MLB Player News
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Twins' Carlos Correa: Homers, collects two hits
Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Rays.
Correa singled in his first at-bat before crushing a leadoff homer his second time around to put the Twins up 1-0 in the top of the fourth. It was his seventh long ball of the season and his first since May 13 against the Cubs as the shortstop continues to try and gut it out while dealing with plantar fasciitis in his left heel. Correa's average now sits at .210 following the two-hit outing Thursday, and he's gone just 4-for-24 at the plate over his last six games.
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Yu Chang SS | TB
Red Sox's Yu Chang: Returning Monday
Chang (wrist) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list Monday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
A hamate fracture in Chang's left wrist forced him onto the injured list in late April. He played one rehab game at Double-A in late June before a setback caused him to pause his assignment. Chang resumed playing with Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday and will likely get a few more at-bats in before returning Monday. The 27-year-old infielder was slashing .136/.174/.341 through 47 plate appearances before getting injured.
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Austin Charles SS | KC
Royals' Austin Charles: Bumped to Single-A
Charles was promoted from the Arizona Complex League to Single-A Columbia on Thursday.
The 6-foot-4 shortstop got over $400,000 from Kansas City in the 20th round of last year's draft based on his upside on both sides of the ball. At 19 years old, he was old for the complex level, but Charles' game needs some refinement. He hit .455 with one home run in 11 at-bats before the promotion.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Sitting out matinee
Volpe is absent from the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the White Sox, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
Volpe will surely be back in the lineup for the nightcap, but he'll begin the afternoon game on the bench. Oswaldo Cabrera is getting the start at shortstop in the first game.
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Jorge Mateo SS | ATL
Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Taking seat Thursday
Mateo is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt in Milwaukee, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
It's a routine day off for Mateo after he had started each of the previous 14 contests. Gunnar Henderson will play shortstop Thursday.
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Kevin Smith DH | NYY
Athletics' Kevin Smith: Multi-hit effort in return start
Smith went 2-for-5 in a win over the Pirates on Wednesday.
Drawing his first start since being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, Smith delivered his first multi-hit effort since April 26. The 26-year-old infielder had produced just a .184 average and .521 OPS with the Athletics during his previous 82 plate appearances with the team this season, and he's expected to be given an extended look at shortstop this time around with the hopes he can replicate some of the success he's enjoyed with the Aviators down on the farm (.282 average, .972 OPS).
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Pablo Reyes RF | SD
Red Sox's Pablo Reyes: On bench for second straight game
Reyes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Though manager Alex Cora suggested Monday that Enrique Hernandez could be moved off shortstop on a more frequent basis, Hernandez will end up manning the position for a second straight day Wednesday. Had the Red Sox elected to commit to a change, Reyes likely would have benefited the most in the short term, but he instead looks as though he'll remain in a utility role for the time being.