MLB Player News
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Reds' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Fighting slump
Hayes went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 14-8 win over the Pirates.
Hayes initiated the Reds' four-run third inning when he doubled and scored the club's first run. After an initial surge upon joining Cincinnati at the trade deadline, Hayes is slumping with just two hits in his last 19 at-bats.
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Blaze Alexander SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Blaze Alexander: Settling in at 3B
Alexander went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 13-6 win over Colorado.
Alexander logged a third straight multi-hit game and has reached base safely in all nine contests since taking over as the primary starter at third base. He's gone 12-for-31 (.387) with two doubles, two home runs, five walks, seven RBI and five runs since the Diamondbacks traded Eugenio Suarez.
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Matt Shaw SS | CHC
Cubs' Matt Shaw: Clubs homer Sunday
Shaw went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Cardinals.
Shaw provided the Cubs' lone scoring play when he took Sonny Gray deep in the fifth inning. It's the second homer in as many days for Shaw, who has swatted seven of his nine homers this season over his last 19 games. He was hitting .198 entering the All-Star break but is now batting .228 with a .683 OPS, 30 RBI, 40 runs scored, 14 stolen bases, 15 doubles and one triple over 83 contests. The rookie third baseman still hasn't reached his potential, but he's trending upward, which is a good sign as he continues to occupy a starting role on a team in the wild-card race.
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Paul DeJong 3B | WAS
Nationals' Paul DeJong: Collects three hits
DeJong went 3-for-5 with two RBI singles during Sunday's 8-0 win over San Francisco.
The veteran infielder has handled some regular playing time at second base this week while Luis Garcia tends to a back injury, and DeJong delivered a second straight multi-hit game. Sunday's performance marked his second game with at least three hits in 2025, and his second with multiple RBI. DeJong is slashing .243/.287/.367 on the year.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Monster performance in win
Marte went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's 14-8 win over the Pirates.
Marte did most of his damage late, giving the Reds a 5-4 lead with an RBI double in the sixth inning before adding a three-run homer in the ninth. The converted outfielder has now recorded consecutive three-hit games for the first time this season, piling up five extra-base hits and five RBI in that span. For the year, he's slashing .287/.328/.509 with eight homers, 33 RBI, 26 runs scored and seven steals across 183 plate appearances.
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Alex Freeland SS | LAD
Dodgers' Alex Freeland: On bench after four straight starts
Freeland is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Freeland had started at either second base or third base in each of the Dodgers' previous four games and went 2-for-14 with two walks, two runs and one RBI, but he'll hit the bench for the series finale. Max Muncy should serve as Los Angeles' primary option at third base now that he's healthy again, but Freeland could rank as the team's preferred second baseman over Miguel Rojas until the Dodgers get one of Hyeseong Kim (shoulder) or Tommy Edman (ankle) back from the injured list.
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Otto Kemp 3B | PHI
Phillies' Otto Kemp: Losing playing time at 3B
Kemp is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
With Edmundo Sosa emerging as the Phillies' preferred option at third base in the absence of Alec Bohm (rib), Kemp will be on the bench for the second day in a row. Kemp has posted a respectable .740 OPS since the All-Star break but has struck out at a 30.9 percent clip.
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Anthony Seigler C | MIL
Brewers' Anthony Seigler: Idle against lefty
Seigler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
The switch-hitting Seigler has been seeing more starts against right-handed pitching lately at Caleb Durbin's expense, but Durbin remains the Brewers' clear top option at third base when Milwaukee faces a lefty, such as Mets starter Sean Manaea. Seigler has done little at the plate to earn extra playing time however, batting just .192 (5-for-26) since the All-Star break with zero extra-base hits.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Heading to bench amid poor stretch
Vientos is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Vientos will head to the bench for the second time in the series while the Mets go with Jeff McNeil at designated hitter, Brett Baty at second base and Ronny Mauricio at third base. Since swatting a grand slam July 28, Vientos has fallen into a skid at the plate, posting a .526 OPS over his last eight contests.
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Graham Pauley 3B | MIA
Marlins' Graham Pauley: Checking out of lineup
Pauley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta.
After going 2-for-12 with a pair of home runs, three RBI and a stolen base while starting the last five games, Pauley will retreat to the bench while Atlanta sends southpaw Joey Wentz to the bump. Javier Sanoja will spell Pauley at the hot corner.