MLB Player News
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Jean Segura 3B | CLE
Phillies' Jean Segura: Stays hot with homer
Segura went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Tuesday's win against the Nationals.
Segura stayed red hot by getting the scoring started with a 380-foot leadoff shot against Patrick Corbin in the first inning. The 31-year-old has now swatted at least one hit in 15 of his last 16 games, including three long balls in that span. On the season, Segura is mashing .307/.367/.456 with seven homers.
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Matt Duffy 3B | TEX
Cubs' Matt Duffy: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Duffy is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.
Duffy is 1-for-25 since being reinstated from the injured list July 23, so he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in three games. Frank Schwindel will start at first base as Patrick Wisdom shifts to the hot corner Tuesday.
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Eduardo Escobar 3B | TOR
Brewers' Eduardo Escobar: Launches three-run shot
Escobar went 2-for-2 with a three-run home run, a triple, two walks, four total RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Brewers.
Escobar has gone just 3-for-12 since joining the Brewers from the Diamondbacks, but that doesn't tell the full story, as he's collected two homers, five RBI, four runs scored and a 4:3 BB:K. He's wasting no time in making his presence felt following the trade.
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Carter Kieboom 3B | CLE
Nationals' Carter Kieboom: Clubs first homer of year
Kieboom went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Monday's 7-5 loss to the Phillies.
The young third baseman made his first homer of the year a dramatic one, as he took Ian Kennedy deep in the ninth inning to give the Nats a spark of life, but his teammates couldn't complete the comeback. Kieboom may be finally getting comfortable in the majors, as he's gone 6-for-16 (.375) while starting each of the last five games.
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Evan Longoria 3B | ARI
Giants' Evan Longoria: Nearing rehab stint
Longoria (shoulder) could start a rehab assignment later in the week, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Longoria started a hitting progression near the end of July and continues to ramp up his baseball activities. If all goes well, the team could send him out on a rehab stint later in the week. He figures to need at least a handful of appearances in the minors after missing the last two months with a shoulder sprain.
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Rodolfo Castro 2B | PHI
Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Starting against Brewers
Castro will hit seventh and play second base Monday night against Milwaukee.
Castro is batting .222 with five homers in 36 at-bats for Pittsburgh. He homered in his lone at-bat against Monday starter Eric Lauer. Castro figures to see semi-regular playing time as part of a rotation at second base for the rest of 2021.
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Brian Anderson RF | ATL
Marlins' Brian Anderson: Takes seat Monday
Anderson isn't starting Monday's game against the Mets, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Anderson snapped a six-game hit streak in Sunday's loss to the Yankees, and he'll retreat to the bench for the first time since he returned from the injured list July 24. Isan Diaz will start at the hot corner and bat fifth.
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Brewers' Jace Peterson: Reinstated from injured list
Peterson was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Monday.
Peterson spent nearly a week away from the team due to contact tracing, but he'll be available for Monday's series opener against the Pirates. Prior to his absence, the 31-year-old had gone 4-for-21 with a run, an RBI, two stolen bases and three walks across seven games since the All-Star break.
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Jean Segura 3B | CLE
Phillies' Jean Segura: Plates three runs Sunday
Segura went 2-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI, a run scored and a walk in Sunday's win over Pittsburgh.
Segura was another top performer for Philadephia on Sunday, but the reality is that the second baseman has been seeing the ball extremely well over the last few weeks and has hit safely in all but one of his last 13 games, posting a .278/.355/.463 slash line with two homers, 10 RBI, four doubles, seven runs scored and a 6:6 BB:K in that span.
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Edmundo Sosa 2B | PHI
Cardinals' Edmundo Sosa: Reaches base four times
Sosa went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 7-3 win over Minnesota.
Sosa knocked two singles, including an RBI base hit in the sixth inning, and an eighth-inning solo shot in Sunday's victory. It was the third homer of the season for the 25-year-old infielder and his first since July 6, which was also the last time he registered a multi-hit game. Sosa owns a .681 OPS with eight extra-base hits through 184 plate appearances.