MLB Player News
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Pablo Reyes RF | SD
Red Sox's Pablo Reyes: Slated to return for second game
Reyes (elbow) is expected to be activated from the injured list prior to the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Reyes had been slated to return Monday before that game got rained out. He will not be activated for the makeup game Tuesday afternoon, but it appears he'll be added prior to the nightcap. Reyes has been out since late August with left elbow inflammation and could see some starts at second base down the stretch.
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Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA
Braves' Ehire Adrianza: Moves rehab to Triple-A
Adrianza (elbow/shoulder) shifted his rehab assignment Tuesday from High-A Rome to Triple-A Gwinnett.
Adrianza went 1-for-5 with a double and two walks during his three-game stay in the South Atlantic League and is now just one step away from returning to Atlanta's active major-league roster. The veteran utility infielder has been out since early May due to elbow and shoulder injuries.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: Sitting out first game
Story is not in the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Ceddanne Rafaela is at shortstop for the Red Sox in the afternoon tilt. Story -- who has just a .509 OPS in his first 27 games this season -- will likely be back in the lineup for the nightcap.
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Jordan Lawlar SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Jordan Lawlar: Removed for pinch hitter
Lawlar started at shortstop and went 0-for-2 with a strikeout before he was removed for a pinch hitter in Monday's 4-3 win over the Mets.
Lawlar returned to the lineup after a one-day break due to a minor hand injury. The right-handed hitter was pinch hit for in the sixth inning against righty reliever Sean Reid-Foley, the first time manager Torey Lovullo has removed the young shortstop from a game. Lawlar is hitless over the last 11 at-bats with seven strikeouts.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Pads lead with homer
Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Monday's 11-8 win over the Dodgers.
Bogaerts saw an eight-game hitting streak snapped Sunday, but he was right back at it Monday. His biggest knock was a ninth-inning homer to pad the Padres' lead to 11-7. The shortstop has gone deep three times this month and now has 18 long balls on the year. He's added a .273/.341/.425 slash line with 50 RBI, 70 runs scored, 15 stolen bases and 27 doubles over 139 contests.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: First career two-homer game
Abrams went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 6-2 victory over the Pirates.
Abrams plated two with a no-doubter in the third, then hit a solo shot in the seventh to close out the scoring for the Nationals. He now has three consecutive multi-hit games with three home runs, five RBI, six runs scored and a steal during that stretch. The 22-year-old shortstop is hitting .252 with 18 home runs, 57 RBI, 74 runs and 41 steals in what has been a breakout campaign for the second-year shortstop.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Brewers' Willy Adames: Drives in four runs
Adames went 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles, four RBI and three runs scored in Monday's 12-0 win over the Marlins.
Adames knocked an RBI double in the third inning and then cleared the bases with a triple in the sixth. In what's mostly been a down year for him, the 28-year-old shortstop has rebounded a bit over the last few weeks. In his last 21 games, Adames has gone 23-for-81 (.284) with 12 extra-base hits and 25 RBI. His season slash line now sits at .215/.299/.413 with 48 extra-base hits through 561 plate appearances.
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Felnin Celesten SS | SEA
Mariners' Felnin Celesten: Close to game action
Celesten (hamstring) is nearing a return to game action in a "bridge league" between the Arizona Complex League and instructional league, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Celesten has been sidelined since June due to a Grade 2 hamstring strain. Any at-bats the young shortstop can fit in before the end of the year would certainly be an added bonus, although the stats in the bridge league won't be officially tracked.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Heads to bench Monday
Perdomo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
Even though the Diamondbacks recently released short-side platoon mate Nick Ahmed, Perdomo still looks as though he'll frequently hit the bench when Arizona faces southpaws. With lefty Jose Quintana on the hill for the Mets, the switch-hitting Perdomo will give way to the righty-hitting Emmanuel Rivera at third base.
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Jordan Lawlar SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Jordan Lawlar: Checks back into lineup
Lawlar (hand) will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Mets.
Arizona will get both of its starting middle infielders back for the series opener at Citi Field after both Lawlar and second baseman Ketel Marte (knee) exited the lineup for Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Cubs. Lawlae, the Diamondbacks' top prospect, has gotten off to a slow start since being called up from Triple-A Reno last week, going 1-for-11 with no walks and six strikeouts.