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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Yankees' Ryan McMahon: Sent to IL with sprained thumb
The Yankees placed McMahon on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left thumb sprain.
In a corresponding move, the team recalled Max Schuemann from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. McMahon suffered his injury on a slide in Wednesday's game. Amed Rosario and Jose Caballero are candidates to see increased playing time at the hot corner while McMahon is sidelined.
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Kazuma Okamoto 3B | TOR
Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto: Launches 26th homer
Okamoto went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Rays.
Getting another start at first base and batting fifth with Vladimir Guerrero (concussion) on the shelf, Okamoto got the Blue Jays on the board by ripping an Ian Seymour slider into the left-field seats to lead off the second inning. Okamoto has hit safely in six straight games, collecting two doubles and two homers during that stretch, and in his first MLB campaign he's delivered a .230/.302/.440 slash line with 26 home runs and 74 RBI in 124 contests.
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Denzer Guzman 3B | LAA
Angels' Denzer Guzman: Goes deep after entering off bench
Guzman went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in an 18-3 rout of Houston on Thursday.
Guzman began the game on the bench but entered on defense in the sixth inning after the Angels had built a 14-2 lead. He struck out in his first at-bat but then took advantage of facing a position player (LaMonte Wade) in the ninth inning by mashing a two-run homer to left field. The long ball was his first since July 31, a span of 17 games. Guzman has six home runs overall through 194 plate appearances this season while slashing .236/.280/.368 with 19 runs, 22 RBI and two stolen bases.
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Santiago Espinal 3B | TEX
Diamondbacks' Santiago Espinal: Inks MiLB deal with Arizona
The Diamondbacks signed Espinal to a minor-league contract Thursday.
Espinal has been assigned to Triple-A Reno. The veteran infielder was released by the Rangers last month after he failed to earn a promotion to the big leagues following nearly four weeks with Texas' Triple-A affiliate. Espinal is joining his third organization of the 2026 season. He previously appeared in 36 games for the Dodgers, slashing .268/.276/.375 with four extra-base hits, seven RBI, five runs scored and a 1:8 BB:K across 60 trips to the plate.
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Maikel Garcia 3B | KC
Royals' Maikel Garcia: Likely bound for IL
Manager Matt Quatraro said that Garcia is likely to be placed on the injured list after suffering a left hamstring strain during Thursday's game against the Athletics, Joel Goldberg of Royals.tv reports.
Garcia suffered the injury while rounding third base in the first inning and came out of the game immediately afterward. The 26-year-old had been playing in just his fourth game since returning from a nearly two-month stay on the IL caused by a hand injury and is now set to go back on the shelf for at least the remainder of August. Nick Loftin will likely resume serving as Kansas City's primary third baseman.
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Denzer Guzman 3B | LAA
Angels' Denzer Guzman: Riding pine Thursday
Guzman isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Guzman will retreat to the bench after going 2-for-8 with two RBI and four strikeouts across the first two games of the series. His absence will cause Vaughn Grissom to move to third base, opening up the keystone for Adam Frazier.
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Maikel Garcia 3B | KC
Royals' Maikel Garcia: Suffers hamstring injury
Garcia was removed from Thursday's game against the Athletics after the first inning with a left hamstring injury, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Garcia doubled in his first plate appearance in the bottom of the first inning, but he later pulled up after rounding third base, grabbed at his hamstring and was tagged out on a fielder's choice. The 26-year-old just returned earlier this week from a nearly two-month absence with a hand injury, and it looks like he could be headed back to the injured list.