MLB Player News
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Trey Sweeney SS | DET
Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Returns to parent club
The Tigers recalled Sweeney from Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday.
Though Sweeney will start at shortstop and bat ninth in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader, he's expected to operate primarily in a reserve role during his upcoming stint with the big club. Sweeney opened the season as the Tigers' everyday shortstop but began to see his playing time dwindle in early June, when Javier Baez wasn't needed as often in the outfield and began seeing more opportunities at Sweeney's expense. Before being demoted to Triple-A last Friday, Sweeney slashed just .221/.280/.314 with four home runs and two stolen bases over 225 plate appearances on the season.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Held out again Wednesday
Wilson (hamstring) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Wilson was scratched from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's 4-3 win due to a right hamstring issue and will be out of commission again for Wednesday's matinee. The Athletics are off Thursday, so Wilson will aim to return to action Friday versus the Giants for the start of a homestand.
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Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE
Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Hitless in return to MLB
Rocchio started at shortstop and went 0-for-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Cubs.
Rocchio got the start against a left-hander but was removed for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning when a righty reliever entered. He was summoned from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday after the Guardians placed Gabriel Arias (ankle) on the 10-day injured list. Rocchio opened 2025 as the starting shortstop but was sent to the minors May 7 with a .165/.235/.198 line over 35 games. He'll get a chance at redemption for as long as Arias is out, but Rocchio may share shortstop with Daniel Schneemann. The position should be up for grabs, as Cleveland shortstops rank last in average (.183) and OPS (.515).
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Taylor Walls 3B | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Swipes bag in loss
Walls went 1-for-2 with a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.
Walls entered the game in the seventh and led off the eighth with a base knock. He would swipe second but was stranded there with the game tied. Walls has just two hits in his last 19 at-bats and sports a .210 batting average, which is right in line with the low average he's posted throughout his five-year career. His stolen base Tuesday brought him up to 10 for the year and it's now his fourth consecutive season with double-digit thefts.
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Bobby Witt SS | KC
Royals' Bobby Witt: Logs steal in win
Witt went 2-for-5 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Mariners.
Witt had gone 23 games without a successful steal, making just one attempt in that span. The rest of his numbers (.277 average, .778 OPS) during that stretch were fairly normal. He's seen a drop across the board from what he did in 2024, but Witt is still batting .286 with an .827 OPS, 11 home runs, 30 doubles, three triples, 45 RBI, 48 runs scored and 22 steals over 86 games this season.
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Jose Caballero 2B | NYY
Rays' Jose Caballero: Tallies 30th steal
Caballero went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base Tuesday against the Athletics.
Caballero appears to be losing playing time against right-handed pitching, but he started at shortstop and hit seventh against left-hander Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday. He struggled for much of June, but Caballero has now managed at least one hit in four of his last five games and tallied his league-leading 30th stolen base of the season Tuesday.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Clubs 10th homer
Adames went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Adames opened the scoring in the second inning with his 10th homer of the year. The shortstop has hit half of those long balls in his last 20 games, going 19-for-69 (.275) in that span. On the year, he has a .211/.297/.348 slash line with 37 RBI, 46 runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple and four stolen bases across 85 contests.
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Jorge Mateo SS | BAL
Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Facing extended absence
Mateo was diagnosed with a strained left hamstring Tuesday and is expected to miss 8-to-12 weeks, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Mateo landed on the injured list in early June due to elbow inflammation. However, after he suffered a hamstring injury during a rehab game at Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, it now seems likely that his absence will extend into September. As a result, Luis Vazquez, who was selected from Triple-A as Mateo's roster replacement, will likely remain with the big club as bench depth for the foreseeable future.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Getting rest Tuesday
Betts isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Betts will get a chance to regroup Tuesday after going 0-for-8 with two strikeouts over his last two contests. Hyeseong Kim will take over at shortstop and bat ninth for the Dodgers.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Scratched with hamstring injury
Wilson was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays due to right hamstring soreness, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Manager Mark Kotsay added that Wilson could also sit down Wednesday due to an early start time and an off day Thursday, though it will likely depend on how the young infielder is feeling at that point. In the meantime, Max Schuemann will start at shortstop and bat ninth for the A's on Tuesday.