MLB Player News
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Jean Segura 3B | CLE
Diamondbacks' Jean Segura: Out of Sunday's lineup
Segura is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
With five multi-hit efforts in his last eight starts, Segura's fantasy value is on the rise again, but he'll get the afternoon off for rest Sunday. Phil Gosselin will cover the keystone at hit leadoff in Segura's stead.
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Kevin Newman 3B | LAA
Pirates' Kevin Newman: Promoted to Double-A
Newman was promoted to Double-A Altoona on Friday, MLB.com's Adam Berry reports.
Newman returned to action earlier this week after missing three weeks with a fractured orbital bone, and a 7-for-11 stretch -- which raised his OPS with High-A Bradenton to .922 -- helped him quickly take the next step up the minor league ladder. Newman was selected in the first round last year and will turn 23 later this summer, so the Pirates figure to let him get a shot at the Triple-A level once he proves capable of handling Double-A pitching.
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Cody Asche 3B | NYM
Phillies' Cody Asche: Out of Thursday's lineup
Asche is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Lawrence of the Philly Voice reports.
Asche has started the previous eight games for the Phillies and will be getting a day off for Thursday's outing. He earned his first multi-hit game of the season Wednesday night, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two doubles and two RBI. In his place the Phillies will start Tyler Goeddel in left field, batting seventh.
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Matt Duffy 3B | TEX
Giants' Matt Duffy: Collects three hits in win Wednesday
Duffy went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Brewers.
This was Duffy's second three-hit game over his past three contests. He has also reached base safely in all but two of his appearances in June. It is safe to say that his bat has finally woken up after a slow start to the season. It is also important to note that he is batting fifth in the lineup with sluggers Hunter Pence (hamstring) and Brandon Belt (ankle) sidelined. Duffy's .251 batting average should continue to rise as his .270 BABIP inches closer to his career mark, which resides in the low-to-mid 300s.
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Cody Asche 3B | NYM
Phillies' Cody Asche: Notches three hits, home run in loss
Asche went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer and two RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Jays.
The 25-year-old outfielder seems to be settling in after spending the first two months of the season on the DL. Asche has played in 13 games since returning, and Wednesday marked his first multi-hit effort of the campaign. With the performance, he pushed his average to a season-high .256 while doubling his home run and RBI totals. Asche began working on ways to get quicker to the ball after he noticed that he was fouling off pitches he should be squaring up. Wednesday night's results could be an indicator that those adjustments are paying off.
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Matt Reynolds 3B | CIN
Mets' Matt Reynolds: Takes advantage of chance to start
Reynolds went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a run against the Pirates on Wednesday.
With Neil Walker (back) still out, Reynolds made his first career start at second base and impressed with the bat. That's something he hasn't done in a while; Reynolds created a little buzz a couple years ago by hitting .343/.405/.454 across 126 games in Double-A and Triple-A, but he slumped to a .269 average last season and had a brutal .230 mark for Las Vegas before getting the call this year. There's not much to see here outside of deep NL-only formats.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Rockies' Nolan Arenado: Smashes 20th bomb versus Yankees
Arenado went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in a 6-3 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday.
The homer was the third baseman's 20th of the season. He has four RBI and two extra-base hits in the first two games of the series versus the Yankees. After posting a .851 OPS in May, Arenado has a .966 OPS through the first half of June. He is batting .290 with 20 homers, 57 RBI and 47 runs.
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Braves' Jace Peterson: Batting sixth Wednesday
Peterson is in the lineup and batting sixth for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
Peterson will get the start in place of Chase d'Arnaud at second base. The 26-year-old is hitting .267 against right-handed pitching this year and is 5-for-10 with five walks since being recalled from Triple-A on June 10.