MLB Player News
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Hits bench Sunday
Winn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Tommy Edman will handle shortstop duties in the series finale after Winn manned the position in each of the past five games. While the long-term future remains bright for the 21-year-old rookie, he's gotten off to a slow start to his big-league career with a .170/.188/.213 slash line through his first 49 plate appearances for St. Louis.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Drives in two
Tovar went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI on Saturday against the Blue Jays.
Aided by Coors Field, Tovar has had a nice start to Colorado's current homestand, as he has collected six hits across 23 at-bats while tallying three doubles and four RBI in that stretch. He's also been on a nice power surge overall, racking up five homers and six doubles across his last 33 games. Despite some of his strong numbers of late, Tovar still has plenty of holes in his skill profile, as illustrated by his .309 wOBA and 78 wRC+ across 509 plate appearances on the season.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Braves' Orlando Arcia: Delivers go-ahead homer
Arcia went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 4-2 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.
Arcia has homered three times and added eight RBI over his eight-game hitting streak. He's gone 11-for-30 (.367) in that span. His homer Saturday was a key hit, giving Atlanta the lead in the 10th inning. For the season, the shortstop has a career-high 17 long balls with 55 RBI, 57 runs scored, a stolen base and a .282/.336/.454 slash line in a career year.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Pops solo shot
Bogaerts went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Giants.
Bogaerts is up to 16 homers this year, four of which have come in his last 13 contests. While he's shown a little more power lately, he's batting just .220 (11-for-50) over that span. The shortstop is at a .261/.332/.399 slash line with 46 RBI, 61 runs scored and 13 stolen bases through 131 games this season, putting him on track for his worst numbers since 2014, which was his first full major-league campaign.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Nabs steal No. 25
Lindor went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 2-1 win over the Mariners.
The shortstop scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, poking a leadoff single before stealing his 25th bag of the season and coming home on a Daniel Vogelbach hit. Lindor has now tied his career high in stolen bases, a mark he initially set in 2018 with Cleveland, and since the beginning of August he's slashing .303/.367/.440 with three homers, eight steals, 14 RBI and 21 runs in 28 games.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Brewers' Willy Adames: Launches three-run homer in win
Adames went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Friday's 7-5 win over the Phillies.
Adames took Zack Wheeler deep with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, driving in teammates William Contreras and Carlos Santana. The homer was the shortstop's 22nd of the season and he has been red-hot since Aug. 18, batting .333 with four long balls, 14 RBI and eight runs scored over 48 at-bats in 12 games.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Not in lineup Friday
Perdomo is absent from the lineup Friday versus the Orioles.
Nick Ahmed will start at shortstop and bat eighth as the Diamondbacks look for platoon advantages against left-hander Cole Irvin. The switch-hitting Perdomo carries a .633 OPS in 54 plate appearances this year versus southpaws. He's put up a .786 OPS in 353 plate appearances versus righties.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Activated, in lineup Friday
Crawford (forearm) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Crawford will start at shortstop and bat eighth against the Padres following a two-week absence to heal a minor left forearm strain. The 36-year-old has slashed just .194/.264/.318 across 270 plate appearances when healthy this season.