MLB Player News

Kieboom is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Kieboom will hit the bench in favor of Ildemaro Vargas after he had started each of the past four games at third base while going 3-for-15 with a home run and a double. Though he's a few years removed from being one of the top prospects in the Washington farm system, Kieboom is still just 25 years old and could get a look as an everyday player in the infield down the stretch while the 61-70 Nationals play out the string.

Devers (wrist) will start at third base and bat second in Monday's game against the Astros, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Devers was held out of Sunday's loss to the Dodgers with a right wrist issue, but after precautionary X-rays returned negative, he's feeling good enough to rejoin the lineup one day later. Fantasy managers in weekly formats can feel comfortable inserting Devers in lineups as the Red Sox kick off a six-game week.

Rafaela was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Monday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Rafaela has dazzled at the plate and on the basepaths between stops at Worcester and Double-A Portland this season, slashing .302/.349/.520 with 20 home runs and 37 stolen bases over 485 plate appearances. The Red Sox are now ready to give one of their top prospects a shot at the top level, though Rafaela won't immediately enter the lineup. Even with Jarren Duran (toe) on the injured list and Wilyer Abreu (personal) on the paternity list, Rafaela may be limited to a fourth-outfielder role since the trio of Alex Verdugo, Adam Duvall and Masataka Yoshida typically serves as Boston's starting outfielders.

Chapman was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a right middle finger sprain.

Chapman initially suffered the injury two weeks ago in a weightlifting incident, and the issue flared up on him in Sunday's loss to the Guardians, necessitating an MRI. He batted just .152 while attempting to play through the injury. Santiago Espinal, Davis Schneider and Cavan Biggio are the likely candidates to pick up playing time while Chapman is out.

Chapman underwent an MRI on his right middle finger after exiting in the sixth inning of Sunday's 10-7 loss to the Guardians, MLB.com reports.

Toronto lost both starters from the left side of the infield Sunday, as shortstop Bo Bichette left after five innings due to a sore right quadricep. Bichette's removal was described as precautionary, while Chapman's inflamed right middle finger is believed to be more of a concern since it's an aggravation of a previous injury he suffered two weeks earlier during a weightlifting accident. Chapman ended up missing three consecutive games initially after suffering the injury, but the Blue Jays likely won't have an update on how much time he might miss this time around until the results of his MRI are read. For now, the veteran third baseman can be viewed as day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener versus the Nationals.

LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Rays.

LeMahieu was on the latter end of back-to-back jacks for the Yankees against Zack Littell in the third inning. He's now reached safely 13 times in his last six games and has four home runs over that span after only homering twice throughout June and July. For the year, LeMahieu is slashing a mediocre .247/.326/.397 with 12 homers, 34 RBI, 42 runs and a 43:97 BB:K in 436 plate appearances.

McKinstry went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 17-4 loss to the Astros.

McKinstry hit a ninth-inning home run off Ryne Stanek for his eighth long ball of the season and first since July 22. He's now reached safely in eight straight games and 11 of his last 12 while splitting time between second base, third base and shortstop. The 28-year-old is now slashing .239/.310/.359 with 27 extra-base hits, 30 RBI, 49 runs, 15 steals and a 37:88 BB:K in 421 plate appearances, which smashes his previous career-high of 185 plate appearances in 2022.

Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and one steal in Sunday's 10-7 win over the Blue Jays.

Ramirez's two-run homer in the third was the 21st for the five-time All-Star. He entered the game in a 4-for-31 slump, but he's showing signs of breaking out of it, as he's now homered in back-to-back contests. Ramirez is the lynchpin for the Guardians offense and will look to finish the season on a high note. He's now slashing .279/.353/.489 in 487 at-bats.

Lewis went 1-for-6 with a grand slam in Sunday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Rangers.

Lewis put the Twins on the comeback trail with his sixth-inning slam to cut the deficit to 5-4. He's gone 7-for-25 (.280) with three homers and seven RBI over his last six games. The infielder is at a .312/.358/.500 slash line with seven homers, 24 RBI, 18 runs scored and two stolen bases over 37 contests this season. He's been a regular since returning from an oblique injury Aug. 15, primarily seeing time at third base and designated hitter.

Moncada went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and one run scored in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Athletics.

Moncada has gone 12-for-32 (.375) with five extra-base hits and eight RBI over his last nine contests. His two-run double in the seventh inning generated the final runs of the game. The third baseman is at a .246/.288/.381 slash line with five home runs, one stolen base, 28 RBI, 24 runs scored and 16 doubles over 67 games this season.