MLB Player News
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Athletics' Matt Chapman: Slated to undergo surgery
Chapman (hip) was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday and will undergo surgery to address a torn right hip labrum, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Chapman has been sidelined for the past seven games while dealing with right hip tendinitis, and he'll miss the remainder of the season as a result. The 27-year-old had started all but one of the Athletics' games prior to his injury, slashing .232/.276/.535 with 10 home runs and 25 RBI. Whether he'll be ready for spring training in 2021 remains to be seen. Seth Brown was recalled in a corresponding move, while Chad Pinder and Vimael Machin should see playing time at third base in Chapman's absence.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Athletics' Matt Chapman: Continues to sit
Chapman will sit for the seventh straight game with right hip tendinitis Saturday against Texas.
Chapman still hasn't been placed on the injured list, though if he had been when he first suffered the injury, he'd be eligible to return next Thursday. Given that he's still yet to resume baseball activities and doesn't have a timeline to do so, it's quite possible he won't return before that date. Vimael Machin will serve as the third baseman Saturday.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Indians' Jose Ramirez: Clubs homer Friday
Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Friday but the Indians fell to the Twins, 3-1.
Ramirez had been in and out of the Indians' lineup throughout the week while dealing with a left hand bruise and returned Friday with a ninth-inning home run to left. The 28-year-old is hitting .252/.353/.491with 10 long balls and 27 RBI and appears healthy enough to return as an everyday starter moving forward.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Smacks sixth homer
LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during a 6-0 win over the Orioles in the first game of Friday's doubleheader.
He stayed hot in the nightcap, going 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and two runs scored. LeMahieu is slashing a dazzling .359/.410/.550 through 35 games with six homers, two steals, 14 RBI and 27 runs from the top of the Yankees' batting order.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Indians' Jose Ramirez: Returns to action Friday
Ramirez (hand) is starting at third base and batting third Friday at Minnesota.
The 27-year-old has been battling a left hand bruise throughout the week and will return to the lineup after sitting out Thursday's game. Ramirez is 3-for-19 with one homer, two RBI and three walks over his past six games.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Continues homer barrage
Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Rays.
Devers took Josh Fleming yard in the the third inning to record his 10th homer of the season. He now has four long balls in his past four games, also driving in nine runs and scoring four times. After a slow start to the season, Devers is hitting .275/.328/.533 with 26 runs scored and 31 RBI across 180 plate appearances.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Big power display in twin bill
Candelario hit home runs in both ends of Thursday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, going a combined 5-for-6 with a walk, a double, two homers and five RBI.
After supplying the Tigers' only offense in the matinee with a two-run blast, Candelario kicked off a comeback from a 3-0 deficit in the nightcap with a sixth-inning solo shot. After the huge performance, the 26-year-old is now slashing .333/.389/.590 with seven homers and 28 RBI through 40 games.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Returns to lineup
Bregman returned to the lineup and went 0-for-4 in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Atheltics.
Bregman played one of the doubleheader games Tuesday before sitting out Wednesday as the Astros bring him back slowly from a hamstring injury. With Houston off Friday, Bregman will get another day before playing in games Saturday and Sunday against the Dodgers.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Tigers' Isaac Paredes: Takes seat for second game
Paredes isn't in the lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
Paredes will take a seat for Thursday's nightcap after generating one single in three at-bats during Game 1. Sergio Alcantara will take over at third base during the second game.