MLB Player News
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Connor Norby 2B | MIA
Marlins' Connor Norby: Getting day off
Norby is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Norby will give way to Graham Pauley at third base after after starting at the hot corner in the first two games of the series. Since returning from the injured list Monday, Norby has gone 7-for-19 with a solo home run, two doubles and an additional run in four games.
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Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B | ATL
Braves' Nacho Alvarez: Out Sunday with thumb issue
Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Detroit due to a laceration on his thumb, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Alvarez sustained the injury earlier in the weekend, and while the cut didn't require stitches, he'll be out of commission for at least one game. Vidal Brujan will draw the start at third base in place of Alvarez, who starred in Saturday's 6-5 come-from-behind win with three hits -- including two home runs -- and three RBI.
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Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B | ATL
Braves' Nacho Alvarez: On bench Sunday
Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Detroit.
Alvarez will get a well-earned day off Sunday after launching a pair of home runs in Saturday's win. In his place, Vidal Brujan will bat ninth and play third base.
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Matt Shaw SS | CHC
Cubs' Matt Shaw: On bench Sunday
Shaw is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Shaw's streak of nine consecutive starts will come to an end Sunday, as he'll yield to Justin Turner at third base. The rookie went 6-for-31 (.194 average) with a home run and a 4:6 BB:K during the nine-game stretch.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Getting breather Sunday
Arenado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Milwaukee.
Arenado made five straight starts after being activated from the injured list Monday and went 5-for-20 (.250 average) with two doubles and six RBI over that stretch. Nolan Gorman will fill in for Arenado at third base Sunday.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes yard Saturday
Muncy went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.
Muncy set the Dodgers on the comeback trailing, going yard in the first inning after the Giants established a 4-0 lead to open the game. This was his second homer in his last four games, but the infielder has gone just 3-for-24 (.125) over eight contests since returning from an oblique injury that cost him nearly a month. Muncy has a .248/.382/.482 slash line with 19 homers, 67 RBI, 47 runs scored and four stolen bases over 97 contests this season.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Smacks 10th homer
Bohm went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Bohm has gone 4-for-9 with two extra-base hits and four RBI over two games since he returned from a shoulder injury that led to a minimal stay on the injured list. The third baseman is up to 10 long balls on the year, with this one being his first since Aug. 17 versus the Nationals. He's added a .275/.321/.394 slash line with 55 RBI, 49 runs scored and two stolen bases over 113 contests this season.
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Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B | ATL
Braves' Nacho Alvarez: Launches first two MLB homers
Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Tigers.
The 22-year-old infielder had zero homers through his first 59 big-league games, but Alvarez snapped that streak Saturday by taking Keider Montero deep in the third inning, and then he did the same to Kyle Finnegan in the eighth. Over 18 games in September while handling starting third-base duties in place of Austin Riley (abdomen), Alvarez is batting .288 (15-for-52) with four runs and seven RBI.
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Kyle Karros 3B | COL
Rockies' Kyle Karros: Not starting Saturday
Karros isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Karros went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in Friday's win and will now get a chance to rest against Kyle Hendricks and the Angels. Orlando Arcia will fill in at the hot corner and bat ninth.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Retreats to bench
Vientos is not in Saturday's lineup against the Nationals.
The 25-year-old third baseman had started 12 of the last 14 games, with his two off days coming against righties. Vientos is hitting .179 with two home runs and 19 strikeouts in 17 games this month. Brett Baty will man the hot corner while Starling Marte gets the start at designated hitter against righty Cade Cavalli.