MLB Player News
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Luis Urias 2B | ATH
Athletics' Luis Urias: Succumbs to back issue
Urias was removed from Sunday's game against the Athletics after one inning due to lower back spasms, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Urias started at second base and played the opening frame before Gio Urshela came off the bench to replace him in the top of the second. The 28-year-old's turn in the batting order didn't come up before he was pulled from the game, so the back injury presumably cropped up while he was playing defense. The Athletics are off Monday, so Urias will have some extra time to recover before the team opens a three-game series in Washington on Tuesday.
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Tommy Edman 2B | LAD
Dodgers' Tommy Edman: Ticketed for IL
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged after Sunday's 3-0 win over the Rays that Edman will likely require a stint on the injured list, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports. "I just don't see how it's not an IL [situation]," Roberts said, after Edman exited the game in the top of the fifth inning with a sprained right ankle.
For the second time in a week, Edman tweaked his ankle while running the bases, and though he avoided a trip to the IL the first time, it doesn't look as though he will be as fortunate this time around. According to Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register, Edman is scheduled to have his ankle examined when the Dodgers return to Los Angeles before a timeline for the utility man's return is established. Provided Max Muncy (knee) makes it out of his rehab game with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday no worse for the wear, he's expected to be activated Monday while Edman goes on the IL in a corresponding move. Muncy should step back in as the Dodgers' everyday third baseman, while Alex Freeland and Miguel Rojas will vie for playing time at the keystone in the absence of Edman and Hyeseong Kim (shoulder).
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Brendan Donovan 2B | STL
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Late scratch Sunday
Donovan was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres due to a family emergency, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Donovan was penciled in atop the lineup for the series finale in San Diego, but he'll instead be unavailable while he address a personal matter. It's unclear if the situation will affect his availability beyond Sunday's contest.
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Blaze Alexander SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Blaze Alexander: Settles in as primary third baseman
Alexander will start at third base and bat second in Sunday's game against the Athletics.
In the wake of Eugenio Suarez being traded to the Mariners on Thursday, Alexander appears to have settled in as Arizona's everyday third baseman. He'll pick up his fifth straight start Sunday after going 2-for-14 with a walk and a run over the previous four contests.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Receiving afternoon off
Marte is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
After starting each of the past 11 games while batting .279 with two home runs and four RBI, Marte will retreat to the bench for Sunday's matinee. Connor Kaiser will step in at second base in place of Marte.
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Christian Moore 2B | LAA
Angels' Christian Moore: Returns from IL
The Angels reinstated Moore (thumb) from the 10-day injured list, and he will start at second base and bat eighth Sunday versus the White Sox.
Moore has been sidelined for the past month due to a thumb sprain but will rejoin the 26-man active roster after going 5-for-11 with two doubles and a home run during a four-game rehab assignment at Single-A Inland Empire. In his first 18 MLB games prior to the injury, the 22-year-old had yet to get on track for the Halos with a .189/.302/.396 slash line and 31.2 percent strikeout rate, though he has showcased his power potential with three long balls.
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Jeremiah Jackson SS | BAL
Orioles' Jeremiah Jackson: Nabbing third straight start
Jackson will start in right field and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Jackson has been put to work since being called up from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, as he'll pick up his third consecutive start Sunday. The 25-year-old has produced three base knocks in his first six at-bats with Baltimore, but he's nonetheless expected to see his playing time take a hit once Tyler O'Neill moves past an illness and Ryan Mountcastle (hamstring) is activated from the injured list, which could happen later this week.
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Tommy Edman 2B | LAD
Dodgers' Tommy Edman: Aggravates ankle injury
Edman was removed from Sunday's game against the Rays in the top of the fifth inning due to a right ankle sprain. He went 1-for-2 with a base hit prior to his departure.
Edman injured the same ankle last week, also while running the bases, but he returned to the lineup Tuesday. Given the recurring nature of the issue, Edman could be a candidate for the injured list. The Dodgers are expected to get Max Muncy (knee) back from the IL as soon as Monday, so rookie Alex Freeland could have his stay in the majors extended if Edman lands on the IL in a corresponding move.
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Leonardo Jimenez SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Leo Jimenez: Demoted to Triple-A
The Blue Jays optioned Jimenez to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.
Though the Blue Jays brought back Alejandro Kirk (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Sunday, Tyler Heineman is day-to-day with a head injury, so the team will carry a third backstop in Ali Sanchez. As a result, Jimenez ended up being the roster casualty. The 24-year-old infielder had been seeing sparse playing time, making just one start over the previous 10 contests.