MLB Player News
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Carlos Santana 1B | CLE
Guardians' Carlos Santana: Not in Saturday's lineup
Santana is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the White Sox on Saturday.
Santana will begin Saturday's game in the dugout despite logging four RBI during Friday's win. He has performed well at the plate over his last 10 games, going 10-for-33 (.303) with two doubles and seven RBI over that span. C.J. Kayfus will start at first base and bat seventh.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Goes deep again Friday
Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-5 win over the Angels.
Torkelson went deep for the second straight game, and he now has 25 long balls this season. That puts him within one of Riley Greene's team-leading total, and Greene has only gone deep once over his last 16 games, so Torkelson could catch him soon at this rate. The 25-year-old is also approaching his career high of 31 home runs, which he recorded back in 2023.
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Curtis Mead 3B | CHW
White Sox's Curtis Mead: Knocks in two
Mead went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Friday against the Guardians.
Mead joined the big-league roster Sunday but didn't enter the starting lineup until Wednesday. Friday marked his third consecutive start, and he's collected at least one hit in each of those contests. Mead delivered a two-RBI single in the sixth inning of Friday's game.
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Carlos Santana 1B | CLE
Guardians' Carlos Santana: Shows out with four-RBI day
Santana went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, four RBI and a run scored in Friday's 9-5 win over the White Sox.
Santana got Cleveland on the board early with a two-RBI single in the first inning before adding another run-scoring single in the third, and he drove in his last run by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the fourth. The veteran first baseman has quietly been producing lately, batting 10-for-33 (.303) with seven RBI over his last nine games. Santana's ability to deliver in run-producing spots has been a great asset for the Guardians' lineup as they continue their playoff push.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Homers in return to lineup
Mountcastle went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.
In his first at-bat since May 30, Mountcastle launched a 433-foot homer in the first inning that stood as the game-winner. The 27-year-old is slashing .247/.281/.363 with three homers, 16 RBI, 20 runs scored and one steal over 203 plate appearances this season and should see regular time at first base and designated hitter for the Orioles down the stretch.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Mariners' Josh Naylor: Not in Friday's lineup
Naylor (shoulder) is not in the Mariners' starting lineup against the Rays on Friday.
Naylor was forced to leave Thursday's game against the White Sox due to left shoulder soreness, and while he's not in Friday's lineup, he could be available as a pinch hitter, per Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com. With Naylor absent from the lineup, Donovan Solano will handle duties at first base and bat seventh while Jorge Polanco operates out of the cleanup spot.
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Jake Burger 1B | TEX
Rangers' Jake Burger: Activated off IL
Burger (quadriceps) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday.
Burger is back on the active roster for the first time since being placed on the injured list July 16 with a strained left quad. He'll immediately join the starting nine, slotting in at DH and batting seventh for Friday's series opener against Philadelphia. Alejandro Osuna was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Back from IL
Mountcastle (hamstring) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Mountcastle will make his first MLB appearance since May 30, when he sustained a Grade 2 hamstring strain. He'll DH and bat fifth Friday. Colton Cowser (concussion) and Tyler O'Neill (wrist) were placed on the injured list in corresponding moves.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Sitting Friday
Goldschmidt isn't part of the starting nine for Friday's game against Houston.
Goldschmidt is on the bench for a second straight game as Ben Rice fills in at first base. Goldschmit entered as a pinch hitter Wednesday -- the team's last game -- and delivered a solo home run. This is the first time the 37-year-old has been out of the team's starting lineup in back-to-back games since June 21-22.
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Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA
Angels' Niko Kavadas: Sent back to Salt Lake
Kavadas was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.
Kavadas was recalled Tuesday but did not appear in a game before being sent back to Salt Lake. He's maintained an .821 OPS across 465 plate appearances at the level -- good for a 104 wRC+ -- so he could find his way back to Los Angeles later in the campaign.