MLB Player News
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX
Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Starts at first base
Tellez started at first base and went 0-for-3 in Friday's 2-0 win over Detroit.
The Rangers selected Tellez's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday and plan to use him in the mix at first base, while Jake Burger (quadriceps) is on the 10-day injured list. The lefty batter could see the majority of starts there as part of a platoon with Ezequiel Duran. Burger is eligible to return July 23.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX
Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Officially promoted
The Rangers selected Tellez's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
With Jake Burger on the injured list with a quad injury, the Rangers will add Tellez to the active roster in order to provide some insurance at first base. The team also recalled Justin Foscue from Round Rock on Thursday, so it's possible that he and Tellez will form a platoon at first base until Burger returns.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Sitting Friday
Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Atlanta.
Goldschmidt will get some extra rest coming out of the All-Star break, taking a seat for Friday's series opener. In his place, Cody Bellinger will play first base while Trent Grisham plays center field.
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Curtis Mead 3B | CHW
Rays' Curtis Mead: Returns to Triple-A
The Rays optioned Mead to Triple-A Durham on Friday.
The 24-year-old was called up July 11 when Brandon Lowe (oblique) was placed on the IL and will now return to Triple-A with Lowe being activated Friday. Mead has played 49 big-league games this season and has a .226/.318/.339 slash line in 132 plate appearances.
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Justin Foscue 1B | TEX
Rangers' Justin Foscue: Rejoins big-league club
The Rangers recalled Foscue from Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.
Foscue is returning to the big-league club after the All-Star break as Michael Helman was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move. Foscue was sent down to Triple-A just prior to the break July 5 after not logging much playing time with the Rangers. With Jake Burger on the injured list, the Rangers could platoon Rowdy Tellez and Foscue at first base.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX
Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Expected to be called up
The Rangers are expected to call up Tellez from Triple-A Round Rock, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
He would take the roster spot vacated by Jake Burger, who landed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left quad strain. Tellez inked a minor-league contract with the Rangers earlier this month after being released by the Mariners following a stint in Seattle that saw him slash .208/.249/.434 with 11 homers. While Burger and Joc Pederson (hand) are out, Tellez will likely see regular reps against right-handed pitching between first base and designated hitter.
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
Rangers' Jake Burger: Placed on injured list
The Rangers placed Burger on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left quadriceps strain, retroactive to July 13.
Burger suffered a quad injury Friday that prevented him from starting the Rangers' final two games before the All-Star break. He'll now officially remain on the sidelines to begin the second half and will be eligible to return beginning July 23.
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Nick Kurtz 1B | ATH
Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Goes deep in win
Kurtz went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double and two runs scored in Sunday's win against Toronto.
Kurtz doubled and scored a run in the third inning before ripping a two-run shot in the fifth. After hitting one home run in his first 23 MLB contests, the rookie slugger has gone deep 16 times over his last 35 games. Kurtz hit five homers during the Athletics' nine-game homestand to close out the first half. He owns a .257/.333/.558 through 234 plate appearances.
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
Rangers' Jake Burger: Scratched Sunday
Burger (quadriceps) was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Burger was penciled in to bat seventh as the designated hitter after not starting Saturday due to left quad discomfort, but he'll instead remain on the bench for the final game before the All-Star break. Alejandro Osuna will serve as the DH versus Houston righty Hunter Brown.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Mariners' Donovan Solano: Handling short-side platoon role
Solano is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
After closing June with a .408/.453/.612 slash line over his final 15 games of the month, Solano had started to earn more opportunities against right-handed pitching. However, with his bat having since cooled down -- he's gone 3-for-15 with one walk through six contests in July -- he appears to have since faded back into a short-side platoon role. Solano will be on the bench Sunday for a ninth straight matchup against a right-hander, in this case Jack Flaherty.