MLB Player News
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Brett Baty 3B | NYM
Mets' Brett Baty: Belts 14th homer
Baty went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Nationals.
The infielder took Jake Irvin deep in the sixth inning, one of four Mets long balls on the night in an 8-1 rout. Baty has been locked in of late, batting .375 (9-for-24) with three homers in his last seven games while splitting his time between third base and second base. On the season, he's set career highs with 14 home runs, 40 RBI and six steals through 98 contests, and his .727 OPS would be a career high as well.
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Mark Vientos 3B | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Hits another home run
Vientos went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Tuesday's 8-1 win over the Nationals.
Vientos has now gone yard in back-to-back starts after tagging Jake Irvin for a two-run shot as part of a five-run third inning. In his last 18 games, Vientos is 18-for-65 (.277) with three home runs, four doubles and 14 RBI. He's logged at least one hit in 15 of those 18 contests.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Stays hot with homer
Marte went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI double in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Angels.
Marte has logged four straight multi-hit efforts and has hit safely in 10 straight games. During the streak, he's gone 19-for-43 (.442) with three homers, six doubles and 11 RBI. He's been one of the Reds' most consistent hitters since returning from an oblique injury early in July. Marte is now slashing .302/.336/.527 with 10 homers, 39 RBI, 29 runs scored and seven stolen bases over 57 contests this season.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Return delayed due to soreness
Riley (abdomen) felt more soreness during a workout Tuesday and is not expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list anytime soon, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Riley has been sidelined for most of August with a strained lower abdominal muscle and continues to feel discomfort each time he attempts to ramp up activities. With Atlanta out of playoff contention, the club has little incentive to push its third baseman back onto the active roster. Consider Riley out indefinitely. Nacho Alvarez will continue to occupy the hot corner in Riley's absence.
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Anthony Seigler 3B | MIL
Brewers' Anthony Seigler: Losing out on starts to Durbin
Seigler remains out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Cubs.
Seigler had started at third base in five of the Brewers' first eight games of August as manager Pat Murphy more proactively shielded rookie Caleb Durbin from right-handed pitching, but Durbin has since re-established himself as Milwaukee's clear top option at the hot corner. Over the last nine games, Seigler has cracked the lineup just once while Durbin has started in the other eight contests.
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Graham Pauley 3B | MIA
Marlins' Graham Pauley: Likely out until mid-September
Pauley is expected to miss about four weeks after straining his right oblique over the weekend, MLB.com reports.
That timeline would have the third baseman out until mid-September, and it's possible the Marlins end up shutting him down completely if his recovery has any hiccups. Pauley has slashed .273/.385/.527 over 25 games since the All-Star break with four home runs and an impressive 10:11 BB:K, but his prolonged absence could give Connor Norby (wrist) a chance to reclaim the starting job at the hot corner heading into 2026. While both players remain on the shelf for the time being, Javier Sanoja will likely see the bulk of the playing time at third base.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Being evaluated by team doctors
Arenado (shoulder) was scheduled to meet the Cardinals in Miami and will be evaluated by team doctors Tuesday, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Arenado has been rehabbing his right shoulder strain at the team's spring training complex in Jupiter, FL, and made the short trip to Miami to join the club. It does not seem as though Arenado's activation from the 10-day injured list is imminent, but the Cardinals expect to have a clearer picture of his timetable after he meets with team doctors. Arenado has been sidelined for the entirety of August.
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Caleb Durbin 3B | MIL
Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Homers, swipes bag Monday
Durbin went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two total RBI and a stolen base in a 7-0 win against the Cubs on Monday.
Durbin gave Milwaukee a 2-0 lead with a solo homer in the fifth inning. He added a run-scoring fielder's choice in the eighth, then stole second base. It was the first time this season Durbin has swiped a bag and homered in the same contest. The 25-year-old is slashing .255/.334/.377 with seven home runs, 42 RBI, 46 runs and 11 thefts on the campaign.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Progressing well in recovery
Chapman (hand) will take grounders at third base Monday and hit on the field Wednesday in San Diego, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Chapman has been sidelined since Wednesday with right hand inflammation, but he's now quickly set to begin building back up. The third baseman is eligible to return from the 10-day injured list Saturday, and it's possible he'll be able to do so if his fielding and hitting work goes well in the coming days.