MLB Player News
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Undergoes another wrist surgery
Jung underwent tendon release surgery on his right wrist Tuesday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Jung missed most of the first four months of the season after having surgery to repair a fracture in the same wrist, and he went back on the injured list in late September with recurring discomfort. The hope is that, following this most recent wrist surgery, he will be able to have a normal offseason after 3-4 weeks of rehab. Jung had a .719 OPS with seven homers over 46 games with the Rangers this season.
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Oswaldo Cabrera LF | NYY
Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Sitting out Game 4
Cabrera is not in the lineup Thursday for Game 4 of the ALDS against the Royals.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone has alternated starts at first base in the ALDS, with Cabrera starting Games 1 and 3 and Jon Berti handling the position in Games 2 and 4. Cabrera is 1-for-5 with a double and three walks in the series.
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Yankees' Jon Berti: Back at first base for Game 4
Berti is starting at first base and batting ninth Thursday in Game 4 of the ALDS in Kansas City, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.
Berti received his first professional start at first base in Game 2 and will be back there in Game 4 as the Yankees try to close out the series. Oswaldo Cabrera -- who started Games 1 and 3 at first base -- will begin this contest on the bench.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Padres' Donovan Solano: Sitting out Game 4
Solano isn't in the Padres' lineup Wednesday for Game 4 of the NLDS against the Dodgers.
Wednesday marks the third straight game San Diego has decided to keep Solano on the bench after a 1-for-13 start to the postseason. Luis Arraez will get the starting nod at first base instead while David Peralta serves as the DH.
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Oswaldo Cabrera LF | NYY
Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Back at first base for Game 3
Cabrera will start at first base and bat eighth Wednesday in Game 3 of the ALDS in Kansas City.
Cabrera started Game 1 before yielding to Jon Berti in Game 2, but he will be back at first base for Game 3. The switch hitter went 1-for-4 with a double and three strikeouts in the first game of the series.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Padres' Donovan Solano: Out of Game 3 lineup
Solano is absent from the lineup Tuesday in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Dodgers.
The Padres used Luis Arraez at first base and David Peralta in the designated-hitter slot in Game 2 and will go with that setup again after Peralta went deep in the contest. Solano did get two plate appearances off the bench in Game 2 and is a good bet to enter mid-game again when/if the Dodgers turn to a lefty reliever.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Will return to lineup for Game 3
Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Monday that Bohm will be back in the lineup for Game 3 of the NLDS versus the Mets on Tuesday, Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Edmundo Sosa got the start at third base in Game 2, although Bohm pinch hit for him in the seventh inning and wound up with two plate appearances. Bohm is just 2-for-33 over his last nine contests dating back to the tail end of the regular season.
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Yankees' Jon Berti: Starting at first base in Game 2
Berti is starting at first base and batting ninth Monday in Game 2 of the ALDS against the Royals.
The 34-year-old Berti has never played first base before in the majors or minors, but he's been working out at the position in recent days and the Yankees feel comfortable enough with how he's looked there to throw him into the fire. Oswaldo Cabrera -- who started at first base in Game 1 and went 1-for-4 with a double and three strikeouts -- will begin the contest on the bench.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Padres' Donovan Solano: Sitting in Game 2
Solano is not in the lineup Sunday for Game 2 of the NLDS against the Dodgers.
He had started the last three games dating back to the regular season, but Solano heads to the bench in this one against righty Yu Darvish. David Peralta enters the lineup in his place, starting at designated hitter and batting eighth.