MLB Player News
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Bryan Ramos 3B | BAL
White Sox's Bryan Ramos: Hits in three straight
Ramos went 1-for-3 with a walk Tuesday against the Rays.
Ramos has made three straight starts at third base since being promoted to the majors. While it's a limited sample, he's held his own by collecting one hit in all three games. Ramos has also struck out only once in the first 11 plate appearances of his career.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Rays' Isaac Paredes: Belts eighth homer
Paredes went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.
The 25-year-old continues to rake. Paredes has seven multi-hit performances in the last 12 games, a stretch in which he's batting .362 (17-for-47) with a 6:4 BB:K. The surge has boosted his slash line on the season to .299/.384/.520 with eight homers and 19 RBI, and with top prospect Junior Caminero tearing it up himself at Triple-A Durham (.340/.392/.681 over his last 12 games), Paredes is doing his best to ensure he won't lose his spot in the starting lineup once the Rays call up the 20-year-old phenom.
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Matt Vierling CF | DET
Tigers' Matt Vierling: Heading to bench Wednesday
Vierling is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
After starting each of the last four games, Vierling will move to the bench to open up third base for Zach McKinstry. Vierling owns an .879 OPS over his last 10 games and should hang on to a near-everyday role at the hot corner until Gio Urshela (hamstring) returns from the injured list.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Sitting Wednesday amid slump
Hayes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
Hayes will get a breather for the series finale after he had started in each of the Pirates' last 11 games. The 27-year-old went 8-for-42 over that stretch, bringing his batting average down to a career-worst .240 for the season. Jared Triolo will fill in for Hayes at the hot corner Wednesday.
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Cole Tucker 3B | LAA
Angels' Cole Tucker: Nabs fourth consecutive start
Tucker will start at third base and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Tucker will be making his fourth consecutive start Wednesday, with all coming at the hot corner. Luis Rengifo (illness) -- who is on the bench for a fifth straight game -- should eventually take over as the preferred option at third base once healthy, but the Angels could make room for the versatile Tucker elsewhere around the diamond or outfield while he remains productive at the plate. Since his April 29 call-up from Triple-A Salt Lake, Tucker has produced a .770 OPS over 21 plate appearances while stealing three bases in four attempts.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Mashes grand slam in win
Muncy went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Marlins.
Muncy quickly put the Dodgers ahead with a first-inning grand slam off of Edward Cabrera. It was his sixth career grand slam and fourth home run in his last three games, as he now has eight RBI over that span. Muncy is currently hitting .263, which is well above his career average, and overall is slashing .263/.370/.570 with nine homers, 26 RBI, 22 runs and a 19:40 BB:K in 138 plate appearances.
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Zack Short SS | NYM
Red Sox's Zack Short: DFA imminent
The Red Sox will designate Short for assignment on Wednesday, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.
Short will be kicked off the 40-man roster just a week after Boston acquired him from New York. The 28-year-old played in just two games for the Red Sox, going 0-for-7 with four strikeouts. Romy Gonzalez (wrist) will be reinstated from the IL to take Short's spot on the active roster.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Absent from Tuesday's lineup
Bohm is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
It's Bohm's first day off since April 15. Kody Clemens will handle third base Tuesday while Bohm grabs a seat.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Back in action Tuesday
Candelario (shin) is starting at third base and batting eighth Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.
The 30-year-old was scratched from Sunday's starting nine due to a left shin contusion but is good to go following Monday's team off day. Candelario's .634 OPS for the season remains unimpressive, but he's gone 6-for-18 with a double and a homer over his past five contests.