MLB Player News
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Taylor Walls SS | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Promoted to Double-A
Walls was promoted to Double-A Montgomery on Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Walls was slashing .269/.339/.417 across 180 plate appearances with High-A Charlotte, a line that partly consists of 13 extra-base hits (seven doubles, two triples, four home runs) and 26 RBI. The 22-year-old shortstop is likely to spend the remainder of the season with the Biscuits, his fourth stop in the Rays organization since being selected in the first-year player draft back in 2017.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Launches 10th homer
LeMahieu went 3-for-4 with a triple, a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's loss to the Astros.
LeMahieu was the Yankees' lone bright spot in this one, accounting for half of the team's hits while playing a part in all four runs scored. The veteran infielder is now in the midst of a nine-game hitting streak during which he has gone 15-for-38 (.395) with three homers, 10 RBI and two stolen bases. On the season, LeMahieu is slashing .322/.370/.488 with 10 home runs, four swiped bags, 54 runs scored and 51 RBI in 71 games.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Expected back Monday
Devers (hamstring) is expected to return to the lineup Monday against the White Sox, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Devers is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays and hasn't started since leaving Wednesday's game with hamstring tightness. He took grounders on the field prior to Sunday's game and is expected to be cleared Monday.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Still sidelined Sunday
Devers (hamstring) remains on the bench Sunday against Toronto, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.
Devers left Wednesday's game with hamstring tightness and hasn't started since, though he did appear off the bench in each of the last two games, so his return to the lineup doesn't appear to be far off. Brock Holt will start at third base.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Athletics' Matt Chapman: Powers offense Saturday
Chapman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs scored, two RBI and a double in Saturday's 4-2 win over Tampa Bay.
Chapman provided a 2-1 lead with his 409-foot shot to right field in the third inning, and he also came through in the seventh with an RBI double to give the A's the lead for good. The 26-year-old now is working on a nine-game hitting streak in which he is hitting .412 with two homers and six doubles.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Remains on bench
Devers (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Devers will miss out on a second straight start due to a tight right hamstring, but the Red Sox don't seem to be concerned about him requiring a trip to the 10-day injured list. As evidence, manager Alex Cora deployed him as a pinch hitter in Friday's 7-5 win, with Devers coming through with an RBI single. He should be available off the bench again Saturday and could be back in the lineup at third base or designated hitter in Sunday's series finale.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Delivers as pinch hitter
Devers (hamstring) hit a pinch-hit single in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Blue Jays.
Manager Alex Cora wanted to avoid using Devers, who left Thursday's game with hamstring tightness, but an opportunity presented itself in the eighth inning with Boston down a run. The 22-year-old delivered a game-tying RBI single but did not remain in the game after getting on base. He was replaced by pinch runner Marco Hernandez. Devers remains day-to-day, but his appearance as a pinch hitter is a positive sign for his availability Saturday.
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Andruw Monasterio SS | BOS
Indians' Andruw Monasterio: Returns from IL
Monasterio (oblique) was activated from the 7-day injured list Friday, Tribeinsider reports.
Monasterio slashed .333/.381/. 368 with an RBI over 15 games with Double-A Akron prior to suffering an oblique injury, but he's been cleared to return to action.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Resting Friday
LeMahieu is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros.
LeMahieu started the last 24 games for the Yankees but receives the day off while slugger Aaron Judge (oblique) makes his return from the injured list. Gleyber Torres and Gio Urshela will start at second and third base Friday, respectively.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Remains sidelined Friday
Devers (hamstring) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Devers exited Wednesday's game with right hamstring tightness but will require at least one more day of rest following Thursday's scheduled off day. The 22-year-old has indicated the present injury isn't nearly as severe as the left hamstring issues he faced last season, but he'll nonetheless miss at least one game. Eduardo Nunez will start at the hot corner and bat eighth in the series opener.