MLB Player News
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Maximo Acosta SS | MIA
Marlins' Maximo Acosta: Drawing fourth straight start
Acosta will start at third base and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Nationals.
Acosta will be included in the lineup for the fourth straight game and will occupy third base for the second consecutive contest after being recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday. With Connor Norby (quadriceps) recently joining Graham Pauley (oblique) on the shelf, Acosta looks like he'll get the chance to serve as the Marlins' primary third baseman until the team reclaims some health. Through his first 37 big-league plate appearances, Acosta is slashing .206/.270/.500 with three home runs, one double and four RBI.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Recovering from Grade 1 strain
Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Turner was placed on the injured list Monday after the shortstop was diagnosed with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain following an MRI, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Though the injury Turner sustained in Sunday's loss to the Marlins appears likely to keep him out for longer than the minimum 10 days, Thomson noted that the hamstring issue is less severe than the Grade 2 strain that the three-time All-Star suffered a season ago, and the Phillies are hoping that he'll be ready to return before the start of the postseason. Edmundo Sosa is expected to serve as the primary replacement at shortstop while Turner is on the shelf; Sosa will occupy the position and will bat eighth in Monday's series opener with the Mets.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Lands on IL with hamstring strain
The Phillies placed Turner (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list Monday.
Though Philadelphia haven't yet revealed the findings of the MRI that Turner underwent on his hamstring earlier Monday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post relays that the Phillies are optimistic that the star shortstop will be able to return for the playoffs, if not the tail end of the regular season. With that in mind, the right hamstring strain that Turner sustained in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Marlins seems likely to keep him out for more than the minimum 10 days, making him a drop candidate in redraft leagues. With Turner on the shelf, Edmundo Sosa is slated to start at shortstop in Monday's game against the Mets and should serve as the primary option at the position for the duration of Turner's absence.
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Aidan Miller SS | PHI
Phillies' Aidan Miller: Climbs to Triple-A
The Phillies promoted Miller from Double-A Reading to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
After earning a pair of promotions in 2024, Miller had up to this point spent the entire 2025 season at Reading, slashing .259/.382/.427 with 13 home runs, 52 stolen bases and a 14.9 percent walk rate over 489 plate appearances. Miller had opened September by going 8-for-19 with two extra-base hits, two stolen bases and a 9:4 K:BB in six games, with his hot start to the month convincing the Phillies that he was ready for a stiffer test. Though Miller is likely to remain at the Triple-A level for the rest of the season, a call-up to the big leagues can't be completely discounted if the hamstring strain that star shortstop Trea Turner suffered in Sunday's loss to the Marlins proves to be a long-term concern. For now, Edmundo Sosa would appear to be the top choice to step in as the Phillies' everyday shortstop if Turner is forced to go on the injured list.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Tallies ninth stolen base in loss
Adames went 0-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Cardinals.
Adames failed to record a hit but reached base on two free passes and stole second in the fourth inning. The shortstop has struggled following a hot end to August, going hitless in three of his last five outings. Overall, he's slashing .228/.317/.425 with 86 runs scored, 78 RBI, 27 long balls and nine stolen bases across 603 plate appearances in 143 games this season.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Set for MRI on Monday
Turner is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his right hamstring in Philadelphia on Monday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
The MRI will shed more light on the grade of the hamstring strain that Turner sustained in the seventh inning of Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Marlins. Even if Turner receives a positive prognosis following the MRI and avoids a stint on the injured list, he's still likely to be held out of the lineup for Monday's series opener versus the Mets. Edmundo Sosa started at shortstop when Turner sat out for rest purposes in Saturday's 4-2 win over Miami, so Sosa will presumably be the top choice to replace Turner in the lineup Monday.
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Otto Lopez SS | MIA
Marlins' Otto Lopez: Goes deep twice in win
Lopez went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Sunday's 5-4 victory over the Phillies.
The Marlins shortstop batted cleanup and produced his first career multi-homer performance in this contest. Lopez slugged a 424-foot, three-run homer off Philadelphia starter Taijuan Walker in the first before returning in the seventh to launch a 417-foot solo shot off reliever Jose Alvarado. The 26-year-old has been hot over his last 17 games dating back to Aug. 18, batting .306 (19-for-62) with three homers, 14 RBI and eight runs scored.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Dealing with hamstring strain
Turner was removed from Sunday's game against the Marlins due to a right hamstring strain, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
The veteran shortstop suffered the injury during the seventh inning while running to first base, and he exited the contest after reaching on an error. Turner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run prior to departing, but his availability for the playoff push is now in question due to the injury.
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Ryan Ritter SS | COL
Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Exiting lineup Sunday
Ritter is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
After going 4-for-20 with a 0:8 K:BB while starting in six of the last seven games, Ritter will hit the bench Sunday. Tyler Freeman will cover second base in Ritter's stead.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Rips three hits in loss
Tovar went 3-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 10-8 loss to the Padres.
Tovar's got a hot bat -- he's logged four multi-hit efforts while going 12-for-33 (.364) over his last nine games. While he's posted just two extra-base hits and two RBI in that span, the consistency at the plate is encouraging, though most of the hot streak has come at home. He's up to a .272/.314/.434 slash line with eight homers, 24 RBI, 39 runs scored and four stolen bases over 75 contests. Like many Rockies hitters, he's had some extreme home-road splits this year with a .947 OPS at Coors Field and a .532 OPS away from home.