MLB Player News
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Swipes 29th bag
Abrams went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.
The shortstop extended a modest hitting streak to six games while swiping his 29th bag of the year, leaving him one shy of his third straight 30-steal campaign. Abrams remains in a power drought, having not homered since Aug. 23, but over 14 games since then he's slashing .302/.362/.415 with six doubles, three steals, two RBI and eight runs.
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Needs offseason knee surgery
Winn has been diagnosed with a meniscus tear in his right knee that will require arthroscopic surgery over the offseason, but he plans to continue playing through the issue, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Winn has dealt with nagging soreness in the knee for much of the season and it has caused him to miss games here and there, including Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Mariners. However, the shortstop has been told it's unlikely he'll do additional damage if he plays through the injury, so his availability will continue to be evaluated on a day-to-day basis. The impending surgery isn't expected to affect his offseason routine or his readiness for spring training. Winn is slashing .253/.310/.363 with nine home runs and nine stolen bases in 2025, and he leads all of baseball with 22 Outs Above Average, per Statcast.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Homer, double in win
Betts went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Rockies.
Betts has turned his season around in a big way, hitting safely in 12 of his last 15 games. Seven of those have been multi-hit efforts, giving him a .345 average over that span. He's also swatted four homers during the hot stretch, putting him at 17 long balls on the year. Betts has added a .255/.324/.397 slash line with 69 RBI, 85 runs scored, 20 doubles, two triples and eight stolen bases through 134 contests.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Sets tone with early homer
Adames went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Adames cashed in when the Giants were able to put their first two batters on base in the first inning, crushing a three-run home run off Zac Gallen. This homer is part of a larger surge that has seen Adames launch six long balls over his last 12 games while going 14-for-43 (.326) in that span. On the year, the shortstop has a .230/.318/.432 slash line with 28 homers, 81 RBI, 87 runs scored, nine stolen bases, 19 doubles and two triples across 143 games.
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Scratched Tuesday
Winn was scratched from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Mariners due to right knee pain, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Winn's knee has given him problems throughout the season, most recently preventing him from playing Aug. 24 against the Rays. He'll get another day off Tuesday to manage his injury, and his sudden absence will move Thomas Saggese to shortstop while Jose Fermin enters as the Cardinals' second baseman.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Comes through in clutch Monday
Betts went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Monday's 3-1 win against Colorado.
Betts didn't reach base in any of his first three plate appearances but came up big when most needed. The talented shortstop laced a single to center field with two outs in the seventh inning to plate two runs and break a 1-1 tie. Betts probably doesn't have enough time left in the regular season to avoid finishing with a career-worst OPS -- he's at .712 through Monday, far below the .803 mark he posted with Boston in 2017. With that said, Betts has been hitting well for over a month. Across his past 30 contests, he has a .328/.391/.504 slash line with five home runs, 19 RBI, 21 runs and a 12:8 BB:K.
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Ryan Ritter SS | COL
Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Departs early Monday
Ritter exited Monday's game against the Dodgers due to an undisclosed injury, Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette reports.
Ritter swatted a leadoff double in the top of the ninth inning to break up a combined no-hit bid by Los Angeles, but he needed help off the field shortly after, appearing to injure himself diving back into second base. The severity of his injury is unknown at this time.
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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.