MLB Player News
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Ha-seong Kim SS | TB
Rays' Ha-Seong Kim: Scratched from Wednesday's lineup
Kim was scratched from the Rays' lineup against the Yankees on Wednesday due to an undisclosed reason.
Expect the team to provide an explanation for Kim's late removal from the lineup following Wednesday's contest. As a result of Kim being scratched, Tristan Gray will start at shortstop and bat ninth. Kim has logged at least one hit in four of his last five games, going 6-for-20 with a double and two steals over that span.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Tigers' Javier Baez: Drives in two Wednesday
Baez went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Astros.
Baez snapped a three-game hitless streak with his fifth multi-hit performance of the month. He's been solid overall in August, posting a .291 batting average, a home run, a stolen base and 10 RBI across 17 games. An infielder by trade, Baez has been seeing most of his time in center field recently with Matt Vierling (oblique) and Parker Meadows (quad) both on the injured list, though the former did start Wednesday's contest at shortstop before later moving to center.
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Chase Meidroth SS | CHW
White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Taking Wednesday off
Meidroth is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Atlanta.
Meidroth will get a chance to catch his breath after he started in each of the White Sox's last five games. Curtis Mead will enter the lineup in Meidroth's stead, covering third base while Miguel Vargas shifts over to first base and Lenyn Sosa occupies second.
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Colson Montgomery SS | CHW
White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Checking back into starting nine
Montgomery (side) will start at shortstop and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
Montgomery was held out of Tuesday's 11-10 loss after exiting in the series opener a night earlier due to a sore left side, but he appears to have made enough improvement following the day off to rejoin the lineup for the finale in Atlanta. After starting at shortstop in Montgomery's stead Tuesday, Chase Meidroth will retreat to the bench.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Goes deep in rehab game
Wilson (forearm) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run with Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Wilson logged seven innings Tuesday and launched a solo shot in his second plate appearance in the third inning. The shortstop has gone 3-for-11 with a double and a homer since starting his rehab assignment Saturday at Triple-A Las Vegas for a fractured left forearm. While there's still no official return date, the standout rookie isn't expected to need much more time on the farm before rejoining the Athletics.
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Trey Sweeney SS | DET
Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Taking seat against southpaw
Sweeney is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Since being called up from Triple-A Toledo on Aug. 10, Sweeney has been a fairly regular presence in the lineup, starting in eight of the previous 10 games while going 6-for-25 (.240 average) with one home run, six runs and four RBI. Sweeney could lose out on playing time once Parker Meadows' (quadriceps) return from the injured list likely pushes Javier Baez back to shortstop on a more frequent basis, but for now, the 25-year-old could continue to get steady playing time versus righties. The left-handed-hitting Sweeney will take a seat Wednesday against Astros southpaw Framber Valdez, however.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Goes deep in loss
Seager went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Royals. He was also hit by a pitch.
Seager gave the Rangers an early lead with a first-inning homer. It was the second in three games and 19th of the season for Seager. He's gone 6-for-12 during a three-game hit streak that followed an 0-for-15 stretch.
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Jorge Mateo SS | BAL
Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Ready for rehab assignment
Mateo (hamstring) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Mateo has been on the injured list since early June, first due to left elbow inflammation and then a strained left hamstring, the latter of which he suffered during a rehab game June 29. The veteran speedster should be able to rejoin the Orioles in early September, but Mateo is unlikely to serve as more than a pinch runner and defensive replacement down the stretch as a youth movement begins to take shape in Baltimore.
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Colson Montgomery SS | CHW
White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Sitting out with side issue
Montgomery (side) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Atlanta.
Montgomery had to be pulled from Monday's contest with soreness in his left side. The White Sox are referring to him as day-to-day for the time being, but it's the type of injury that could wind up requiring a stint on the injured list. Chase Meidroth will play shortstop and bat ninth Tuesday.