MLB Player News
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Remains out Wednesday
Ahmed (finger) remains on the bench Wednesday against the Marlins.
Ahmed was scratched from Tuesday's lineup with a finger issue and will wind up missing at least one more start. Domingo Leyba gets the start at shortstop.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Nationals' Trea Turner: Nabs another steal
Turner went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run Tuesday in the Nationals' 6-2 win over the Cardinals.
Turner has been caught stealing just twice in his last 18 attempts and ranks fifth in the majors with 33 stolen bases on the season, an impressive feat considering he missed six weeks with a broken right index finger. The speedy leadoff man has seen his bat cool off in September -- he's slashing a pedestrian .269/.319/.373 on the month -- but the solid production he offers in the steals and runs categories makes him an easy selection for fantasy lineups as the season winds down.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Drives in two Tuesday
Crawford went 3-for-6 with a double and a pair of RBI in Tuesday's extra-innings win over Boston.
Crawford was one of four Giants to reach base at least three times in an exciting back-and-forth contest against an interleague foe. The 32-year-old's season has been nothing short of a disaster (.234/.311/.361 through 139 games), but the shortstop has been showing a little life at the plate with eight hits and five walks over his last five starts.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Dodgers' Corey Seager: Knocks in four
Seager went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four RBI in a win over the Rays on Tuesday.
Seager plated two runs with a double in the fifth inning and repeated the feat in the seventh. The 25-year-old has hit 41 two-baggers this season and has produced the last two 40-plus doubles tallies on the Dodgers, having previously achieved the feat in 2016.
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Miguel Rojas SS | LAD
Marlins' Miguel Rojas: Drives in six Tuesday
Rojas went 4-for-6 with three doubles and six RBI to help the Marlins to a 12-6 victory over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
It was a massive game for Rojas, who drove in half of his team's runs on the strength of a trio of two-baggers. He hasn't provided much power this season, with just five homers in 122 games, but the 30-year-old has managed a solid .288 average and the three doubles give him 27 this season. Still, he's slugging just .388, so performances like this haven't been a particularly common occurrence.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Cubs' Javier Baez: To be evaluated soon
Baez (thumb) will be re-evaluated at the end of the week, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Baez could gain clearance to begin rehabbing if his evaluation goes well at the end of the week. He's been out with a hairline fracture on his left thumb since Sept. 7 and is unlikely to return before the postseason.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Late scratch
Ahmed was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Marlins due to a finger injury, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.
Ahmed was slated to start at shortstop Tuesday, but Arizona has determined that he's unable to go after suffering a finger injury during Monday night's contest. Ildemaro Vargas will replace Ahmed at shortstop.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Gets night off
Arcia isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.
Arcia doubled home a run Monday night in the series opener, but with Cory Spangenberg swinging a hot bat, he'll catch a breather. Spangenberg draws the start at shortstop and is set to hit ninth.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Rockies' Trevor Story: Supplies three-run jack
Story went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk Monday in the Rockies' 9-4 win over the Mets.
Story's 33rd home run of the season punctuated a five-run inning for the Rockies, who rolled to their fourth consecutive win. The shortstop will hit leadoff in Tuesday's contest and looks poised to hold down that spot in the lineup for the rest of the season with manager Bud Black having seemingly settled on Charlie Blackmon as the team's cleanup batter.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Starting at shortstop
Ahmed (finger) is starting at shortstop and batting seventh Tuesday against Miami.
Ahmed had to leave Monday evening's contest after injuring a finger on his throwing hand, but he's been cleared to return to action Tuesday. He went 0-for-3 at the dish in the series opener prior to exiting.