MLB Player News
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Goes deep, drives in three
Bohm went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, two runs scored and two walks in Sunday's win over Toronto.
Bohm knocked an RBI single in the third inning before belting a two-run shot in the fifth. He's gone deep twice over his last four games after a nine-game drought. Bohm posted a .526 OPS through the end of April but is now slashing .283/.322/.404 and has five multi-hit performances in his last 12 games.
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Otto Kemp 3B | PHI
Phillies' Otto Kemp: Delivers four hits
Kemp went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's win over Toronto.
Kemp singled four times Sunday, including a two-run base hit in the fourth inning. He picked up his first career steal and has produced three multi-hit performances over his last six games. Kemp was one of six Phillies with multiple hits in the victory. The 25-year-old rookie is slashing .345/.387/.379 through his first 31 plate appearances.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | CIN
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Homers again Sunday
Suarez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Padres.
Suarez broke up Nick Pivetta's no-hit bid in the fifth inning, just one at-bat after Josh Naylor walked to give the Diamondbacks their first baserunner of the game. This was Suarez's fifth homer in his last eight games, a span in which he has gone 8-for-30 (.267) with 11 RBI and 11 strikeouts. The third baseman is batting .233 with an .834 OPS, 21 homers, 57 RBI, 43 runs scored, 13 doubles and one stolen base over 71 games. He remains a productive power bat in the heart of the Arizona lineup.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Resting against lefty
Muncy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
The Dodgers are facing a lefty starter (Kyle Harrison) for the first time since June 5, so the left-handed-hitting Muncy will take a seat after he had been included in the lineup in each of the previous eight games. Miguel Rojas will step in at third base for Muncy and will bat ninth.
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Jose Tena 3B | WAS
Nationals' Jose Tena: Sent to Triple-A
The Nationals optioned Tena to Triple-A Rochester after Sunday's 3-1 loss to Miami, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Tena earned a spot on the Nationals' Opening Day roster but had yet to make much of a splash through the first two-plus months of the season, slashing .248/.325/.365 with zero home runs, two stolen bases, 18 runs and 13 RBI over 154 plate appearances. The 24-year-old had been occupying the strong side of a platoon at third base with Amed Rosario, but the Nationals will call up prospect Brady House from Triple-A on Monday and are likely to deploy him as an everyday player at the hot corner.
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Brett Baty 3B | NYM
Mets' Brett Baty: Dealing with groin issue
Baty (groin) was pulled from Sunday's 9-0 loss to the Rays in the seventh inning with right groin tightness, Manny Gomez of NJ.com reports.
Baty was replaced at the plate by Ronny Mauricio to open the bottom of the seventh inning, finishing his day 0-for-2 with a strikeout. Manager Carlos Mendoza explained after the game that Baty was dealing with a groin issue and that he can be considered day-to-day for the time being. The Mets are off Monday before they travel to Atlanta for a three-game set beginning Tuesday.
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Tyler Wade SS | TEX
Padres' Tyler Wade: On bench against righty
Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Even with Jackson Merrill's (concussion) placement on the 7-day injured list Sunday opening up an extra spot in the outfield, the lefty-hitting Wade will be bypassed for a start as the Padres go with the right-handed-hitting Brandon Lockridge in center field against Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly. Wade has now sat in three of the Padres' last four matchups with right-handers, and his outlook for playing time likely won't improve in the near future with Jason Heyward (oblique) due back from the IL soon.
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Matt Shaw SS | CHC
Cubs' Matt Shaw: Taking seat Sunday
Shaw is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Jon Berti will fill in at third base while Shaw heads to the bench for the first time since being recalled from Triple-A Iowa on May 19. The rookie's second go-around in the majors has been far more successful than his first, and despite going 0-for-13 over his last four starts, Shaw is still batting .264 with one home run and seven stolen bases since rejoining the big club.
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Connor Norby 2B | MIA
Marlins' Connor Norby: Not in Sunday's lineup
Norby is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Norby will take a seat after going 0-for-8 with a walk and an RBI during the first two games of the series in DC. Javier Sanoja will step in at the hot corner and bat seventh Sunday.
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Ronny Mauricio 2B | NYM
Mets' Ronny Mauricio: Clubs second homer
Mauricio went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday in a loss to the Rays.
Mauricio struck out in two of his four plate appearances, but he made the most of his lone hit by taking Drew Rasmussen deep to right field in the fifth inning. It was the second long ball and second RBI of the campaign for the young infielder, who has gone 1-for-13 at the plate over his past four games. Mauricio is batting just .188 through 36 plate appearances, but he's getting consistent playing time and has started seven of the Mets' past eight contests.