MLB Player News
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Ryan Ritter SS | COL
Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Taking seat Wednesday
Ritter is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Ritter will take a seat after he started in each of the previous three games while going 1-for-9 with two walks and a run scored. Orlando Arcia will step in for him at shortstop Wednesday, but both players are likely to see their opportunities dwindle once Ezequiel Tovar (oblique) returns from the injured list, perhaps as soon as this weekend.
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Andruw Monasterio 3B | MIL
Brewers' Andruw Monasterio: Retreating to bench Wednesday
Monasterio is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Monasterio will head back to the bench after he went 2-for-11 with an RBI and a stolen base while starting in each of the Brewers' last three contests, twice in place of shortstop Joey Ortiz and once in place of third baseman Caleb Durbin. Though Durbin's absence from the lineup in Tuesday's 3-1 win appeared to be more of a rest day, Monasterio could make a push for more starts at shortstop if Ortiz is unable to break out of his extended slump at the dish. After going hitless in his return to the lineup Tuesday, Ortiz is now slashing .125/.200/.344 over his last 10 games.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Continues homer binge
Seager went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 13-1 win over the Angels.
Seager went deep for the second consecutive game with his solo shot in the sixth inning. It was the shortstop's 13th of the season and sixth in the last 11 contests. The two-hit night extended a hit streak to 13 games, during which he's 16-for-48 (.333) with nine extra-base hits, 12 walks, 12 RBI, one steal and 15 runs scored.
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Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE
Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Swats homer in win
Rocchio went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 10-6 extra-inning win over the Astros.
Rocchio connected for his first homer of the season in the fourth inning, which gave the Guardians a 6-1 lead. The shortstop didn't do much initially after being recalled July 1, but he's gone 4-for-6 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI in two games to start the series against Houston. Rocchio will continue to get the majority of the starts at shortstop while Gabriel Arias (ankle) recovers on the 10-day injured list.
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Ha-seong Kim SS | ATL
Rays' Ha-Seong Kim: One hit in return
Kim went 1-for-4 on Tuesday against the Tigers.
Kim made his season debut Friday but was out for the rest of the Rays' weekend series due to a calf issue. He returned Tuesday, playing shortstop and hitting fifth. Kim's lone hit was a single to lead off the second inning, but most importantly, he came out of the game healthy.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Managing bruised hand
Wilson was diagnosed with a left hand contusion after getting hit by a pitch in the bottom of the first inning during Tuesday's 10-1 win over Atlanta, Jessica Kleinschmidt of Baseball America reports.
Wilson was pulled from Tuesday's contest immediately after getting plunked, but he seems to have escaped with little more than a bruise on his hand after X-rays returned negative. The 23-year-old shortstop should be able to avoid a trip to the injured list, though the Athletics may still give him a day or two off to heal.
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Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Drives in three runs
Edwards went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's victory against Cincinnati.
Edwards knocked a two-run double and scored a run during Miami's back-breaking seven-run third inning. He later brought in another run with his sixth-inning single. Edwards has terrorized the Reds in the last two games, going 5-for-9 with three doubles. He has multiple hits in 12 of 31 games since the start of June, going 42-for-126 (.333) in the process. Edwards' slash line is up to .292/.360/.339 with 13 extra-base hits and 37 runs scored through 74 games.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: Drives in four runs
Story went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two total runs scored in Tuesday's win over Colorado.
Story broke a scoreless tie with his RBI single in the sixth inning before ripping a three-run shot in the seventh. He's gone deep four times in his last eight games and eight times since the start of June. The veteran shortstop ended May with an abysmal .585 OPS but has since gone 40-for-127 (.315) with 13 multi-hit performances in 33 games. Story is now slashing .252/.291/.414 with 26 extra-base hits and 57 RBI.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Removed after HBP
Wilson was removed from Tuesday's game against Atlanta after getting hit on the left arm by a pitch, Jessica Kleinschmidt of Baseball America reports.
A 97-mph fastball connected with Wilson's arm during his first-inning plate appearance, immediately forcing the young shortstop out of the game. The A's will presumably take him in for imaging, and an update on his status should be available in the near future. Max Schuemann entered the game as Wilson's replacement and would be the favorite to start at shortstop if the latter needs to miss any amount of time.