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  • Jorge Mateo SS | BAL

    Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Ready for rehab assignment

    Mateo (hamstring) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Mateo has been on the injured list since early June, first due to left elbow inflammation and then a strained left hamstring, the latter of which he suffered during a rehab game June 29. The veteran speedster should be able to rejoin the Orioles in early September, but Mateo is unlikely to serve as more than a pinch runner and defensive replacement down the stretch as a youth movement begins to take shape in Baltimore.

  • Willy Adames SS | SF

    Giants' Willy Adames: Receives day off

    Adames is not in the Giants' lineup versus the Padres on Tuesday.

    Adams heads to the bench for just the second time this year as he had started in 124 of the Giants' 125 games played prior to Tuesday night's matchup. The shortstop has struggled since the start of August with a .123/.197/.262 slash line across 71 plate appearances in 16 games. Casey Schmitt is set to start at shortstop Tuesday in place of Adames.

  • Javier Baez SS | DET

    Tigers' Javier Baez: Taking seat Tuesday

    Baez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

    Baez has a .557 OPS and 0:33 BB:K since the beginning of July and has been seeing more days on the bench since then. The Tigers will deploy Wenceel Perez in center field and Trey Sweeney at shortstop Tuesday.

  • White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Sitting out with side issue

    Montgomery (side) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Atlanta.

    Montgomery had to be pulled from Monday's contest with soreness in his left side. The White Sox are referring to him as day-to-day for the time being, but it's the type of injury that could wind up requiring a stint on the injured list. Chase Meidroth will play shortstop and bat ninth Tuesday.

  • Elian Pena SS | NYM

    Mets' Elian Pena: Already flashing elite power

    Pena went 4-for-5 with three home runs and six RBI on Monday for the Mets' Dominican Summer League affiliate.

    Signed for $5 million in January -- the second-highest bonus given to any player in the 2025 international signing period, behind Roki Sasaki's $6.5 million -- the 17-year-old Pena is already showcasing his prodigious power potential. Per Brendan Samson of MLB.com, Pena is the only player to record two three-homer performances in his first season of professional baseball since 2005, and one of only six players younger than 18 to have even one such game during that time. Through 54 contests for the Mets' DSL squad, Pena is slashing .299/.423/.540 with nine homers, 21 steals in 25 attempts and more walks (35) than strikeouts (33).

  • Maximo Acosta SS | MIA

    Marlins' Maximo Acosta: Hitless in MLB debut

    Acosta went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Monday's loss to the Cardinals.

    The one-time Rangers prospect showed plenty of nerves in his big-league debut, as he also committed an error at second base, but Acosta has done well just to get this far after undergoing thoracic outlet surgery in 2021 that derailed his development. The 22-year-old was hitting just .236 at Triple-A Jacksonville prior to his promotion, but 13 homers and 28 steals in 106 games highlights his fantasy potential should he ever earn a full-time role in the majors. For now, he'll offer the Marlins infield depth while Javier Sanoja covers third base in place of Graham Pauley (oblique) and Connor Norby (wrist).

  • Josh H. Smith SS | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Finds home in right field

    Smith started in right field and went 0-for-4 in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Royals.

    Smith has started four consecutive games in right field, a spot that normally is filled by the injured Adolis Garcia (ankle). Smith makes a good living in Texas as a fill-in for injured players regardless of position. He's started games at first base (24), third base (28), shortstop (31) and all three outfield spots (13).

  • Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Pumps 15th homer in win

    Henderson went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Monday's 6-3 victory over the Red Sox.

    Henderson launched a missile off Dustin May in the third inning to open the scoring Monday to snap a seven-game homer-less streak. He then added a scorching triple in the seventh inning to drive in another run. Despite Baltimore's disappointing season, the star shortstop has been great, posting an .824 OPS with 29 doubles, five triples, 15 homers, 57 RBI and 16 steals in 118 games.

  • Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL

    Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Torments Yamamoto again

    Tovar went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run in a 4-3 win against the Dodgers on Monday.

    Tovar had both of the Rockies' extra-base hits -- a seventh-inning homer that tied the score and a ninth-inning pop-fly double that led to him crossing the plate with the winning run one batter later. The long ball came against Dodgers All-Star hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who Tovar has pestered to the tune of a 7-for-10 line and two home runs in their head-to-head matchups. Tovar also snapped a 19-game homerless stretch Monday, though he hit well enough with a .276 average and eight doubles during that span.

  • Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE

    Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Launches third homer

    Rocchio went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Monday's 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Rocchio is up to three homers on the year, with two of them coming over his last three games. The infielder has put together a strong August, going 17-for-54 (.315) across 16 games this month while occupying a starting role, primarily at second base. He's up to a .237/.289/.348 slash line with 31 RBI, 20 runs scored and six stolen bases through 77 contests this season, though he is trending upward.

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