MLB Player News
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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Leaves Tuesday's game
Camargo exited Tuesday's game at San Francisco with an apparent groin injury, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Camargo pulled up during the third inning after he reached on an error and subsequently left the game. Charlie Culberson ran for Camargo and stayed in the game at third base for the Braves.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Rockies' Trevor Story: Smashes homer in win
Story went 1-for-4 with a three-run shot in Monday's win over the Diamondbacks.
Story had been 1-for-12 since his three-homer game, so it was good to see him break out of the mini-slump. Story now has 32 home runs on the season and is just one RBI away from the century mark. He's produced across the board with a .293 average, 78 runs and 25 steals.
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Paul DeJong SS | DET
Cardinals' Paul DeJong: Multi-hit effort in win
DeJong went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over the Tigers on Sunday.
The multi-hit effort came on the heels of a Saturday night solo home run for the shortstop, who's now gone deep on three occasions over his last nine games. DeJong has seen his average (.231) take a precipitous drop from the .285 figure he mustered in his rookie 2017 campaign, but a thumb injury earlier this season that cost him nearly two months could certainly have been a drag on his overall development as a young hitter. The 24-year-old is encouragingly putting good wood on the ball since the All-Star break, however, smacking a total of 19 extra-base hits (nine doubles, one triple, nine homers) over 203 second-half plate appearances.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Reaches base five times
Bogaerts went 4-for-4 with a walk and an RBI on Sunday against the Astros.
Bogaerts reached base each time he came to the plate, continuing an exceptionally productive stretch at the plate. He had homered in consecutive games prior to Sunday and recorded eight hits across 12 at-bats in the Red Sox weekend series against the Astros. He's already set career best marks in home runs and RBI, but the 25-year-old is also on track to post the best on-base percentage and slugging percentage of his career.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Drives in two
Ahmed went 1-for-2 with two walks and two RBI on Sunday against the Braves.
Ahmed came through with a timely single in the sixth inning to drive in both baserunners. He now has 65 RBI on the season, nearly double his previous career best. Despite hitting only .248 for the season, Ahmed has managed to hit .283/.327/.455 since the All-Star break.
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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Keeps swinging hot bat
Camargo went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Diamondbacks.
Camargo took Yoan Lopez deep in the ninth inning to record his 18th home run of the season. He's swung a hot bat of late, clubbing four home runs in his past 10 games to go along with seven RBI and eight runs scored. He's been moved back into the second spot in the order as a result -- he's hit there the last three games -- a promising development for him to continue his counting stat production to close the season.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Dodgers' Corey Seager: No longer using crutches
Seager (elbow/hip) resumed walking without the assistance of crutches earlier this month, Ken Gurnick of ESPN.com reports.
While on the mend from the Tommy John surgery he required in early May, Seager elected to undergo another procedure in August to repair a torn left hip labrum and shave a misshaped bone. The elbow operation carries the longer recovery timetable of the two, but the shortstop is optimistic that he'll be fully recovered from both surgeries before spring training commences. He's on track to begin a throwing program at some point in early October, which will provide the first real test for the health of his right elbow.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Another multi-hit game
Adames went 2-for-4 while scoring once and driving in a run in Sunday's win over the Orioles.
Adames has a multi-hit game in four of his past six contests and has raised his batting average from .241 to .266 since Aug. 20.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Indians' Francisco Lindor: Goes deep Sunday
Lindor went 2-for-5 with his 34th home run of the season in a loss to Toronto on Sunday.
The homer was Lindor's fourth over his last seven games after going homerless over his previous 22 contests. He has just seven extra-base hits over his last 29 contests, most of which have come over this past week against Kansas City and Toronto pitching.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Sits versus lefty Sunday
Gordon is not in the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
Gordon will retreat to the bench to avoid a lefty-on-lefty matchup with New York starter CC Sabathia. Robinson Cano will slide over to second base to replace him, allowing Ryon Healy to make a start at first base.