MLB Player News
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Alex Bregman 3B | BOS
Red Sox's Alex Bregman: Doing well in running program
Bregman (quadriceps) is continues to make progress in running program but has yet to resume baseball activities as of Saturday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Bregman received a positive report from his latest round of testing Wednesday, but he still looks to be at least a few more days away from resuming full baseball activities. He's been on the injured list since May 24 due to a strained right quad, and given that he's missed nearly a month, he may require a rehab assignment after he had previously expressed hope that he would be able to return from the 10-day injured list without heading to the farm beforehand.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Slugs 12th homer
Machado went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored Friday in a loss to Kansas City.
Machado had two of San Diego's three extra-base hits in the loss, knocking a ground-rule double in the seventh inning and a solo homer in the ninth. The veteran third baseman continues to pick up the pace in the power department -- after going deep just three times in his first 48 games, Machado has homered nine times in his subsequent 27 contests. He's also been able to maintain a high batting average, as he's currently on pace for a career-best mark of .311 through 318 plate appearances.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Lifted in third inning
Westburg exited Saturday's game against the Yankees in the third inning due to left hand discomfort, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Westburg started Saturday's game at DH, drew a walk and stole second base in the first inning but was replaced by Coby Mayo for his next at-bat. For now, Westburg can be considered day-to-day, though he'll likely continue to be evaluated throughout the next 24 hours.
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Addison Barger SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Scratched with hip issue
Barger was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox due to right hip discomfort, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
Barger was initially slated to play right field and bat second Saturday, but a hip injury has forced a change of plans. He can be considered day-to-day going forward. Davis Schneider will enter the lineup and play left field while Nathan Lukes slides to right.
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Ryan Fitzgerald 3B | MIN
Twins' Ryan Fitzgerald: Returns from IL
Fitzgerald (ankle) was activated from the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul.
Fitzgerald was hitting just .159 with a .525 OPS in his last 12 games before the injury. He's hitting .283/.375/.462 with five home runs overall in 48 games at Triple-A.
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Matt Shaw SS | CHC
Cubs' Matt Shaw: Resting Saturday
Shaw isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.
Shaw will get a day to reset after going 1-for-23 over his last seven games. Vidal Brujan will fill the void at third base and bat ninth while Shaw rests.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Launches homer in loss
Riley went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Marlins.
Riley hit his 12th home run of the season, pushing him into sole possession of second place on the team. It was nice to see the pop return to the 28-year-old's bat, as Friday's homer was his first extra-base hit in nine games. However, the strikeout numbers remain most concerning with Riley, who has now struck out at least once in nine straight games and 15 times total over that stretch. His strikeout rate sits at 28.7 percent for the season.
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Royce Lewis 3B | MIN
Twins' Royce Lewis: Begins running
Lewis (hamstring) began running Friday but hasn't started running the bases, MLB.com reports.
He'll continue running the next few days before eventually progressing to running the bases. It's not clear at this time how long he'll be out, but at least he's making progress. Lewis suffered the injury June 13 after missing five weeks to begin the season with the same injury on his left leg.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Kicks off rehab assignment
Marte (oblique) started at third base and went 2-for-3 with two RBI Friday in a rehab game in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.
Marte played seven innings in what was his first game action since landing on the 10-day injured list in early May. He'll stick around in Arizona through the weekend before shifting his rehab assignment at Triple-A Louisville next week, according to MLB.com.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | SEA
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Continues homer binge
Suarez went 4-for-6 with two home runs, three RBI and an additional run scored in Friday's 14-8 win over Colorado.
The Diamondbacks and Rockies were engaged in the kind of hitting battle that made Coors Field famous. Suarez eventually put some separation between the two clubs with home runs in consecutive at-bats in the fifth and sixth innings. He's been on a homer binge of late, going deep in consecutive games and eight times over the last 12 contests, raising his season total to 24 (fourth in MLB). This was the third time this season he's recorded multiple homers in a game, and Friday's second blast was the 300th of his career -- making him the third Venezuelan-born player to reach that milestone, after Miguel Cabrera and Andres Galarraga.