MLB Player News

Muncy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Guardians.

Muncy took Anthony Gose deep in the eighth to pad the Dodgers lead for his first home run since Aug. 20 and his first extra-base hit in September. He has just two hits in 15 at-bats so far this month but has kept a patient eye with a 5:5 BB:K. For the year, Muncy is slashing .231/.347/.495 with 12 homers, 36 RBI, 34 runs and a 32:64 BB:K in 222 plate appearances.

Norby went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI Sunday against the Phillies.

Norby began the scoring barrage for the Marlins with a two-run blast in the first inning. He then put the cap on a seven-run third inning with another two-run dinger. The rookie deadline acquisition now has three homers and seven RBI over the last two games and has hit safely in 17 of 18 games since joining the Marlins, batting .329 with six home runs, seven doubles, 13 RBI, 18 runs and two steals across 73 at-bats.

Cook went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Sunday against the Nationals.

Cook had his contract selected from Triple-A earlier Sunday when Henry Davis was put on the shelf with left hand inflammation, then responded with a two-run double in his first big-league at-bat. He later collected a single to round out a successful debut. Cook is a versatile defender capable of playing all over the field and thus could receive an extended look by the Pirates over the final few weeks of the season.

Norby went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Phillies.

He got things started for the Marlins by launching a two-run shot off Aaron Nola in the first inning. Norby has been the most impressive of Miami's trade-deadline acquisitions, and in 17 games for his new club he's slashing .319/.365/.594 with seven doubles, four homers, two steals, nine RBI and 16 runs.

Suarez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Astros.

The third baseman took Yusei Kikuchi deep in the sixth inning to bring Arizona to within a run of Houston at 5-4, but it was as close as the visitors would get. Suarez has gone yard five times in his last nine games, and his turnaround in the second half of the season has been nothing short of incredible. Through his first 81 games, he slashed a feeble .198/.283/.313 with just six homers and 32 RBI. Since a two-homer performance on July 3, Suarez has delivered a .303/.354/.642 slash line with 19 long balls and 56 RBI in only 58 contests.

McMahon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-2 loss against the Brewers.

McMahon took Tobias Myers deep in the fourth inning for his 18th homer of the season. McMahon got off to a great start this season but has struggled mightily over the second half. The 29-year-old made his first All-Star game in July but has just four of his 18 homers since the break and is hitting .187/.305/.302 in that stretch.

Arenado (shoulder) is playing third base and batting cleanup Saturday against the Mariners.

Arenado left Friday's game against Seattle in the ninth inning due to shoulder soreness. The third baseman had difficulties swinging a bat leading up to his removal, but he's feeling well enough to start Saturday. Arenado is 9-for-38 (.231) with eight runs and four RBI in his last nine games.

Paredes isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.

After going 0-for-13 with six strikeouts over his last four games, Paredes will get a chance to regroup while Patrick Wisdom covers third base, batting eighth.

Chapman went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Padres.

Chapman has a career-high 14 steals this year, though he's recorded just two of them since the start of August. In that same span, he's batting (.276) with 14 extra-base hits and 21 RBI over 32 games, an improvement on his .249 average for the season. The third baseman has added a .780 OPS, 22 home runs, 69 RBI, 91 runs scored, 34 doubles and a triple through 138 contests, a performance which helped earn him a six-year, $151 million contract extension earlier this week.

Machado went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 5-1 win over the Giants.

Machado had gone five games without a homer before lifting a first-inning solo shot. He added an RBI single in the fifth and then went yard again with another solo homer in the eighth, giving him 25 long balls on the year. It's a mark he's reached in all nine of his full-length seasons over the last 10 years, and he's within striking distance of reaching 30 homers for the eighth time in that span. The third baseman has added a .274/.326/.468 slash line with 89 RBI, 69 runs scored and nine steals over 134 contests.