MLB Player News

Garcia was removed from Friday's game against the Cubs due to upper body discomfort.

Garcia dealt with an upper-body issue last weekend and missed two games. He was 0-for-2 in Friday's matinee tilt at Wrigley Field before Matt Duffy entered to replace him at third base in the bottom of the fourth inning. Garcia should be considered day-to-day until the Royals' medical staff has a better idea what the rookie is dealing with.

Chapman (finger) is back in the lineup Friday versus the Reds.

Chapman will start at third base and bat fifth after missing a handful of games due to inflammation in his right middle finger. He's sporting a .796 OPS with 15 home runs and 49 RBI through 116 games (485 plate appearances) this season for Toronto.

Longoria (back) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno on Thursday.

Longoria went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks in his first game with Reno. The veteran third baseman has been out for all of August due to a back injury but appears to be close to activation.

Peterson is not in Thursday's lineup against the Padres.

With southpaw Rich Hill on the mound for San Diego, Peterson will open the game on the bench. Buddy Kennedy starts at the hot corner, batting fifth.

Burger went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 12-5 loss to the Astros.

Burger has now hit safely in eight straight games, going 14-for-32 (.438) in that span. He's only hit one homer since joining Miami at the trade deadline, but he's now batting .340 (18-for-53) with an .888 OPS through 14 contests with his new team. Overall, the 27-year-old Burger is slashing .233/.297/.522 with 26 homers, 60 RBI and 50 runs scored through 381 plate appearances between the Marlins and White Sox.

McMahon went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBI on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

McMahon has seen his strikeouts pile up of late, as he has a 34.5 percent punchout rate across his last 13 starts. He's hit only .167 in that span, though he did manage his 20th homer of the season Wednesday -- matching his power output from the 2022 campaign. While the rest of his stat line has remained fairly consistent, McMahon does have the chance to cross the 25-homer threshold for the first time in his career.

Gelof went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.

The rookie second baseman has been on fire since the calendar flipped to August. Over his last 14 games, Gelof is slashing .370/.424/.778 with 12 of his 20 hits (seven doubles and five homers) going for extra-bases, and he's added 10 runs, 10 RBI and two steals for good measure. The A's have cycled through a number of young position players this season with erratic results, but Gelof is quickly emerging as the best of the bunch.

Paredes went 3-for-5 with an RBI on Wednesday against the Giants.

Paredes has struggled statistically in August, as he entered Wednesday's game having maintained just a .159 average across 44 at-bats in 12 games. He turned in his second multi-hit effort of the month, and he should continue to see better results as he's maintained a solid 19.6 percent strikeout rate in that same span. Even with the promotion of Curtis Mead, Paredes has maintained a near-everyday role at third base.

Bregman went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 12-5 victory over the Marlins.

Bregman opened the scoring Wednesday with a solo home run off Jesus Luzardo in the first inning before adding two more RBI with a double in the seventh. While the homer was Bregman's first since July 29, he's logged five multi-hit games in his last nine contests, going 12-for-36 (.334) in that span. The 29-year-old third baseman is now slashing .251/.349/.418 with 19 homers, 79 RBI and 71 runs scored across 538 plate appearances this season.

Madrigal hit a pinch-hit solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the White Sox.

Madrigal pinch hit for Tucker Barnhart to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning, and the team was probably just hoping he'd reach base. However, the infielder managed only his second home run of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-1 as the Cubs mounted a late comeback. Despite the heroics, Madrigal's fantasy stock has taken a hit lately, with new acquisition Jeimer Candelario starting to see more time at third when Chicago uses Cody Bellinger at first. It's a crowded playing time situation that figures to leave Madrigal on the bench more often than not in the immediate future.