MLB Player News
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Emmanuel Rivera 3B | BAL
Orioles' Emmanuel Rivera: Sitting after seven straight starts
Rivera is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
After seeing his eight-game hitting streak come to an end following an 0-for-4 performance in Tuesday's 3-2 win, Rivera will get a breather Wednesday. Jeremiah Jackson will step in at third base in place of Rivera, who had started in each of the previous seven games.
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Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW
White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Activated, in lineup Wednesday
The White Sox activated Vargas (hand) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
He will start at third base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game versus the Rays, marking his return to action following nearly a two-week absence with a left hand sprain. Vargas bypassed a rehab assignment, as the White Sox were satisfied with how he looked and felt while reincorporating baseball activities over the last few days.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
Angels' Yoan Moncada: Resting Wednesday
Moncada is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Moncada will get a breather for Wednesday's matinee after he had been included in the starting nine in each of the Angels' previous five contests. Oswald Peraza will move across the diamond and will fill in for Moncada at the hot corner.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
Angels' Yoan Moncada: Swats 12th homer
Moncada went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, three runs scored and a walk in a 12-2 win over the Twins on Tuesday.
The homer was Moncada's first of the month of September and his 12th of the season. The veteran third baseman is working toward ending the campaign on quite the high note. Across his last 81 plate appearances (23 games), Moncada is slashing .300/.395/.571 with 10 extra-base hits, 10 RBI and 13 runs scored to push his OPS up to .815 for the year.
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Zach McKinstry 3B | DET
Tigers' Zach McKinstry: Battling back stiffness
McKinstry was scratched from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Yankees due to upper-back stiffness.
McKinstry lost what had been a six-game hitting streak during Sunday's contest, and his back will now force him to the bench for Tuesday's series opener. While he recovers, Trey Sweeney will start at shortstop and bat ninth.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Could play rehab games this weekend
Westburg (ankle) could begin a rehab assignment this weekend, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Previous updates on Westburg's recovery from a right ankle sprain suggested that he was likely to have begun playing in rehab games by now. While that hasn't happened, it appears to be around the corner. The infielder could be back on the Orioles' active roster sometime next week. He's been sidelined since late August.
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Charles McAdoo 3B | TOR
Blue Jays' Charles McAdoo: Strong second half for Fisher Cats
McAdoo is slashing .278/.359/.498 with 13 home runs, 20 steals and a 26.1 percent strikeout rate in his last 67 games for Double-A New Hampshire.
The 23-year-old corner infielder had a .550 OPS over his first 48 games this year for the Fisher Cats, so it's been a tale of two seasons for McAdoo. A third baseman by trade, McAdoo saw more time at first base (11 starts) than he had in previous seasons, so he'll have to at least produce enough offense to make up for poor defense at third base or a move to first base. He's up to 179 career games at Double-A, so the righty-hitting McAdoo should head to Triple-A for the start of the 2026 season.
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Royce Lewis 3B | MIN
Twins' Royce Lewis: Blasts two bombs in blowout win
Lewis went 2-for-5 with a pair of two-run homers in Monday's win over the Angels.
Lewis delivered a big night Monday, clubbing two home runs for his second multi-homer game of the year and first since July 20. It's been a challenging season overall for the 26-year-old, as injuries have limited both his availability and effectiveness. Through 88 games, the third baseman is slashing .237/.293/.406 with 16 doubles, 12 home runs, seven steals, 44 RBI and 33 runs.
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Orelvis Martinez 3B | TOR
Blue Jays' Orelvis Martinez: Shut down at Triple-A
Triple-A Buffalo placed Martinez on its 7-day injured list Wednesday due to an unspecified injury.
Martinez hadn't played since Aug. 31 due to the injury before Buffalo deactivated him. The 23-year-old had a brief cup of coffee in the majors last summer, but after being issued an 80-game suspension shortly after his promotion, Martinez hasn't resurfaced in Toronto. He's spent the entire 2025 season at Buffalo and hasn't made much of a case for a call-up while slashing just .176/.288/.348 with a 28.5 percent strikeout rate across 393 plate appearances.