MLB Player News
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Logs third straight start
Arcia will start at shortstop and bat ninth Sunday against the White Sox.
Though he's hitting just .197 on the season and returned from a four-game stint at Triple-A Colorado Springs just a few days earlier, Arcia looks like he'll handle an everyday role so long as he sticks around with the big club. The 23-year-old will pick up his third straight start Sunday, leaving the likes of Eric Sogard and Hernan Perez to settle for utility duties.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Cubs' Javier Baez: Back in lineup Sunday
Baez is starting at third base and batting third in Sunday's game against the Mets.
Baez didn't start Saturday, though he did blast a pinch-hit two-run home run in the 14th inning, giving him 14 long balls for the season. The 25-year-old will be making just his fourth appearance of the season at third base as Kris Bryant takes a seat for the series finale.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Rockies' Trevor Story: Three hits in Saturday's loss
Story went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 12-4 loss to the Dodgers.
The shortstop has put together a solid homestand, posting a .281/.361/.469 slash line over his last eight games with a homer, four RBI, four runs and a 4:6 BB:K. Story will need to continue making hay when he's at Coors Field, however, as his home-road splits have become particularly tilted in 2018: He carries a 1.162 OPS through 91 at-bats at home -- but only a .552 mark away from the Rockies' extremely friendly confines.
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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Knocks another homer Saturday
Camargo went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Saturday's loss to the Nationals.
Camargo's blast in the bottom of the fifth inning put the Braves up 3-2, though they would ultimately end up losing in 14 innings. It was his third home run in the last five games, and he's now hit safely in eight of his last 10 contests to bring his slash line to .221/.362/.433 on the year.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Cubs' Javier Baez: Out of Saturday's lineup
Baez is out of Saturday's lineup against the Mets.
He has been swinging a hot bat (.310/.341/.595 with three home runs over his last 42 at-bats), but will make way for Ben Zobrist at the keystone against right-handed ace Jacob deGrom.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Nationals' Trea Turner: Extends hitting streak to 13 games Friday
Turner went 1-for-4 in Friday's loss to the Braves.
The Nats only managed two hits all night off Mike Foltynewicz, but Turner still managed to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. The shortstop hasn't exactly been on fire over that stretch, however, collecting multiple hits only three times and posting a .281/.305/.404 slash line with one homer, seven RBI, six runs and three steals.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Braves' Dansby Swanson: Clubs fourth homer Friday
Swanson went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Friday's 4-0 win over the Nationals.
His seventh-inning blast off Stephen Strasburg capped a four-run frame for the Braves that accounted for all the offense on the night. Swanson now has four homers on the season, two of which have come in the last eight games, but his .196 batting average (9-for-46) and 6:18 BB:K in 14 games since coming off the disabled list leave a lot to be desired.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Out of Friday's lineup
Ahmed is out of Friday's lineup against the Marlins.
He is hitting just .138 with two home runs over his last 29 at-bats. Ketel Marte will start at shortstop and hit sixth.
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Rosell Herrera SS | KC
Reds' Rosell Herrera: DFA'd by Reds
Herrera was designated for assignment by the Reds on Friday.
Herrera went 2-for-11 with five strikeouts in a brief stint with the Reds before returning to Triple-A on May 22. The addition of catcher Curt Casali -- acquired Thursday from Tampa Bay -- prompted the move. Herrera should remain at Triple-A Louisville, assuming he clears waivers.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Nationals' Trea Turner: Steals two bags
Turner went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored Thursday against the Braves.
Turner stole a base each time he made it aboard Thursday, raising his total to 16 on the season. After going 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts in April, Turner attempted only five stolen bases in the month of May, in part because of an increased home-run output during that span.