MLB Player News
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Max Schuemann 2B | NYY
Athletics' Max Schuemann: On base three times Sunday
Schuemann went 0-for-1 with three walks and a run in a win over the Blue Jays on Sunday.
The rookie displayed impressive plate discipline out of the bottom of the order, pushing his season on-base percentage to .344 with his first multi-walk tally since July 25. Schuemann has now reached safely in six straight starts, a stretch where he boasts a .450 OBP across 20 plate appearances.
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Kevin McGonigle SS | DET
Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Hits IL with hamate fracture
High-A West Michigan placed McGonigle on its injured list Monday with a hamate fracture of his right hand.
McGonigle is a left-handed hitter, but since the injury is to his throwing hand, he may not be cleared to return to game action before West Michigan's season ends Sept. 8. The shortstop has acquitted himself well as a 19-year-old in the Midwest League this season, slashing .214/.368/.357 with a home run and two stolen bases over 57 plate appearances since receiving a promotion from Single-A Lakeland shortly after the All-Star break.
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Bo Bichette 3B | NYM
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Yet to resume baseball activities
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Friday that Bichette (calf) is "progressing well," and the club is hoping he can resume baseball activities within the next week, MLB.com reports.
Bichette is closing in on the one-month mark in his recovery from a moderate right calf strain, and though he seems to be healing as anticipated, he hasn't demonstrated much in the way of tangible progress in the recovery process. The Blue Jays haven't provided a timeline for Bichette's return from the shelf, but since he hasn't resumed baseball activities and will eventually need to complete a minor-league rehab assignment before being activated, he wouldn't seem likely to rejoin the Toronto lineup until at least late August.
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Kevin Newman 3B | LAA
Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman: Three hits Sunday
Newman went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Phillies.
Newman stuffed the stat sheet Sunday with his fifth game this season of at least three hits. He also swiped his second bag in as many days and has four steals in eight starts since July 30. Newman has just four hits so far in August including Sunday's three-hit performance but continues to play a valuable role as a guy who's able to fill in at so many spots around the diamond. The 30-year-old is now slashing .275/.310/.382 with two homers, 23 RBI, 33 runs, seven steals and a 13:37 BB:K in 253 plate appearances.
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Amed Rosario SS | NYY
Dodgers' Amed Rosario: Swipes bag in win
Rosario went 1-for-1 with a walk, a steal and an RBI in Sunday's win over the Pirates.
Rosario did his damage early with an RBI-single and a stolen base in the opening frame. He's now reached double-digit steals in every year of his career besides the shortened pandemic season and when he was a rookie. Sunday was just the fifth game Rosario has appeared in since being traded back to the Dodgers, as he's settled into a short-side platoon role and was eventually replaced in the game by Gavin Lux. For the year, Rosario is slashing .305/.331/.415 with two homers, 28 RBI, 23 runs, 10 steals and an 8:50 BB:K in 287 plate appearances.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Swipes bag in loss
Turner went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Turner singled his first time up, stole second and eventually scored on a double from Alec Bohm. Turner was held in check for the remainder of the game and is now up to 14 steals for the year. It's been a rough stretch lately for Turner, who's still hitting .301 for the season but is slashing just .172/.209/.230 with a homer, five RBI, eight runs and a 4:17 BB:K over his last 20 games. He's driven in only two runs so far this month and has just two extra-base hits. For the year, the 31-year-old is slashing .301/.347/.468 with 13 homers, 39 RBI, 59 runs and an 18:66 BB:K in 352 plate appearances.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Three more hits in Sunday's loss
Henderson went 3-for-4 with a double in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Rays.
Henderson has logged three hits in four of his last eight games, though he unfortunately went hitless in the other four contests in that span. The shortstop has struggled on the power front lately, contributing five doubles, one triple and one home run over 22 contests since the All-Star break. Still, he's hitting consistently and has a .290/.376/.553 slash line, 29 homers, 69 RBI, 94 runs scored, 23 doubles and 14 stolen bases through 117 contests. Henderson should continue to get decent chances for RBI while hitting third in Baltimore's order.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Braves' Orlando Arcia: Racks up four hits Sunday
Arcia went 4-for-4 in Sunday's 9-8 loss to Colorado.
All four hits were singles. Arcia earned his third multi-hit effort in his last five games, but he doesn't have an extra-base hits or RBI since Aug. 2. The shortstop is at a .234/.278/.366 slash line with 11 home runs, 33 RBI, 32 runs scored, 19 doubles and no stolen bases over 112 contests this season.
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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Fills stat sheet in win
Pena went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Red Sox.
Pena was a thorn in the side of the Red Sox on Sunday, matching his 2023 season totals in homers (10) and steals (13). He's been a bit volatile in August, logging four multi-hit efforts while going hitless in his other five games. On the season, the shortstop is hitting .273 with 54 RBI and 59 runs scored across 480 plate appearances in what has been a solid bounceback campaign.
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Ryan Bliss SS | SEA
Mariners' Ryan Bliss: Returns to Triple-A
The Mariners optioned Bliss to Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.
The 24-year-old was called up by Seattle on Wednesday but will return to the minors due to Julio Rodriguez (ankle) being activated from the injured list. Bliss has played in 33 big-league games this season and has a .687 OPS and 31 percent strikeout rate in 71 plate appearances.