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  • Anthony Volpe SS | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Not starting Tuesday

    Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on the "Talkin' Yanks" podcast by Jomboy Media that Volpe will not be in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Seattle.

    Oswaldo Cabrera will draw the start at shortstop while Volpe gets a break. Volpe is slashing a woeful .163/.177/.163 with a 17:1 K:BB over 14 contests so far in September.

  • Jacob Wilson SS | OAK

    Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Productive in leadoff role

    Wilson went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk and a run in a loss to the Cubs on Monday.

    Wilson worked out of the leadoff spot for only the second time in his nascent MLB career and made good use of the opportunity. He led the game off with his second career triple, but it was his third-inning walk that led to his run, as Brent Rooker drove the rookie home with his two-run blast. Wilson now has a trio of two-hit efforts in the last nine games, and it remains to be seen if his move up in the order was just an outlier or indicative of where he'll primarily slot in for what remains of the regular season.

  • Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL

    Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Homers in win

    Tovar went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Monday's 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Tovar showed of his power Monday when he took Merrill Kelly deep to the right-center field bullpen. It was Tovar's 24th homer of the season, which ties him with Michael Toglia for the team lead. Tovar entered August slashing .290/.314/.491 but has struggled mightily since to the tune of .194/.229/.388 with six homers and 16 RBI over his last 40 games.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Grand in loss

    Witt went 2-for-5 with a grand slam, an additional RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Tigers.

    Witt opened the scoring with a grand slam in the third inning and then recorded his 200th hit of the season on an RBI single in the fifth. According to MLB.com, the shortstop is the third player in Royals' history to reach that milestone in his age-24 season or younger. On the year, he is hitting .332 with 32 homers, 108 RBI, 122 runs scored and 29 steals across 666 plate appearances.

  • Miguel Rojas SS | LAD

    Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Scores three times in win

    Rojas went 1-for-1 with two walks, one RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in Monday's 9-0 win over Atlanta.

    Rojas was a thorn in Atlanta's side all night, reaching base and coming around to score in each of his three plate appearances. The shortstop has now hit safely in eight straight contests with a homer and a steal. On the season, he is hitting .297 with five home runs, 35 RBI, 39 runs scored and eight steals across 315 plate appearances.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Hits key home run Monday

    Swanson went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional RBI in Monday's 9-2 win over the Athletics.

    While Swanson has had a disappointing season overall by his standards, he's at least trying to finish it on a high note. The shortstop is batting .305 in September with three home runs, nine RBI and 15 runs scored in 14 games. The surge has pushed Swanson's season average up to .237, and he now has 15 total long balls through 139 games.

  • C.J. Abrams SS | WAS

    Nationals' CJ Abrams: Available off bench Monday

    Abrams (shoulder) is available off the bench for Monday's game against the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    Abrams is missing a fourth straight start due to left shoulder discomfort, but it sounds like his return to the lineup could happen any day now. Nasim Nunez is picking up another start at shortstop in Monday's series opener.

  • Oneil Cruz SS | PIT

    Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Sitting out with ankle injury

    Cruz (ankle) is not in the lineup for Monday's contest in St. Louis, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

    Cruz exited Sunday's game against the Royals due to left ankle discomfort. The ankle is the same one he fractured in April 2023, and he also missed a handful of games this season due to soreness in the ankle. The Pirates are viewing Cruz as day-to-day. Billy Cook will pick up the start in center field and will bat ninth in Monday's series opener.

  • Thomas Saggese SS | STL

    Cardinals' Thomas Saggese: Absent from St. Louis lineup

    Saggese is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

    Saggese had started each of the first six games for the Cardinals upon his promotion, but he'll grab a seat Monday as the Pirates send Paul Skenes to the mound. Masyn Winn and Brendan Donovan will form the St. Louis middle infield in the series opener.

  • C.J. Abrams SS | WAS

    Nationals' CJ Abrams: Remains on bench Monday

    Abrams (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    He'll miss out on a fourth consecutive start while he continues to contend with a sore left shoulder. Nasim Nunez will once again fill in at shortstop in place of Abrams, who is considered day-to-day and may be available off the bench Monday.

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