MLB Player News
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Cavan Biggio RF | HOU
Blue Jays' Cavan Biggio: Retreats to bench
Biggio is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Biggio will head to the bench after going hitless in 10 at-bats while starting each of the past three contests. Until the Blue Jays bring Danny Jansen (finger) back from the 10-day injured list, Biggio, Gabriel Moreno and Raimel Tapia look like they'll have to battle for one spot in Toronto's everyday lineup.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Gets third straight start
Torres will start at second base and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Torres doesn't have a direct path to an everyday role at present, but he should continue to pick up a handful of starts per week while manager Aaron Boone rotates off days among the Yankees' regular infielders (Anthony Rizzo, Josh Donaldson, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and DJ LeMahieu). It's Rizzo who takes a seat Sunday to clear room in the lineup for Torres, who gets his third straight start after going 4-for-8 with three doubles, five runs and an RBI in the first two contests of the series in Toronto.
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Liover Peguero SS | PIT
Pirates' Liover Peguero: Tallies first hit
Peguero went 1-for-3 with a walk Saturday against the Giants.
Peguero made his big-league debut after being called up to replace Tucupita Marcano (illness) on the roster. He hit eighth and delivered a single the opposite way in the fourth inning to record his first major-league hit. Peguero is likely to return to Double-A Altoona once Marcano is activated, as his promotion was a result of geographical proximity to Pittsburgh.
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Nolan Gorman 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: On bench again Sunday
Gorman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Boston, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Gorman will take a seat for the series finale while Brendan Donovan slides in at second base and while Albert Pujols serves as the Cardinals' designated hitter. Gorman started in each of St. Louis' last nine games, going 7-for-34 (.206 average) with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs during that stretch.
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Luis Arraez 2B | PHI
Twins' Luis Arraez: Battling illness
Manager Rocco Baldelli said after Saturday's 11-1 win over the Diamondbacks that Arraez was removed in the fifth inning since he was feeling under the weather, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
The early exit didn't prevent Arraez from turning in another useful line for fantasy managers, as he delivered a pair of base hits, a single and two runs across his three plate appearances. The Twins will check back in with Arraez early Sunday before deciding if he'll be part of the lineup for the series finale in Arizona.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Day-to-day with Grade 1 strain
Marte has a Grade 1 left lateral hamstring strain and is considered day-to-day, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
He has been sidelined since Wednesday and was hitting .306/.390/.500 with one home run over his last 10 games. The team will see how Marte progresses over the next day or two before deciding if a roster move needs to be made.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Remains out of lineup
Marte (hamstring) isn't starting Saturday against Minnesota.
Marte is out of the lineup for a second consecutive game after exiting Wednesday's game against the Reds due to hamstring tightness. Whether he's available off the bench remains to be seen, but Buddy Kennedy will start at the keystone and bat sixth.
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Liover Peguero SS | PIT
Pirates' Liover Peguero: Batting eighth in big-league debut
Peguero is starting at shortstop and batting eighth in Saturday's game against the Giants.
Peguero was called up by the Pirates on Friday, and he'll make his major-league debut as Saturday's starting shortstop. Over 54 games at Double-A Altoona to begin the year, the 21-year-old slashed .292/.315/.469 with five home runs, 33 RBI, 28 runs and 14 steals.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Mariners' Adam Frazier: Sitting in Game 1
Frazier will be on the bench for the afternoon portion of Saturday's doubleheader against the Angels.
The Mariners figure to rest a good number of their regulars in one of the day's two games. Frazier's off days typically come against lefties, but the Angels will send out southpaws (Patrick Sandoval and Jose Suarez) in both halves of the doubleheader, so Frazier could have hit the bench in either contest. Abraham Toro will take over at second base in his absence.
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Luis Guillorme 3B | HOU
Mets' Luis Guillorme: Takes seat Saturday
Guillorme isn't starting Saturday against the Marlins, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.
Guillorme started in the last four games and went 4-for-15 with a run and two strikeouts. However, he'll get a day off while Jeff McNeil shifts to second base with J.D. Davis serving as the designated hitter.