday.
The 28-year-old has been sidelined by the hamstring strain since Aug. 9 but has been cleared to rejoin Atlanta after a four-game rehab assignment. Arcia should fill a utility role with Vaughn Grissom now operating as the primary second baseman.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Steps out of lineup
Abrams is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the A's.
Abrams has started all 14 games since being called up by Washington on Aug. 15, but he'll take a seat Thursday after posting a .160/.208/.180 slash line in 50 at-bats. Ildemaro Vargas will shift to shortstop while Cesar Hernandez starts at the hot corner.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Draws back into starting nine
Crawford (pectoral) will start at shortstop and bat sixth in Thursday's game against the Tigers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
After three straight absences from the lineup due to a pectoral injury, Crawford showed enough progress to gain clearance to play in the series finale in Detroit. Due to Crawford's injury, in addition to Dylan Moore landing on the injured list with an oblique strain, Adam Frazier had to cover shortstop the past two days, but he should return to his more natural spot at second base now that Crawford is ready to go.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: Collects three hits, swipes bag
Story went 3-for-5 with a double and a stolen base in a 6-5 win over the Twins on Wednesday.
Story was one of four Boston hitters with multiple hits in the contest, though none of his knocks resulted in a score. The infielder also boosted his fantasy line with a stolen base in the seventh inning. Since returning from a lengthy stay on the injured list Aug. 27, Story has gone 7-for-15 with two runs and two thefts.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Belts grand slam in win
Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, a stolen base and five RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 win over Minnesota.
Bogaerts knocked in five of Boston's six runs in the contest, with four of those RBI coming on his third-inning grand slam. He added a run-scoring double in the sixth and notched a stolen base to boot. Bogaerts has collected multiple hits in six of his past seven games and is slashing .464/.484/.786 with two homers and 10 RBI over that span.