MLB Player News
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Nationals' Trea Turner: Swipes two bases Tuesday
Turner went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases in Tuesday's win over the Braves.
Turner swiped his 41st and 42nd base of the season Tuesday, breaking Alfonso Soriano's single-season team stolen base record set back in 2006. Following his strong night at the plate, the speedy shortstop is now hitting .262 during the month of September and holds a .281/.334/.443 line with nine homers, 69 runs and 42 RBI on the season.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Marlins' Dee Gordon: Gets breather Tuesday
Gordon is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.
Gordon is hitting a healthy .366/.375/.493 with four extra-base hits and seven stolen bases this month, but he'll get the day off after starting the last 14 games. Derek Dietrich will man the keystone in his stead.
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Richard Urena SS | WAS
Blue Jays' Richard Urena: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Urena is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
Urena hit .316 through his first 10 games with the Blue Jays and started the last 12 games, but he went 0-for-16 over his last four games, so manager John Gibbons decided it was time for a day off. With Urena out, Ryan Goins will slide over to shortstop, and Darwin Barney will get the start at the keystone.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Dodgers' Corey Seager: Still managing elbow pain
Manager Dave Roberts said Seager won't be able to throw at 100 percent for the rest of the season, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Seager is apparently still dealing with some elbow pain when he throws, though the issue isn't expected to force him to miss any time down the stretch. The Dodgers' medical staff deemed the ailment "playable," and Roberts confirmed the star shortstop will start "the rest of the season" following Monday's day off. It has already been speculated that the 23-year-old may need offseason surgery to address his elbow injury. He'll likely have to play through some pain down the stretch; the good news is that Seager is mostly bothered by the issue when he throws, so his hitting may not be affected.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Sitting out Monday
Arcia is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.
Arcia remains the Brewers' regular shortstop, but he's opened a few more games on the bench of late with manager Craig Counsell looking to get Eric Sogard in the lineup more frequently. Monday marks the third time in six games Sogard has gotten the nod over Arcia.
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Miguel Rojas 2B | LAD
Marlins' Miguel Rojas: Out of Monday's lineup
Rojas (shoulder) is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.
Rojas is out indefinitely after suffering a left shoulder strain while diving for a ball during Sunday's game against the Brewers. Mike Aviles will continue to start at shortstop while Rojas remains sidelined.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Dodgers' Corey Seager: Gets breather Monday
Seager is not in the lineup Monday against the Phillies, Eric Stephen of True Blue LA reports.
Seager has started nine straight games since returning from an elbow injury earlier in the month, but he's hit just .216/.286/.351 in 37 at-bats during that span, so he'll get the day off as Enrique Hernandez starts in his place at shortstop.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Athletics' Joey Wendle: Smacks grand slam in win
Wendle went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Phillies.
The 27-year-old's 381-foot shot to right with the bases jammed in the sixth erased a 3-2 deficit and ended up being the difference in the contest. Wendle had only seen five at-bats with the big-league club coming into Sunday's contest, and his timely round tripper was only the second of his brief major-league career. He figures to continue logging occasional starts for the balance of the regular season.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Breaks up no-no
Anderson's ninth-inning double broke up Matthew Boyd's no-hit bid in Sunday's 12-0 loss to the Tigers.
Boyd snapped several hitting streaks by White Sox players, with only Anderson able to extend his to nine games. The 23-year-old shortstop is hitting .465 with five extra-base hits, five RBI and six steals over the course of his streak.
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Allen Cordoba SS | CIN
Padres' Allen Cordoba: Receives rare start Sunday
Cordoba started in right field and went 2-for-4 in Sunday's win over Colorado.
The 21-year-old was a late addition to the lineup after Jabari Blash was scratched for an undisclosed reason. It was Cordoba's first start since Sept. 2 and just his second since July 26, so the Padres are unlikely to use the Rule 5 draft pick in anything more than a reserve utility role.