MLB Player News
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Tigers' Javier Baez: Drives in two Wednesday
Baez went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Astros.
Baez snapped a three-game hitless streak with his fifth multi-hit performance of the month. He's been solid overall in August, posting a .291 batting average, a home run, a stolen base and 10 RBI across 17 games. An infielder by trade, Baez has been seeing most of his time in center field recently with Matt Vierling (oblique) and Parker Meadows (quad) both on the injured list, though the former did start Wednesday's contest at shortstop before later moving to center.
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Mookie Betts SS | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Taking seat Wednesday
Betts is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
Betts started the previous 21 games and has an .865 OPS in his past 54 at-bats, but he will receive Wednesday off in Colorado, Miguel Rojas will step in at shortstop and bat eighth versus Rockies righty Tanner Gordon.
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Joseph Ortiz SS | MIL
Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Playing Wednesday after all
Ortiz (knee) is starting at shortstop and batting ninth against the Cubs on Wednesday.
Ortiz was originally slated to miss Wednesday's contest after fouling a pitch off his knee during Tuesday's game against the Cubs, but the issue is apparently minor given his presence in the lineup. Ortiz has logged at least two hits in five of his last 10 games, going 13-for-35 (.371) with one steal, two doubles and six RBI over that span.
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Chase Meidroth SS | CHW
White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Taking Wednesday off
Meidroth is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Atlanta.
Meidroth will get a chance to catch his breath after he started in each of the White Sox's last five games. Curtis Mead will enter the lineup in Meidroth's stead, covering third base while Miguel Vargas shifts over to first base and Lenyn Sosa occupies second.
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Colson Montgomery SS | CHW
White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Checking back into starting nine
Montgomery (side) will start at shortstop and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
Montgomery was held out of Tuesday's 11-10 loss after exiting in the series opener a night earlier due to a sore left side, but he appears to have made enough improvement following the day off to rejoin the lineup for the finale in Atlanta. After starting at shortstop in Montgomery's stead Tuesday, Chase Meidroth will retreat to the bench.
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS | PIT
Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Getting breather
Kiner-Falefa is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Blue Jays.
Kiner-Falefa will receive a day of rest after starting each of the previous eight games. The Pirates will shift Jared Triolo over to third base and install Liover Peguero at shortstop in Wednesday's series finale.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Goes deep in rehab game
Wilson (forearm) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run with Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Wilson logged seven innings Tuesday and launched a solo shot in his second plate appearance in the third inning. The shortstop has gone 3-for-11 with a double and a homer since starting his rehab assignment Saturday at Triple-A Las Vegas for a fractured left forearm. While there's still no official return date, the standout rookie isn't expected to need much more time on the farm before rejoining the Athletics.
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Trey Sweeney SS | DET
Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Taking seat against southpaw
Sweeney is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Since being called up from Triple-A Toledo on Aug. 10, Sweeney has been a fairly regular presence in the lineup, starting in eight of the previous 10 games while going 6-for-25 (.240 average) with one home run, six runs and four RBI. Sweeney could lose out on playing time once Parker Meadows' (quadriceps) return from the injured list likely pushes Javier Baez back to shortstop on a more frequent basis, but for now, the 25-year-old could continue to get steady playing time versus righties. The left-handed-hitting Sweeney will take a seat Wednesday against Astros southpaw Framber Valdez, however.