MLB Player News
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Jazz Chisholm 2B | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Belts fourth homer Tuesday
Chisholm went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday in a 7-4 win against Texas.
Chisholm's blast was a sixth-inning solo shot that broke a 3-3 tie. After going homerless over his first 23 games of the campaign, Chisholm has since gone deep four times across his subsequent 12 games. He's driven in 10 runs, scored 11 times and swiped three bags while slashing .289/.365/.556 during that latter span to bring his OPS up from .498 to .650.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Giants' Luis Arraez: Out again due to sore thumb
Arraez remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres due to a sore thumb, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Per delos Santos, Giants manager Tony Vitello said Tuesday that Arraez's thumb issue initially flared up on the team's previous road trip before rearing its head again during a swing in Monday's 3-2 win in the series opener. The Giants had been hopeful that Arraez would be back in the lineup Wednesday, but he'll instead be given another day off while the team turns to Casey Schmitt at the keystone. Arraez can be viewed as day-to-day heading into Friday's series opener versus the Pirates.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Idle against left-hander
Gimenez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
With southpaw Shane McClanahan on the bump for the Rays in the series finale, the Blue Jays will counter with a more right-handed-heavy lineup. Gimenez and fellow left-handed batters Jesus Sanchez and Daulton Varsho will head to the bench, opening up spots for righties Lenyn Sosa, Myles Straw and Davis Schneider.
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Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: Homers in win Tuesday
Massey went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Guardians.
Massey concluded an eight-pitch at-bat with a two-run homer in the fourth inning, depositing a Gavin Williams curveball into the right-field seats to give Kansas City a 4-3 lead. The two-hit night snapped a 1-for-20 skid at the plate for Massey, who is slashing .215/.243/.385 with two home runs, nine RBI, seven runs scored, one stolen base and a 3:18 BB:K across 70 plate appearances. He's seeing regular playing time at second base with Jonathan India (shoulder) done for the season.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Finding power stroke
Stott went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 9-1 win over the A's.
The second baseman has had a rough start to the campaign, but Stott appears to be finding a groove. All three of his homers on the year have come in the last five games, and while he's batting just .206 (7-for-34) over the last 10 contests, six of his seven hits have gone for extra bases. Stott's .232 BABIP is more than 50 points lower than his career mark, so if his luck turns on that front and he maintains his current power surge, a big breakout could be on the horizon.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Giants' Luis Arraez: Taking seat Tuesday
Arraez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Arraez went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs in Monday's series opener but will hit the bench Tuesday after a run of 19 consecutive starts. Casey Schmitt is shifting to second base to open up a spot at designated hitter for top prospect Bryce Eldridge, who made his season debut Monday.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Sitting again Tuesday
Torres (side) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
The veteran second baseman is sitting for a third consecutive game after exiting Saturday's contest due to left side tightness. According to Chris McCosky of The Detroit News, Torres said he's feeling better and plans to do some baseball work pregame Tuesday, which could allow him to be available off the bench.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Diagnosed with minor wrist sprain
Garcia has been diagnosed with a minor sprain of his right hand/wrist, Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports.
Garcia suffered the injury during Sunday's game against the Brewers, forcing his removal. The infielder said Tuesday that he's day-to-day and will not go on the injured list, but he's not in Tuesday's lineup versus the Twins and seems likely to miss additional games. Curtis Mead will receive an uptick in playing time at first base for the Nationals for as long as Garcia is shelved.