MLB Player News
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Lifts late homer in loss
Marte went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Giants.
Marte has homered in back-to-back games for the third time in the last two weeks. In that span dating back to June 20, he has gone 17-for-51 (.333) with seven homers and 16 RBI. This power surge has the second baseman closing in on a third straight 20-homer season -- he's at 19 for the year while adding a .299/.402/.603 slash line, 40 RBI, 50 runs scored and two stolen bases across 61 games. If he can stay healthy in the second half, he could take a run at his career high of 36 homers from last year.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | COL
Rockies' Thairo Estrada: Brings home four runs
Estrada went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, two additional RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 7-6 win over Houston.
Estrada got the Rockies on the board with a two-run homer in the first inning and kept Colorado in the game with RBIs in the third and seventh. Estrada has logged at least three hits in four of his last six starts and has gone 12-for-26 (.462) with one steal and eight RBI over that span. He is slashing .317/.339/.436 with two home runs and 18 RBI over 109 plate appearances this season.
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Miguel Rojas 2B | LAD
Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Getting action at third Thursday
Rojas (finger) is starting and third base and batting ninth Thursday against the White Sox.
Rojas appeared to injure his finger by jamming it on a stolen-base attempt Sunday in Kansas City and left the game early. After not appearing in the first two games of the series against the White Sox, he is in the lineup Thursday in place of Max Muncy (knee) at third.
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Brice Turang 2B | MIL
Brewers' Brice Turang: Rare day off Thursday
Turang isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
Turang slashed .421/.452/.579 with 10 RBI and 11 runs scored during his 14-game hitting streak, which came to an end when he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader. He'll get a chance to rest during Thursday's series finale in Queens while Andruw Monasterio starts at second base and bats ninth.
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Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: Pulled off rehab assignment
Massey (ankle) was returned from his rehab assignment Thursday and will be re-evaluated.
The Royals aren't offering any other specifics, but Massey was removed from his last rehab game with Triple-A Omaha on June 29 after he was hit by a pitch. More should be known about his status in the coming days. Massey has been out since early June with a left ankle sprain.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Out with ankle injury
Gimenez is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees due to an ankle injury, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
Gimenez had to be removed from Wednesday's win versus the Yanks in the ninth inning after hurting his ankle. Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Gimenez should be available off the bench Thursday, suggesting he'll have a shot to return to the lineup Friday against the Angels. Leo Jimenez is filling in at second base Thursday.
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Ha-seong Kim SS | ATL
Rays' Ha-Seong Kim: Activated from IL
The Rays reinstated Kim (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list Thursday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Kim has been on the injured list all season while working his way back from a shoulder procedure he underwent in October, though he's also been dealing with a hamstring issue over the past several weeks. Now fully recovered from both injuries, the 29-year-old infielder will make his Rays debut Friday against the Twins and is expected to work as Tampa Bay's primary shortstop going forward. Curtis Mead was optioned to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move.
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Christian Moore 2B | LAA
Angels' Christian Moore: Placed on IL with sprained thumb
The Angels placed Moore on the 10-day injured list Thursday due to a left thumb sprain.
Moore suffered the injury during Wednesday's contest in Atlanta while making a diving play on a grounder in the sixth inning. The rookie infielder will be eligible for activation the weekend before the All-Star break, but thumb sprains can often take multiple weeks to heal. Kevin Newman figures to be the immediate beneficiary of Moore's absence, but the Angels could get Yoan Moncada (knee) back soon, which would allow Luis Rengifo to shift to second base to cover for Moore.
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Jeff McNeil 2B | NYM
Mets' Jeff McNeil: Sitting versus southpaw
McNeil is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Brewers.
Southpaw Jose Quintana is toeing the rubber for the Brewers, marking the third straight time the left-handed-hitting McNeil has been absent from the lineup against a lefty. He had started versus four left-handers in a row before that and has a higher OPS against southpaws (.850) than he does righties (.812) this season, so McNeil shouldn't be considered an auto-sit versus lefties moving forward. Brett Baty is at second base and Tyrone Taylor is in center field for the Mets in the series finale.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Idle Thursday
Gimenez isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.
Gimenez will take a seat for Thursday's series finale after going 5-for-8 with a homer, three RBI and four runs scored over his last two games. Leo Jimenez will fill in at the keystone for Toronto and bat ninth.