MLB Player News
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Jose Caballero SS | TB
Rays' Jose Caballero: Getting Saturday off
Caballero isn't in the Rays' lineup Saturday against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Caballero will get a breather Saturday after going 3-for-15 with an RBI and two runs scored through his first five games of September. His absence will allow Taylor Walls to draw a start at shortstop while batting eighth.
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Trey Sweeney SS | DET
Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Idle versus southpaw
Sweeney isn't in Detroit's lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
With southpaw Brady Basso set to take the mound for the A's, the lefty-hitting Sweeney will step out of the starting nine Saturday. In his place, Zach McKinstry will pick up a start at shortstop and bat seventh.
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Max Schuemann SS | OAK
Athletics' Max Schuemann: Not starting Saturday
Schuemann isn't in Oakland's lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.
Schuemann will take a seat Saturday after going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in Friday's series opener. His absence will move Tristan Gray to third base while Seth Brown covers first, allowing Daz Cameron to pick up a start in left field.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: On base four times Friday
Crawford went 1-for-2 with two walks, a hit-by-pitch and a run in a win over the Cardinals on Friday.
The busy game on the basepaths was a badly needed one for the struggling Crawford, who'd recently been bumped from the top of the order and had come into the night slashing .083/.290/.083 over the 31 plate appearances covering his first seven games back from the injured list. Crawford had run into some tough luck during that stretch, so it's conceivable Friday's performance is the start of a turnaround to some degree.
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Dylan Moore SS | SEA
Mariners' Dylan Moore: Lifts 10th homer Friday
Moore went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a win over the Cardinals on Friday.
Moore slugged a two-run shot in the sixth inning to extend the Mariners' lead to 3-0, giving him his second straight two-RBI effort. The round tripper also snapped a 31-game homerless drought for Moore, who'd last left the yard July 26. The veteran sports a .701 OPS for the season despite the drag of a .205 average, as he's knocked 36 of his 69 hits for extra bases and sports an 11.0 percent walk rate.
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Ceddanne Rafaela CF | BOS
Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Will move to second base
Rafaela is expected to move to second base Saturday, when shortstop Trevor Story (shoulder) will be activated off the 60-day injured list, MLB.com reports.
Second base has been a revolving door all season for the Red Sox, whose second basemen have combined for league lows in batting average (.196) and OPS (.535). The position had been designated for Vaughn Grissom, but his injuries, setbacks and performance in the minors prevented that plan from being executed. Rafaela, whose two-run home run was the winning blow Friday, has slumped of late, going 5-for-36 (.139) with 14 strikeouts over the last 11 contests.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Homers in loss
De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-2 extra-inning loss to the Mets.
De La Cruz erased New York's early 2-0 lead with a two-run shot to center field, the shortstop's 23rd home run of the season. The blast halted a stretch of 14 games without a long ball.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Goes deep, drives in three
Turner went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI, three runs scored and a walk in Friday's win over Miami.
Turner was one of four Phillies with three hits in the 16-2 thrashing of the Marlins. He wasted no time making an impact early; Turner singled and scored in the first inning before drilling a two-run shot in the second. He later added an RBI double and another run scored in the fifth. Turner has gone 17-for-54 (.315) over his last 13 games, driving his season slash line up to .300/.347/.467 with 38 extra-base hits and 15 steals through 100 games.
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Gunnar Henderson SS | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Goes yard in win
Henderson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-0 win over the Rays.
Henderson had half of the Orioles' hits in the low-scoring contest. After batting .234 with five homers over 28 games in August, Henderson has made noise with three long balls over the first five games in September. The star shortstop is up to a .282/.368/.543 slash line with 36 homers, 85 RBI, 108 runs scored, 17 stolen bases, 25 doubles and six triples through 140 contests this season.