MLB Player News
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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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Miguel Vargas 3B | CHW
White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Scores three times
Vargas went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, one RBI and three runs scored Tuesday against Atlanta.
Vargas has started all seven games since returning from the injured list, with Tuesday marking his third multi-hit effort in that span. He also extended his hitting streak to five games, during which he's gone 8-for-21 with an RBI, two doubles and four runs scored.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Belts homer in loss
Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks and a second run scored in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Ramirez has gone 16-for-65 (.246) over 17 contests in August, though he's also posted an 8:8 BB:K while adding five homers and five steals this month. The third baseman doesn't have to hit for a high average to remain productive in nearly every other category. For the season, he's at 26 long balls, 36 steals, 66 RBI, 81 runs scored, 23 doubles, two triples and a .291/.365/.518 slash line through 122 contests. His .883 OPS is his highest since 2021, though he hasn't been under .800 for a whole year since 2015.
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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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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Remaining on bench
Jung is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
It's the third straight game on the bench for Jung, who has a .179/.238/.308 slash line and 28.6 percent strikeout rate through 12 games in August. Josh Smith will instead man third base while Rowdy Tellez receives another start at first.
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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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Jordan Westburg 3B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Sitting out with sore ankle
Westburg (ankle) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
Westburg exited Monday's contest with right ankle discomfort, so it's not a surprise he's sitting out Tuesday, especially with the Orioles having an off day Wednesday. He's considered day-to-day. Luis Vazquez is starting at third base and batting eighth Tuesday.
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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.