MLB Player News
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Jake Bauers RF | MIL
Brewers' Jake Bauers: Rehab games mid-to-late-August
Bauers (shoulder) is going through a hitting progression and hopes to begin a rehab assignment in mid-to-late-August, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.
Bauers had previously mentioned mid-August as a target, but it would appear he's not coming along as quickly as hoped. The 29-year-old has been sidelined since just after the All-Star break with a left shoulder impingement.
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Luis Arraez 1B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Clubs rare homer
Arraez went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 7-6 win against the Mets on Monday.
Arraez struck a ball off the right-field foul pole in the fifth inning for San Diego's lone long ball of the game. It was just the sixth homer this season for the contact-focused hitter, whose career high is 10 home runs set over 147 regular-season games with Miami in 2023. Arraez's two knocks Monday extended his hitting streak to 11 games, a span in which he's batting .391 (18-for-46) with just one strikeout.
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Michael Busch 3B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Reaches three times in loss
Busch went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Monday's 8-4 loss to the Brewers.
As has become the norm recently against opposite-handed pitching, Busch batted leadoff with Milwaukee starting rookie righty Jacob Misiorowski. Busch has been tremendous in those matchups with a .958 OPS, 18 home runs and 56 RBI, while he frequently sits against southpaws. Even in this platoon arrangement, the 27-year-old has been able to be an impactful fantasy performer all season.
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Endy Rodriguez C | PIT
Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Taking part in light activity
Rodriguez (elbow) has been conducting his rehab at the Pirates' facility in Florida and has been able to take part in low-level strengthening and range-of-motion exercises, MLB.com reports.
Though Rodriguez isn't shut down from activity entirely since landing on the injured list June 7 after experiencing inflammation in his surgically repaired right elbow, he has yet to be cleared for baseball-specific workouts and thus appears to be a long way off from being activated. Rodriguez's surgeon, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, has recommended that the Pirates take a slow approach with the 25-year-old, who is less than two years removed from his elbow operation.
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Enrique Hernandez 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez: Still not doing baseball activities
Hernandez (elbow) has yet to resume baseball activities, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
The Dodgers remain optimistic that Hernandez will return from his left elbow inflammation before the end of the season, but it appears it will not happen anytime soon. Hernandez has been sidelined since early July.
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Tristin English 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Tristin English: Records first MLB hit
English went 1-for-3 with a double in Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Pirates.
English logged his first hit in the majors when he laced a third-inning double off Pittsburgh right-hander Paul Skenes. English has started at first base in all three games since the Diamondbacks traded Josh Naylor last Thursday.
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Otto Kemp 3B | PHI
Phillies' Otto Kemp: Homers twice in loss
Kemp went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees.
Kemp doubled his home-run total for the season with his two long balls Sunday -- he extended the Phillies' lead to 2-0 with an opposite-field blast off Carlos Rodon in the second inning before launching a 434-foot shot off Rodon in the fifth. The 25-year-old Kemp has seen regular playing time in the absence of Alec Bohm (rib), though he'd gone just 1-for-12 in his previous five contests. Overall, Kemp is slashing .250/.323/.411 with 14 RBI and 14 runs scored across 124 plate appearances this year.
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Warming Bernabel 3B | COL
Rockies' Warming Bernabel: Smacks first big-league homer
Bernabel went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Orioles.
Making just his second big-league start, Bernabel was responsible for the entirety of Colorado's offense Sunday with his second-inning homer off Tomoyuki Sugano. The 23-year-old Bernabel is now 2-for-6 to start his major-league career after batting .301 with eight homers and an .806 OPS across 75 games with Triple-A Albuquerque this year. He should see regular playing time in the Rockies' infield following Ryan McMahon's trade to the Yankees.
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Eric Wagaman 1B | MIA
Marlins' Eric Wagaman: Heading to bench Sunday
Wagaman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
After starting the first two games of the series, Wagaman will give way to Liam Hicks at first base. Wagaman is slashing just .118/.211/.137 since the beginning of July, and his playing time could dwindle as a result.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Losing out on regular starts
Toglia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Toglia appears to have lost his regular role at first base to Warming Bernabel, as he'll be on the bench Sunday for the third time in four games. Since getting called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on June 16, Toglia has hit .193 with four home runs and one steal in 30 games while continuing to strike out at a high rate (37.3 percent).