MLB Player News
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Vidal Brujan SS | ATL
Braves' Vidal Brujan: Exits with hip injury
Brujan was removed from Sunday's game against the Tigers with right hip tightness.
Brujan, who picked up a start at third base Sunday, went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored prior to exiting and being replaced by Luke Williams. Given that Brujan rarely starts -- he had eight at-bats this month prior to Sunday -- he may not return to the lineup as soon as he's healthy.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Taking seat against righty
Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
The left-handed-hitting Smith has been a mainstay in the lineup versus right-handed pitching all season, but he'll hit the bench Sunday while the Marlins send righty Eury Perez to the hill. Smith's exit from the lineup comes after he went just 2-for-21 with one walk against six strikeouts over the past six games.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Managing shoulder injury
Abrams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets due to a jammed right shoulder, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Nasim Nunez will fill in at shortstop in place of Abrams, who sustained the injury when he was tagged out while trying to advance to third base in the 11th inning of Saturday's 5-3 win. According to interim manager Miguel Cairo, Abrams will be available to pinch hit Sunday if needed, so the 24-year-old's absence from the lineup appears to be mostly precautionary in nature.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Tigers' Javier Baez: Getting third straight start
Baez will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Baez will be making his third consecutive start after going 1-for-6 at the dish over the first two contests of the series. With Colt Keith (rib) recently landing on the injured list, Zach McKinstry will likely platoon at third base with Andy Ibanez for the remainder of the regular season, leaving Baez to handle shortstop.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Beginning on bench Sunday
Volpe is not in the starting lineup against the Orioles on Sunday.
Volpe has been dealing with a shoulder issue for much of the season and has missed a few games in September as a result, but he entered Sunday having started four of New York's past five games at shortstop. With that said, there's no indication that Sunday's day off is anything more than a maintenance day. Jose Caballero is starting at shortstop for the series finale.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: On bench Sunday
Abrams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
With southpaw Sean Manaea on the hill for the Mets, the left-handed-hitting Abrams will get the day off. Nasim Nunez will step in at shortstop for Abrams.
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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Pops grand slam in loss
Pena went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and walk in Saturday's 6-4 loss to Seattle.
The Houston shortstop poked a 340-foot grand slam into the Crawford Boxes off reliever Carlos Vargas in the seventh to make the score 6-4. Pena has been a reliable contributor in September, batting .301 (22-for-73) with three homers, one steal, 12 runs scored and 12 RBI in 17 games. Through 543 total plate appearances, the one-time All-Star is now slashing .304/.363/.477 with 17 long balls, 20 stolen bases, 68 runs scored and 62 RBI.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Swipes bag in win
Volpe went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Orioles.
Volpe singled, stole second and scored to extend the Yankees' lead to 6-0 in the sixth inning. The 24-year-old is hitting just .200 through 11 September contests, though he's shown signs of life with two multi-hit efforts and two stolen bases over his past four games. For the season, he's slashing .210/.272/.396 with 19 home runs, 71 RBI, 63 runs scored and 18 steals across 572 plate appearances.
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Bobby Witt SS | KC
Royals' Bobby Witt: Swats 23rd long ball
Witt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays.
The Royals star opened the game's scoring with a 422-foot solo shot off Toronto starter Shane Bieber in the fourth. In 53 games since the All-Star break, Witt has been a dependable source of both power and speed, batting .291 (61-for-209) with nine homers and 12 steals. Overall, the 25-year-old shortstop his now slashing .293/.352/.503 with 96 runs scored and 82 RBI across 654 plate appearances.
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Ryan Ritter SS | COL
Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Resting Saturday
Ritter isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
After tallying a base hit in each of his last two games, Ritter will take a seat to begin Saturday's contest. Tyler Freeman will take over as Colorado's second baseman, allowing Yanquiel Fernandez to start as the DH.