MLB Player News

Bichette went 0-for-4 with a stolen base in a 6-3 win Sunday over Boston.

Bichette grounded into a fielder's choice and stole second base in the seventh. It was his 13th stolen base in 21 attempts this season. Sunday's game was just the third time since the beginning of September that he did not reach safely. He has a .409/.449/.677 slash line with seven homers, 27 RBI and four stolen bases in his last 30 contests.

Witt went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Guardians.

The steal was Witt's 29th of the season, though he's gone just 3-for-6 on the basepaths since the start of September. He's still just one theft away from a 20-homer, 30-steal rookie season. The shortstop has added a .256/.296/.436 slash line with 80 RBI, 81 runs scored, 31 doubles and six triples while regularly batting second in the Royals' young lineup.

Berti is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Berti started the past 12 games and will take a seat Sunday after he posted a .471 OPS during that stretch. Charles Leblanc will step in at the keystone and bat second in the series finale at Milwaukee.

Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas has a .160/.192/.240 slash line over his past seven games and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale in Milwaukee. Joey Wendle will man shortstop and bat leadoff while Jordan Groshans starts at the hot corner.

Franco is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Franco started the past 12 contests and will head to the bench after he posted an .866 OPS with six doubles, four RBI and seven runs during that span. Taylor Walls will shift to shortstop while Miles Mastrobuoni stars at the keystone Sunday.

Bichette went 4-for-4 in Saturday's 10-0 win over Boston.

Bichette has notched multiple hits in seven of his last 10 games, though he has tallied only four RBI during that span. The shortstop has recorded an incredible .423 average and .699 slugging percentage over 123 at-bats since the start of September.

Bogaerts is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Bogaerts is 2-for-24 over his past seven games and will take a seat for Sunday's contest. Yu Chang will take over at shortstop and bat seventh for Boston in the series finale.

Baez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Baez started the past 12 games and will receive a day off after he posted a .245/.275/.449 slash line with three home runs and seven RBI during that stretch. Ryan Kreidler will start at shortstop and bat ninth in the series finale.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's victory over the Mets.

Swanson's two-run shot came in the fifth inning and sent Ronald Acuna home. Swanson now has 24 homers this season and two in as many games. He has gone 10-for-38 (.263) in his last eight games, but he has also struck out 11 times during that span. He is now slashing .277/.328/.444 on the season.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a pair of runs scored in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Rockies.

Turner logged multiple hits for the third time in five games, and he's added a pair of steals in that span. The shortstop is now 27-for-30 in steal attempts this season, and he's swiped five bags since the start of September. He's slashing .299/.344/.467 with 20 home runs, 97 RBI and 100 runs scored through 156 contests this year.