MLB Player News
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Eloy Jimenez DH | TB
Orioles' Eloy Jimenez: Getting Saturday off
Jimenez isn't in the Orioles' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Rays.
Jimenez has been white-hot at the plate since joining the Orioles, going 11-for-21 with four RBI across seven games. He'll get a breather Saturday against Drew Rasmussen and the Rays, moving Anthony Santander into the DH spot and Austin Slater into right field.
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Willie Calhoun DH | LAA
Angels' Willie Calhoun: Idle versus lefty
Calhoun isn't in the Angels' lineup for Saturday's game against Washington, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
The left-handed-hitting Calhoun will step out of the lineup Saturday while southpaw Patrick Corbin toes the slab for the Nats. In Calhoun's place, Matt Thaiss will work as the DH and bat ninth.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Sitting out Game 1
Stanton isn't in the Yankees' lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against Texas.
Stanton will get a breather to open up Saturday's festivities, though he will most likely be part of New York's starting nine during the nightcap. Aaron Judge will take his place at designated hitter during the early game, allowing Trent Grisham to start in center field and bat ninth.
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Eloy Jimenez DH | TB
Orioles' Eloy Jimenez: Stays hot with three hits
Jimenez went 3-for-4 in Friday's 4-1 win over the Rays.
Jimenez already has four multi-hit efforts as an Oriole, and he played in his seventh game with the team Friday. All three of his hits in this contest were singles. Still, Jimenez appears to have been jolted awake by the change of scenery after struggling with the White Sox prior to the trade deadline. The 27-year-old is up to a .264/.315/.368 slash line with five home runs, 20 RBI, 19 runs scored, three stolen bases and 11 doubles over 72 contests this year.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Reaches 35-homer mark
Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 9-5 win over the Pirates.
Ohtani's blast sparked a five-run rally for the Dodgers in the third inning. He's gone just 6-for-30 (.200) over seven games in August, but three of his knocks in that span have been homers, giving him 35 on the year -- one ahead of Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna for the National League lead. Ohtani is slashing .302/.389/.622 with 83 RBI, 87 runs scored, 32 steals, 29 doubles and four triples over 113 contests this season.
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Joc Pederson DH | TEX
Diamondbacks' Joc Pederson: Slams 19th homer
Pederson went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 3-2 win versus the Phillies.
The Diamondbacks designated hitter cracked a 393-foot long ball off Zack Wheeler in the third inning to push the team's lead to 2-0. Pederson has been scorching hot since the All-Star break, batting .350 (14-for-40) with six homers, 10 runs scored and 13 RBI across 16 games. It has been a resurgent year for the 32-year-old in Arizona, as he's now slashing .284/.392/.554 over 328 plate appearances this season.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Sitting down Friday
McCutchen isn't in the Pirates' lineup Friday against the Dodgers.
McCutchen will sit down for a second consecutive game Friday despite going 6-for-15 with a homer and four RBI since the start of August. His absence will put Joey Bart in as the designated hitter while Yasmani Grandal starts behind the plate.
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Travis Blankenhorn DH | LAA
Nationals' Travis Blankenhorn: On bench again
Blankenhorn is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.
Blankenhorn will be withheld from the starting nine for a third consecutive game, though Friday's outing is the first of that stretch against a right-handed pitcher (Jose Soriano). The lefty-hitting Blankenhorn is 3-for-20 (.150) with a 38.1 percent strikeout rate in nine games this season. Harold Ramirez will bat seventh and DH on Friday.