MLB Player News
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Drives in two Sunday
Swanson went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Pirates.
Swanson doubled home a run in the bottom of the fifth inning, then delivered the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The shortstop is batting .255 this month with two home runs, six RBI and seven runs scored across 14 games. Overall, Swanson is batting .249, and he's chipped in 18 long balls and 10 stolen bases, giving him some fantasy value in multiple categories.
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Mookie Betts SS | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Smacks go-ahead homer
Betts went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Padres.
Betts posted an eight-game hitting streak between Aug. 5-13, though he opened this critical weekend series versus the Padres by going 0-for-6 over the first two games. The 32-year-old's first hit of the series was clutch, as he put the Dodgers ahead for good in the eighth inning after the bullpen squandered a lead. Betts is still dealing with some inconsistency at the plate, batting a modest .254 (15-for-59) with four extra-base hits over 15 games in August. Overall, he's hitting .242 with a .683 OPS, 13 homers, 57 RBI, 75 runs scored and eight stolen bases over 114 contests.
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Athletics' Leo De Vries: Moving up to Double-A
De Vries was promoted to Double-A Midland on Sunday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
De Vries will move up a level in the Athletics' minor-league system after combining to bat .249 with 10 home runs, 58 RBI, 55 runs scored and nine stolen bases over 366 at-bats between High-A Fort Wayne and High-A Lansing this season. The 18-year-old is considered to be the team's top overall prospect, and he'll now get the chance to dip his toe into the Double-A level before the conclusion of the 2025 campaign.
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Konnor Griffin SS | PIT
Pirates' Konnor Griffin: Heading to Double-A
The Pirates promoted Griffin from High-A Greensboro to Double-A Altoona on Sunday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Griffin will receive his second promotion of the season after a dominant showing during his time in the South Atlantic League. Over 51 games with Greensboro, Griffin slashed .325/.432/.510 with seven home runs and 33 stolen bases across 234 plate appearances. Since being selected with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, the 19-year-old shortstop has quickly established himself as arguably baseball's top prospect, and he could be on track to make his MLB debut at some point in 2026.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Receiving rare off day
Volpe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in St. Louis.
The day off ends a run of 46 consecutive starts for Volpe, who has gone 3-for-26 (.115 average) with a double and a homer in the past seven games. Jose Caballero will step in at shortstop and bat ninth for the series finale against the Cardinals.
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Gabriel Arias SS | CLE
Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Receiving afternoon off
Arias is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Arias will get a breather after starting 16 straight contests and slashing .214/.258/.375 with two home runs, two stolen bases, 13 RBI and five runs. Brayan Rocchio will slide over from his usual spot at second base to cover shortstop.
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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Back in lineup Sunday
Pena (illness) is starting at shortstop and batting leadoff Sunday against the Orioles, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Pena sat out the previous two contests due to an illness but is good to go for Sunday's series finale. The 27-year-old has a .283/.340/.500 slash line with two homers and two steals through 12 games in August.
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Ezequiel Duran 1B | TEX
Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Fills in at second base
Duran started at second base and went 1-for-4 with a double in Saturday's 14-2 loss to Toronto.
Duran stepped in at second base for the injured Marcus Semien (wrist), who was hit by a pitch Friday and held out Saturday. X-rays on Semien's wrist came back negative, and he'll be re-evaluated ahead of Sunday's series finale. While Duran can play multiple positions, second base is not high on his list of appearances. He's played 22 games there during his career, and only twice this season.
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Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE
Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Homers in loss
Rocchio went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-1 loss to Atlanta.
Rocchio swatted his second home run of the season in the third inning, when the game was still close. He's hit safely in seven of the last eight contests, going 8-for-27 (.296) with a double, a homer, two steals and four RBI during that stretch. Following a shaky start to the season that resulted in him being sent back down to the minors, Rocchio has hit well since his return. He's produced a .760 OPS over 40 contests since early July and settled in as team's primary second baseman.
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Darell Hernaiz SS | ATH
Athletics' Darell Hernaiz: Plates pair in win
Hernaiz went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 7-2 victory over the Angels.
Hernaiz played a role in Saturday's win, delivering a two-out, two-run single with the bases loaded off Tyler Anderson in the third inning. The infielder has seen fairly consistent playing time since Jacob Wilson went down with a forearm injury and has made the most of it, posting a .758 OPS through 16 games at the big-league level this season.