MLB Player News
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David Hamilton 3B | MIL
Red Sox's David Hamilton: Not in Sunday's lineup
Hamilton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Hamilton started the past three games after being promoted Wednesday and has gone 1-for-9 with a walk, two stolen bases and two runs. Enrique Hernandez will take over at shortstop Sunday.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Homers in return
Crawford (shoulder) went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in an extra-inning loss to the Orioles on Saturday.
The veteran shortstop was back in the lineup and leading off after missing three games with a bruised shoulder, and he slugged the second of four Mariners homers on the afternoon in the third inning. Crawford has now left the yard twice in his last four games after going 16 straight games without a round tripper immediately prior to that streak. He's been a constant presence on the bases throughout his last 10 games, however, generating a .391 OBP thanks in large part to a 15.2 percent walk rate in that span.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Not starting Sunday
Anderson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
The 30-year-old started the past two days at second base after missing five games with a shoulder injury, and he's back out of the starting nine Sunday. There's been no report that Anderson aggravated the injury, so it may just be an extra maintenance day amid a 2-for-30 slump. Elvis Andrus will receive another start at shortstop while Zach Remillard mans the keystone.
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Wander Franco SS | TB
Rays' Wander Franco: Homers in return
Franco went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI on Saturday against the Royals.
Franco returned to the lineup after sitting out the team's prior two games for disciplinary purposes. He quickly made amends by going deep in his first at-bat to tally his ninth homer of the season and only second long ball since May 10. Despite that downturn in production, Franco has maintained an impressive .352 wOBA and 131 wRC+ across 322 plate appearances on the campaign.
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David Fletcher 2B | ATL
Angels' David Fletcher: Drives in five
Fletcher went 4-for-6 with a home run and five RBI in Saturday's 25-1 win over the Rockies.
Fletcher hit just .125 over his first eight games this season before he was sent to Triple-A Salt Lake. He tripled his season hit total with Saturday's massive game, though it comes with a big Coors Field caveat. He's also up to six RBI through 22 plate appearances. The Angels have added Eduardo Escobar and Mike Moustakas in trades over the last two days, so Fletcher is unlikely to be more than a light-hitting and versatile infield depth option during this stint in the majors. His best path to playing time is at shortstop while Zach Neto (oblique) is on the injured list.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Twins' Carlos Correa: Homers in Saturday's loss
Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Tigers.
Correa got the Twins on the board with his sixth-inning solo shot, which was his second long ball in the last three games. The shortstop has hit safely in six of his last seven contests, going 8-for-27 (.296) in that span. He's had a fairly solid June, but he's still hitting just .220 with a .718 OPS, 11 homers, 37 RBI, 23 runs scored, no stolen bases, 15 doubles and two triples through 68 games this season. Five of his homers have come this month.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Back in lineup
Crawford (shoulder) is leading off and starting at shortstop Saturday against the Orioles, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
Crawford was held out of the lineup for three consecutive games with a shoulder injury. His return pushes Jose Caballero to the bench while Kolten Wong will hit ninth and start at second base.
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Wander Franco SS | TB
Rays' Wander Franco: Returns to lineup
Franco is hitting second and starting at shortstop in Saturday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Franco was held out of the lineup Thursday and Friday in a disciplinary move by the Rays. He'll retake his typical role in the lineup, while Isaac Paredes will be forced to the bench.
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Jorge Mateo SS | ATL
Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Out of lineup Saturday
Mateo is not starting in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.
The return of Cedric Mullins (groin) has crowded the Baltimore lineup, and Mateo will be the odd man out Saturday. He's gone through a tough stretch at the plate of late, collecting only one hit across his last 16 at-bats. Gunnar Henderson will start at shortstop and Ramon Urias will man the hot corner.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Remains at second base
Anderson is starting at second base and hitting second Saturday against the Red Sox.
Anderson was absent from the lineup for five days while battling a shoulder injury. He returned Friday and played second base, and he'll do so again Saturday. Elvis Andrus will bat ninth and play Anderson's typical role at shortstop.