MLB Player News
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Batting leadoff Tuesday
Perdomo is batting leadoff and starting at shortstop for Tuesday's game versus Texas.
Manager Torey Lovullo has opted to flip-flop Perdomo and Corbin Carroll in the order, moving Perdomo up from third to leadoff. Both players have been on a tear of late, but Carroll has particularly shown more power, with four home runs over his last five games. Perdomo is slashing .435/.536/.652 with one home run, three RBI, eight runs scored and a 5:3 BB:K over the last seven days. Perdomo's strong on-base skills make him an ideal candidate for the leadoff spot.
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Ethan Holliday SS | COL
Rockies' Ethan Holliday: Making Single-A debut Tuesday
Holliday will make his Rockies organizational debut with Single-A Fresno on Tuesday, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.
The Rockies used the fourth overall pick on Holliday in last month's First-Year Player Draft, and he's set to make his organizational debut with the team Tuesday. The Grizzlies have 21 games left in their season, and the 18-year-old Holliday will get a taste of professional ball before the conclusion of the 2025 season.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Logs two hits in win
Smith started in left field and went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Diamondbacks.
Smith doubled to kick off a four-run sixth-inning that brought the Rangers back into the contest. The double was his 20th and the run scored his team-leading 58th through 107 games. Smith has been seeing time in left field with Evan Carter (back) on the IL, but Carter is set to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday and could rejoin the club for a road trip in Toronto beginning Friday. That would put Smith back into a useful super-utility role, filling in wherever needed.
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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: Belts two long balls in victory
Neto went 3-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs, an additional run scored and two walks in a 7-4 win against the Dodgers on Monday.
Neto began the Angels' half of the first inning with a bang, tagging All-Star hurler Yoshinobu Yamamato for a leadoff homer. He added a second solo shot in the sixth inning, giving the young shortstop his first multi-homer game of the campaign. Neto reached five times overall, with his final trip to first base coming on an intentional walk. The 24-year-old seems to be getting his power stroke back; after going 17 games without a home run from mid-July to early August, he's now gone deep four times across his past eight contests. Overall, Neto has produced a very solid .272/.329/.481 slash line with 19 homers, 72 runs, 48 RBI and 21 stolen bases over 100 games on the season.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Drives in a pair of runs
Seager went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a walk in Monday's 7-6 victory over the Diamondbacks.
Seager delivered a pair of run-scoring hits to help keep the Rangers in contention before they eventually walked it off in extra innings. The shortstop has maintained his consistent production in 2025, posting an .847 OPS with 16 doubles and 17 homers over 87 games.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Deposits two-run blast
Perdomo went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 7-6 loss against the Rangers.
Perdomo extended the Diamondbacks' lead to five with a two-run homer in the third inning, though the team ultimately gave up the lead and fell in extra innings. The switch-hitting shortstop has been locked in to start August, reaching base in all 10 games this month and riding an eight-game hitting streak.
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Colson Montgomery SS | CHW
White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Continues to showcase power stroke
Montgomery went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 2-1 loss to Detroit.
Montgomery lifted his 10th homer of the season, and he's now tallied one extra-base hit in three of his last four games. The rookie infielder has quickly grabbed the attention of fantasy managers since being promoted to the major leagues -- Montgomery is slashing an effective .241/.311/.565 with three doubles, one triple, 26 RBI and 16 runs scored over his first 120 plate appearances. After bouncing around the bottom part of Chicago's lineup, Montgomery has hit fifth in eight of his last nine outings.
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Taylor Walls 3B | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Absent from starting lineup
Walls (groin) isn't starting Monday's game against the Athletics, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Walls hasn't seen an at-bat since Friday due to a left groin injury. The Rays failed to comment on his availability prior to Monday's matchup, so he'll continue to be considered day-to-day until further notice.
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Bobby Witt SS | KC
Royals' Bobby Witt: Will play Monday
Witt (back) will start at shortstop and bat second in Monday's game against the Nationals.
Witt sat out Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Twins due to back stiffness, but the day off was apparently all the superstar shortstop needed to move past the issue ahead of Monday's series opener. The 25-year-old is batting just .226 thus far in August, but he's still provided two home runs, two stolen bases, five RBI and five runs over that eight-game stretch.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Tigers' Javier Baez: Could see more time in center
Baez and Wenceel Perez are candidates to see more time in center field in the short term with Matt Vierling recently getting shut down with an oblique strain and Parker Meadows (quad) already on the injured list, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
While Meadows could be back within the next few weeks, the Tigers are worried that Vierling may miss the rest of the regular season. With both players out for the foreseeable future, Baez could see a larger role in center field. The veteran has primarily played the infield throughout his MLB career, though he's seen action in center for the first time in the majors this year, appearing in 37 games there to date. Baez's defensive versatility has been a big asset for him in 2025, and it appears he'll receive a slight bump in playing time as Detroit deals with some injuries.