MLB Player News
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Twins' Luis Arraez: Sits with hamstring issue
Arraez, who is not in Sunday's lineup, is dealing with a hamstring issue, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Arraez is in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, during which he is batting .355. Aaron Judge has a .313 average while Arraez's .315 average leads the American League.
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Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: Out of Sunday's lineup
Massey is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Massey is 5-for-21 with two home runs, a double, five RBI and four runs over his past five games but will take a seat for Sunday's contest. Nicky Lopez will start at the keystone in the series finale at Cleveland.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Out of Sunday's lineup
Gimenez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Gimenez has an .883 OPS with a home run, six RBI and six runs over his past 10 games but will take a seat for Sunday's matchup with the Royals. Gabriel Arias will step in at the keystone and bat seventh.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Twins' Luis Arraez: Left out of Sunday's lineup
Arraez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Arraez went 11-for-31 (.355) over his last seven games and took a two-point lead in the AL batting title race, but that will not stop him from being held out for the second time in three days.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Mariners' Adam Frazier: Swipes two bags during win
Frazier went 1-for-4 with two steals in Saturday's victory over the Athletics.
Frazier stole both second and third base during this contest, both against lefty starter JP Sears and catcher Stephen Vogt. The second baseman has hit poorly over his last 15 games with a .159 average and .205 slugging percentage over 44 at-bats.
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Elvis Andrus 2B | ARI
White Sox's Elvis Andrus: Fills stat sheet Saturday
Andrus went 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base and two total RBI in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Padres.
Andrus took the second pitch of the game from Mike Clevinger deep to left-center field. The shortstop added two more hits, including an RBI single in the eighth that produced the White Sox's other run. He had half of their six hits in the game and tacked on a stolen base for good measure. He's now hit safely in his last two games after going 0-for-22 across his previous five. The 34-year-old owns a .250/.305/.399 slash line with 15 homers, 17 steals, 54 RBI and 63 runs scored across 145 games between the White Sox and the Athletics this year.
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Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS
White Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Still not starting
Gonzalez isn't in the lineup Saturday against San Diego.
Gonzalez is on the bench for a second consecutive matchup after he went 2-for-7 with a triple, a run, an RBI and four strikeouts over his last two games. Josh Harrison will take over at the keystone and bat ninth once again.
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Luis Rengifo 2B | MIL
Angels' Luis Rengifo: Socks 17th homer
Rengifo went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a 4-1 victory versus the Rangers on Friday.
Rengifo's 395-foot shot in the third inning gave Los Angeles a 2-0 lead and extended his modest hitting streak to six games. He's gone deep in each of his past two contests and finished September with six long balls along with 13 RBI, 13 runs, a stolen base and a .286/.304/.491 slash line. Of Rengifo's 17 homers this season, 12 have come since the All-Star break.
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Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: Homers, scores twice in loss
Massey went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Guardians.
Massey reached on an error and scored on a Drew Waters homer in the third inning before adding a solo shot of his own in the fifth. Massey received steady playing time in September, hitting .236 with three homers, a steal, six RBI and 10 runs scored across 20 games. He's at a .247/.314/.392 slash line with four long balls, 15 RBI, 16 runs scored and three steals across 48 contests to begin his big-league career.
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Elvis Andrus 2B | ARI
White Sox's Elvis Andrus: Ends cold spell
Andrus went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 3-1 win over the Padres.
Andrus entered the contest 0-for-22 across his last five games, though he wasn't out of the lineup in that span. He was able to put the slump to rest Friday, and he also picked up his 16th steal of the year. The shortstop now owns a .247/.302/.390 slash line with 14 home runs, 52 RBI, 62 runs scored and 31 doubles through 144 contests.