MLB Player News
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Jordan Westburg 3B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Out of lineup Sunday
Westburg is not starting against the Yankees on Sunday.
Since being activated off the 10-day IL on Tuesday, Westburg had started five straight games, but he went just 1-for-20 with 10 strikeouts over that span. He'll get a day to reset Sunday while Jeremiah Jackson makes a start at the hot corner.
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Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B | ATL
Braves' Nacho Alvarez: Out Sunday with thumb issue
Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Detroit due to a laceration on his thumb, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Alvarez sustained the injury earlier in the weekend, and while the cut didn't require stitches, he'll be out of commission for at least one game. Vidal Brujan will draw the start at third base in place of Alvarez, who starred in Saturday's 6-5 come-from-behind win with three hits -- including two home runs -- and three RBI.
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Zach McKinstry 3B | DET
Tigers' Zach McKinstry: Goes deep off bench Saturday
McKinstry went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-5 loss to Atlanta.
The veteran utility player appeared as a pinch hitter for Andy Ibanez in the sixth inning and promptly launched his 12th home run of the season. McKinstry has been a surprising source of offense all year, as the 12 long balls are already a new career high, as are his 49 RBI. McKinstry is also sporting a .769 OPS through 138 games, which is well ahead of his career .679 mark.
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Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B | ATL
Braves' Nacho Alvarez: On bench Sunday
Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Detroit.
Alvarez will get a well-earned day off Sunday after launching a pair of home runs in Saturday's win. In his place, Vidal Brujan will bat ninth and play third base.
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Matt Shaw 3B | CHC
Cubs' Matt Shaw: On bench Sunday
Shaw is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Shaw's streak of nine consecutive starts will come to an end Sunday, as he'll yield to Justin Turner at third base. The rookie went 6-for-31 (.194 average) with a home run and a 4:6 BB:K during the nine-game stretch.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Getting breather Sunday
Arenado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Milwaukee.
Arenado made five straight starts after being activated from the injured list Monday and went 5-for-20 (.250 average) with two doubles and six RBI over that stretch. Nolan Gorman will fill in for Arenado at third base Sunday.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Clubs homer No. 30
Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader sweep of the Twins.
The switch-hitting superstar provided the first run of the day when he took Joe Ryan deep in the first inning of the matinee, kicking off a combined 14-0 shellacking by the Guardians. The long ball was the 30th of the season for Ramirez -- the fourth time in his career he's reached that milestone, and the third time he's produced a 30-30 campaign. He's been a big part of the team's late playoff push, and over his last 17 games including the nightcap, Ramirez is slashing .313/.405/.625 with 11 of his 20 hits going for extra bases (six doubles, one triple, four homers).
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes yard Saturday
Muncy went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.
Muncy set the Dodgers on the comeback trailing, going yard in the first inning after the Giants established a 4-0 lead to open the game. This was his second homer in his last four games, but the infielder has gone just 3-for-24 (.125) over eight contests since returning from an oblique injury that cost him nearly a month. Muncy has a .248/.382/.482 slash line with 19 homers, 67 RBI, 47 runs scored and four stolen bases over 97 contests this season.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Smacks 10th homer
Bohm went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Bohm has gone 4-for-9 with two extra-base hits and four RBI over two games since he returned from a shoulder injury that led to a minimal stay on the injured list. The third baseman is up to 10 long balls on the year, with this one being his first since Aug. 17 versus the Nationals. He's added a .275/.321/.394 slash line with 55 RBI, 49 runs scored and two stolen bases over 113 contests this season.
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Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B | ATL
Braves' Nacho Alvarez: Launches first two MLB homers
Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Tigers.
The 22-year-old infielder had zero homers through his first 59 big-league games, but Alvarez snapped that streak Saturday by taking Keider Montero deep in the third inning, and then he did the same to Kyle Finnegan in the eighth. Over 18 games in September while handling starting third-base duties in place of Austin Riley (abdomen), Alvarez is batting .288 (15-for-52) with four runs and seven RBI.