MLB Player News
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Inches closer to 50-50
Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs and a stolen base in Monday's loss to the Cubs.
Ohtani moved a little closer to the majors' first ever 50-50 season by recording his 47th theft of the campaign. The slugger also has 46 homers, putting him in reach of the historic mark with just under three weeks remaining in the regular season. Ohtani has recorded a home run and/or a stolen base in seven of his past 12 contests and is slashing .280/.339/.640 with five long balls, seven steals, seven RBI and 14 runs during that span.
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Kyle Schwarber DH | PHI
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Smacks 34th home run
Schwarber went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Monday's 2-1 win over the Rays.
Schwarber got the Phillies' first hit of the game Monday when he took Tyler Alexander deep in the sixth inning. Schwarber stayed hot at the dish as he extended his hitting streak to eight games, which ties a season-long streak. He's now hit six home runs over his last seven games with 12 RBI in that span. Schwarber's 34 home runs are the third most in the National League behind Shohei Ohtani and Marcell Ozuna.
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Pablo Reyes RF | NYM
Mets' Pablo Reyes: Removed from 40-man roster
The Mets designated Reyes for assignment Monday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Reyes was with the Mets for one week and appeared in just one game as a pinch runner. He was replaced on the 40-man roster and 28-man active roster by fellow utility player Eddy Alvarez, whom the Mets acquired from the Red Sox on Sunday.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Heads to bench as Dominguez returns
Stanton is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Royals, Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
Aaron Judge will occupy the designated-hitter spot Monday while Jasson Dominguez picks up a start in the outfield after being called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Stanton is in the midst of a 1-for-19 slide at the plate and could see his playing time dip upon Dominguez's arrival, though manager Aaron Boone told Laura Albanese of Newsday that Stanton will serve as the Yankees' DH more often that not. With that in mind, Alex Verdugo -- who will start in left field Monday -- could find himself as the odd man out of the lineup more frequently than Stanton.
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Taking seat against lefty
Yoshida is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
The left-handed-hitting Yoshida has mostly been an everyday player this season when healthy, but he'll hit the bench for a second straight matchup with a lefty (Cade Povich). Tyler O'Neill will get a start at designated hitter for Boston.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Matches career high with 46th HR
Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Guardians.
Ohtani took Tanner Bibee 450 feet to right field in the fifth that was calculated at 116.7 MPH off the bat. The home run brought him up to 46 for the year, which ties his career high from 2021. He's also now at 101 RBI for the season, which is a new career high. Ohtani is the first player in MLB history to have 46 home runs and 46 stolen bases in the same season and he's knocking on the door of history with a 50-50 campaign. For the year, Ohtani is slashing .291/.374/.618 with 83 extra-base hits, 113 runs and a 72:145 BB:K in 642 plate appearances.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Crushes 19th homer
McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Nationals.
McCutchen's third-inning blast was his 19th of the season, placing him just one shy of reaching the 20-homer milestone for the second time since 2018. The 37-year-old veteran has been battling a knee issue but has been productive when in the lineup, batting 17-for-53 (.321) with six home runs and 17 RBI over 15 games since the start of August.
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Kyle Manzardo DH | CLE
Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Hitting bench Sunday
Manzardo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Though Manzardo is on the bench for the second game in a row, he ended up recording a double over two at-bats in Saturday's 7-2 loss. The Guardians may be looking to give Manzardo a proper rest day Sunday, with Jose Ramirez getting a day out of the infield and replacing the rookie as Cleveland's designated hitter.