MLB Player News
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Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH
Mets' Jeff McNeil: Sitting Sunday
McNeil is not in the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
McNeil is hitting .313 with one home run over his last 10 games. With lefty Julio Urias on the hill for the Dodgers, J.D. Davis draws the start at designated hitter.
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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Reds' Jonathan India: MRI coming Monday
India (hamstring) will get an MRI on Monday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
This could be the MRI that clears India to head out on a rehab assignment, as he was approximately two weeks away from a rehab assignment May 24. He has been sidelined since April 30.
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Brandon Drury 2B | KC
Reds' Brandon Drury: Strong effort in Saturday's loss
Drury went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run, two additional runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 10-8 loss to the Nationals.
The steal was his first of the year but the homer was his ninth, as Drury took Nats closer Tanner Rainey deep in the ninth inning. The veteran utility player has three multi-hit performances in the last four games, but on the season Drury is slashing a less electric .252/.317/.479 slash line with 27 RBI and 31 runs through 44 contests.
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Brendan Donovan 2B | SEA
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Drives in four in win
Donovan went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and four RBI in a 7-4 extra-inning win over the Cubs in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.
After going 1-for-3 with a walk in a 6-1 loss during the matinee, Donovan swung the biggest stick for the Cards in the nightcap, with his second two-run double of the game coming in the 10th inning. The 25-year-old continues to play nearly every day in a super-utility role, slashing .315/.440/.438 through 34 games with a homer, two steals, 14 RBI and 15 runs while seeing action in at least six games so far at all four infield positions plus right field.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Slaps pair of doubles
Marte went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Pirates.
Marte is on a 16-game hitting streak, and he was the only Diamondback to record multiple hits Saturday. He's 23-for-59 (.390) during the streak. The second baseman hasn't enjoyed over-the-fence power with just three home runs in 50 contests, but he's up to 19 doubles. He's posted a .268/.338/.432 slash line with 18 RBI, 25 runs scored and three stolen bases this season.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: On bench for nightcap
Hoerner isn't starting the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
Hoerner started at shortstop in the first game of the twin bill and went 2-for-3 with two runs and a stolen base. However, Andrelton Simmons will shift to shortstop while Christopher Morel starts at second base in the nightcap.
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Nolan Gorman 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Pops homer in return
Gorman (back) went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's 14-5 win over the Cubs.
Gorman enjoyed a little success in his return from a three-game absence. The infielder was in the lineup as the designated hitter Friday, but he'll bat second and return to the field at second base in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cubs. Gorman has homered three times in his last four games, accounting for all of his long balls in 11 contests this year.
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Luis Urias 2B | TOR
Brewers' Luis Urias: Not starting Saturday
Urias (thumb) isn't starting Saturday against the Padres.
Urias was removed from Friday's loss to the Padres due to a swollen thumb, and he's tentatively considered day-to-day. However, he'll be out of the lineup for at least one game while Jace Peterson starts at third base with Pablo Reyes taking over at shortstop.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Pops first MLB homer
Stott went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 10-0 win over the Angels.
The rookie shortstop took Chase Silseth deep in the second inning, giving the Phillies an early 4-0 lead in the rout. In back-to-back games Stott has produced his first career homer and first career steal, but he's still only slashing .160/.209/.222 through his first 26 MLB games.