MLB Player News
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
Rangers' Jake Burger: Begins swinging bat
Burger (wrist) has begun swinging a bat, MLB.com reports.
Burger's sprain appears to be on the milder side, and he could rejoin the Rangers after a minimum 10-day stay on the injured list. While he's been unavailable, Texas is using Rowdy Tellez at first base against righties and Ezequiel Duran against lefties.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Astros' Christian Walker: Comes up clutch Saturday
Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Orioles.
Walker singled and scored in the first inning before breaking a 7-7 tie with a two-run blast in the seventh. The first baseman has now homered in three straight games and has tallied 11 extra-base hits and 17 RBI through 20 August contests. For the year, he's slashing .237/.303/.407 with 19 long balls, 72 RBI, 57 runs scored and a stolen base across 519 plate appearances.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Departs with wrist soreness
Schanuel exited Saturday's game versus the Cubs due to left wrist soreness.
Schanuel flied out to right field in the bottom of the fourth inning and was later removed from the contest in the top of the sixth with the Angels trailing 6-0. He went 0-for-2 at the plate prior to his departure. Consider Schanuel day-to-day ahead of Sunday's series finale with the Cubs.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Homers in win
Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Royals.
Torkelson put the Tigers ahead 2-1 with a 408-foot homer in the fourth inning and later added a single in the sixth. The 25-year-old has hit safely in seven of his past 10 games, though he's managed just three extra-base hits, three RBI and five runs scored in that span. For the season, he's slashing .244/.337/.479 with 27 homers, 69 RBI, 70 runs scored and two steals across 522 plate appearances.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Sitting out again Saturday
Guerrero (hamstring) isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's contest against Miami.
Guerrero is out of the lineup for Toronto's fourth straight game while he battles left hamstring inflammation. The star first baseman participated in pre-game warmups Friday, taking batting practice and doing sprints at about 80 percent effort, but manager John Schneider indicated that the team wants to take a cautious approach with Guerrero's return, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca. "Trying to learn from past injuries of that nature, we definitely can't afford to lose him for an extended period of time, so we're being cautious, yeah, but at the same time trying to get him back to him," Schneider said of Guerrero on Friday. Meanwhile, the slugger suggested that he's not in for a long-term absence, saying, "It's going to be soon, but we've got to take it day by day." Ty France has stepped in at first base while Guerrero has been out and is starting there again while batting sixth Saturday.
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Ty France 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Ty France: Drives in two in Friday's win
France went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Friday's win over the Marlins.
Getting the start at first base in place of Vladimir Guerrero (hamstring) and batting sixth, France rapped a two-run single in the first inning. He's started three straight games, going 3-for-10, but Guerrero could rejoin the starting nine as soon as Saturday, bumping France back into a bench role. Over 54 plate appearances since being acquired from the Twins at the trade deadline, France is slashing .327/.389/.429, but he's still looking for his first homer in a Blue Jays uniform.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX
Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Goes deep in win
Tellez started at first base and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 win over Cleveland.
Tellez swatted his third home run in 24 games since being promoted to the majors July 18. He appears to be in line for regular plate appearances in the short term, as Friday's start at first base was his fourth in the five games since the Rangers placed Jake Burger (wrist) on the 10-day injured list. All of his starts have come against right-handers.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Mariners' Josh Naylor: Clubs homer Friday
Naylor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Naylor delivered a go-ahead solo shot in the seventh inning. Prior to Friday, Naylor had gone just 1-for-19 with six strikeouts over his previous six games, and he hadn't homered since Aug. 10 versus the Rays. The first baseman is up to 16 long balls, 70 RBI, 62 runs scored, 22 stolen bases and a .282/.346/.450 slash line through 118 contests. He's been consistently strong at T-Mobile Park and should benefit from facing a weak pitching staff in this weekend's series versus the Athletics.
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Coby Mayo 3B | BAL
Orioles' Coby Mayo: X-rays come back clean
X-rays on Mayo's right hand came back negative after he was hit by a pitch in Friday's loss to the Astros, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Mayo took a 97-mph fastball from Bryan Abreu off his right hand in the bottom of the ninth inning. Consider him day-to-day headed into Saturday's matchup with Houston.
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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Homers in fifth straight
Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Tigers.
Pasquantino extended his home-run streak to five games with a two-run blast off Will Vest in the ninth. It was the first baseman's seventh homer in 10 contests, and he's now racked up 13 extra-base hits and 24 RBI so far in August. For the season, he's slashing .263/.324/.475 with 27 homers, 89 RBI, 54 runs scored and a steal in what's shaping up to be a career year.