MLB Player News
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Bo Bichette 3B | NYM
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Another multi-hit day
Bichette went 2-for-4 with one run scored and one steal in Thursday's win over the Yankees.
For the fifth time in his last nine games, Bichette corralled multiple hits, while he also swiped his fifth bag of the campaign Thursday. Over that nine-game stretch, Bichette is 12-for-39 (.308) with two homers, two stolen bases and eight runs scored.
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Miguel Rojas SS | LAD
Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: On bench Thursday
Rojas is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Rockies.
Chris Taylor will play shortstop and bat sixth in the Dodgers' series finale at Coors Field. Rojas went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-2 victory over Colorado, but he carries a rough .238/.289/.324 season slash line in 420 total plate appearances.
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Liover Peguero SS | PIT
Pirates' Liover Peguero: Sitting amid struggles
Peguero is not in the lineup Thursday against the Phillies.
Nick Gonzales will start at shortstop and bat eighth versus the Phillies and right-hander Zack Wheeler. Peguero, 22, is slashing just .157/.181/.200 with two walks and 26 strikeouts over his last 72 plate appearances.
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Nick Allen SS | HOU
Athletics' Nick Allen: Hits second career triple Wednesday
Allen went 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk in a loss to the Twins on Wednesday.
Allen's three-bagger was the second of the season and his career, and it extended a brief but encouraging stretch of the plate for the young shortstop. The 24-year-old has hit safely in four consecutive starts, going 5-for-13 with a pair of walks and two runs in addition to Wednesday's three-bagger across 15 plate appearances in that span.
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Jorge Mateo SS | ATL
Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Records 30th steal
Mateo went 1-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Nationals.
Mateo reached the 30-steal mark for the second year in a row, and he did it with four thefts over his last 10 contests. The shortstop has regularly been in the lineup versus southpaws lately, but he's seen minimal playing time versus righties. For the season, Mateo has a .219/.270/.344 slash line with seven home runs, 33 RBI and 56 runs scored over 112 contests, but he's hit just .180 with one homer since the start of May.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Twins' Carlos Correa: Won't return this weekend
Correa (foot) will not rejoin the Twins before the end of the regular season, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
The original plan had been for Correa to travel with the Twins to Colorado for their final series of the regular season. However, the decision has been made for him to stay back and participate in simulated games instead. It is not being viewed as a setback, as Correa still appears in line to play in Game 1 of the Wild Card round next week. The veteran shortstop has been plagued by plantar fasciitis and will finish the 2023 season having slashed a disappointing .230/.312/.399 with 18 home runs over 135 games.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Huge day in twin bill
Lindor went 4-for-7 with two walks, three home runs and six RBI across both games of Wednesday's doubleheader split with the Marlins.
The shortstop took Braxton Garrett deep for a two-run shot in the matinee as the Mets romped to an 11-2 victory before accounting for his team's only offense in the nightcap with solo shots off Johnny Cueto in the second and fourth innings. The power display has given Lindor his first 30-homer season since 2019 as well as his first career 30-30 campaign, and he needs just four more RBI over New York's final four games to add his second straight 100-RBI season to his ledger as well.
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Marlins' Jon Berti: Hits for cycle across twin bill
Berti went 5-for-7 with two walks, a double, a triple, a solo home run, a second run scored and a stolen base across both games of Wednesday's doubleheader split with the Mets.
After getting the start at second base in the matinee and going 3-for-4 with his double and triple, Berti moved over the third base in the nightcap and completed his pseudo-cycle by leading off the game with his seventh homer of the year against Kodai Senga. Berti has reeled off five multi-hit performances in his last six starts as part of an eight-game hitting streak, and the veteran utility player is batting .583 (14-for-24) over that blistering stretch with seven extra-base hits (two doubles, a triple and four home runs), two steals, six runs and six RBI. The Marlins are currently tied for the final wild-card spot in the NL, and should they make the postseason, Berti's September could become the stuff of legend in Miami.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Collects two hits after HBP
Seager went 2-for-5 in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Angels.
Seager, who was removed from Tuesday's game after getting hit by a pitch on the forearm, didn't miss much time. He was back in the starting lineup Wednesday and delivered a couple of singles. The shortstop extended his hitting streak to eight games, during which he's 10-for-32 (.313).