MLB Player News
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Not in Wednesday's lineup
Marte isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
After logging a hit, driving in a run and scoring a run in each of the first two games of the series, Marte will grab a seat on the bench to begin the penultimate contest of Arizona's four-game set in Milwaukee. Ildemaro Vargas will take over at second base and bat ninth.
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Brendan Donovan 2B | STL
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Progress stalled
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Wednesday that Donovan is still dealing with soreness in his left groin and hasn't advanced much past cage work, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Donovan has been sidelined since mid-August with a left groin strain, and his progress appears to have stalled. He's eligible for activation from the 10-day injured list at any time, but the All-Star second baseman is without a clear timeline for a return. Thomas Saggese will continue to play the keystone for St. Louis while Donovan is out.
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Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Goes yard twice in rout
Albies went 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs and four RBI in Tuesday's 11-2 win over the Marlins.
The second baseman gave Atlanta a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning with a solo shot off Sandy Alcantara, and then helped power a nine-run eruption in the ninth by taking Josh Simpson deep for a three-run blast. It was Albies' first multi-homer performance since April 2023, but his bat has come to life in August -- over the last 16 games, he's slashing .294/.304/.500 with five doubles, three home runs, one steal, 10 runs and 10 RBI.
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Jeff McNeil 2B | NYM
Mets' Jeff McNeil: Drives in three in rout
McNeil went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Monday's win over the Phillies.
Getting the start at second base before sliding out to right field, McNeil tied the game at 3-3 with an RBI single in the fourth inning before driving in a couple more runs late in the contest as the Mets poured on the offense in an eventual 13-3 rout. It's the fourth time in his last six games that McNeil has racked up multiple RBI, and through 21 contests in August he's slashing .300/.352/.487 with six doubles, three homers, 12 runs and 15 RBI.
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Jake Cronenworth 2B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Hits 10-homer mark
Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 9-6 loss to the Mariners.
Cronenworth entered Monday cold, having gone just 2-for-20 at the plate over his last nine games. He snapped the dry spell with a multi-hit effort, including his second-inning homer, which was the first time he's left the yard since Aug. 3 versus the Cardinals. The veteran infielder is now at 10 homers, 45 RBI, 47 runs scored, two stolen bases and a .243/.358/.386 slash line over 106 games this season.
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Buddy Kennedy 2B | LAD
Dodgers' Buddy Kennedy: Booted from 40-man roster
The Dodgers designated Kennedy for assignment Monday.
Kennedy will head to the waiver wire while the Dodgers bring utility player Enrique Hernandez (elbow) back from the injured list. After being claimed off waivers by the Dodgers on Aug. 15, Kennedy went 1-for-17 with one RBI and one run scored over seven games. If he clears waivers, Kennedy could accept an outright assignment and stick around with the organization at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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Brendan Donovan 2B | STL
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Hitting off tee
Donovan (groin) has been hitting off a tee, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
It's not clear whether Donovan is doing any other baseball activities, but he does not seem to be close to returning from his left groin strain. Thomas Saggese has been handling the bulk of the reps at second base in Donovan's stead and will likely continue to do so.
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Christian Koss 2B | SF
Giants' Christian Koss: Returning to bench role
Koss is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
After starting nine consecutive games, Koss now finds himself on the bench for the second straight day. He'll likely be limited to a utility role with third baseman Matt Chapman (hand) getting reinstated from the injured list Saturday.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Idle against lefty
Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Paul DeJong will replace the left-handed-hitting Garcia at second base while the Phillies send southpaw Ranger Suarez to the bump. Garcia started in the first two contests of the series, going 3-for-8 with a home run, a double and two RBI.