MLB Player News
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Collects three hits Monday
Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a double, a run and an RBI in a 7-6 victory versus the Mets on Monday.
Bogaerts got the Padres on the board with a run-scoring single in the third inning and finished with his fourth multi-hit performance through 11 contests since the All-Star break. The veteran infielder is batting .298 (14-for-47) over that stretch with two homers, six RBI and just four strikeouts. Bogaerts is hitting a healthy .270 with 16 stolen bases on the season, though he hasn't had much of a power stroke with just seven home runs.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Raps three hits in loss
Adames went 3-for-5 with a double, a run and two RBI in Monday's loss to the Pirates.
Adames helped San Francisco come back from an early deficit, knocking a run-scoring single in the second inning and tying the score with another RBI single in the fourth. The veteran shortstop notched his second straight multi-hit game, achieving that feat for the first time this season. Adames has begun the second half of the season well, batting .395 (15-for-38) with three homers, 10 runs, eight RBI and a 5:7 BB:K through 10 contests.
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Colson Montgomery SS | CHW
White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Power surge continues Monday
Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Monday's 6-2 win over the Phillies.
Although the rookie infielder's six-game hitting streak came to an end in Sunday's loss to the Cubs, Montgomery smashed his fourth homer in his past six outings Monday. Montgomery is off to quite an encouraging start to his major-league career, slashing .273/.333/.515 with the aforementioned four long balls, two doubles, one triple and 16 RBI through his first 73 plate appearances.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Pilfers seventh base, scores thrice
Betts went 2-for-4 with a walk, a steal and three runs scored in Monday's 5-2 victory over the Reds.
Betts drew his sixth straight start in the leadoff spot and snapped a 30-game stretch without a steal when he stole second in the seventh inning. Since drawing his first start as the leadoff batter July 20, the former MVP has hit .231 (6-for-26) with six runs, one RBI and four walks as manager Dave Roberts seeks a way to kickstart Betts' bat. Through 425 total plate appearances, the 32-year-old is slashing .240/.313/.372 with 11 homers, 62 runs scored and 46 RBI.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Sitting Monday
Crawford is not in the Mariners' starting lineup against the Athletics on Monday.
Crawford will get a rest day while Dylan Moore starts at shortstop and bats eighth. Crawford has been cold at the plate since the All-Star break, going 4-for-43 (.093) with two doubles, one RBI and a 25.0 percent strikeout rate.
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Jose Caballero 2B | NYY
Rays' Jose Caballero: On bench for second straight
Caballero is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
Though the Rays remain without Brandon Lowe (foot) and Ha-Seong Kim (back), manager Kevin Cash doesn't appear ready to commit to Caballero in an everyday role in the middle infield just yet. The American League's stolen-base leader will be on the bench for the second straight day Monday, with both of his absences coming against right-handed starting pitchers. The Rays should have a regular spot in the lineup available for the right-handed-hitting Caballero against left-handed pitching, but he may have to settle for more of a timeshare at second base with the lefty-hitting Tristan Gray when Tampa Bay faces righties.
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Jadher Areinamo SS | TB
Rays' Jadher Areinamo: Dealt to Tampa Bay
The Rays acquired Areinamo from the Brewers on Monday in exchange for catcher Danny Jansen and cash considerations, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Areinamo, 21, has slashed .297/.355/.463 with 11 home runs and 15 stolen bases in 94 games this season at High-A Wisconsin. He is capable of playing shortstop, second base and third base.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Sitting again Monday
Wilson (hand) is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Mariners on Monday.
Wilson is nursing a bruised hand, which he played through for a couple of weeks after being hit by a pitch prior to the All-Star break. He'll remain out of the lineup while Max Schuemann starts at shortstop and bats eighth.
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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Back with team, could return soon
Pena (rib) returned to Houston to work out with the Astros on Monday and could be activated from the 10-day injured list in the near future, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Pena is back in Houston after he spent the weekend at the Astros' facility in Florida, where he faced off against live pitching. He will report to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday to begin what will likely be a brief minor league rehab assignment, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic. According to Sean O'Leary of SI.com, Houston general manager Dana Brown said Sunday that Pena could be activated as soon as Friday, when the Astros will open a three-game series in Boston.