MLB Player News
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Christian Moore 2B | LAA
Angels' Christian Moore: Reclaims everyday role
Moore will start at second base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Since being recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, Moore has settled back into an everyday role at the keystone for the Angels. He'll draw a fourth consecutive start Wednesday after going 2-for-9 with a pair of solo home runs, two walks and an additional run in the previous three contests.
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Tyler Anderson SP | LAA
Angels' Tyler Anderson: Throwing again, but iffy to return
Anderson reported to the Angels' spring training facility in Arizona last Thursday to begin a throwing program, but he's yet to make much progress in his recovery from a left oblique strain, MLB.com reports.
The Angels aren't closing the door on Anderson returning from the 15-day injured list for the final week of the season, but the lefty will need to ramp up quickly to have any chance at contributing over the last few games, even as a reliever. Before being deactivated Aug. 31, Anderson went 2-8 with a 4.56 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 104:57 K:BB in 136.1 innings over 26 starts with the Halos.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Beginning rehab assignment Wednesday
Schanuel (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday, MLB.com reports.
Schanuel has been on the injured list since Aug. 24 due to a left wrist contusion, but after taking part in full range of baseball activities at the Angels' facility in Arizona over the past week, he's ready to test himself in a game setting. The 23-year-old may need just a few games at Salt Lake to regain his timing at the plate before the Angels reinstate him from the IL.
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Chas McCormick CF | HOU
Astros' Chas McCormick: Managing side injury
Astros manager Joe Espada said Wednesday that McCormick hasn't played for Triple-A Sugar Land since last Thursday due to a side injury, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
The severity of the injury isn't clear, though to this point McCormick has yet to be placed on Sugar Land's injured list. The 30-year-old has struggled to a .210/.279/.290 slash line in 66 big-league games this year and was demoted to Triple-A in early September.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Astros' Isaac Paredes: Could return this weekend
Manager Joe Espada said Wednesday that Paredes (hamstring) is recovering well and will be re-evaluated in the next day or two to determine whether he'll be able to come off the injured list this weekend versus the Mariners, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
The third baseman has been on the shelf nearly two months due to a hamstring strain but appears to be closing in on his return from the injured list. Paredes could be eased back into things as the designated hitter, with Espada indicating that the 26-year-old will be asked to run less than full speed on the basepaths.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Exiting lineup Wednesday
Volpe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
Volpe was held out of the lineup for six straight games after receiving a cortisone injection to treat a partial labrum tear in his left shoulder last week, but the 24-year-old made his return to the lineup Tuesday. He delivered an encouraging effort in his first start in a week, having a clean day in the field while going 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI and two runs in the Yankees' 10-9 win. Despite Volpe's strong game, manager Aaron Boone is likely to take a day-by-day approach at the shortstop position, so Volpe could become part of a timeshare with Jose Caballero while the season winds down. Caballero will get the nod at shortstop in Wednesday's series finale.
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Dylan Beavers LF | BAL
Orioles' Dylan Beavers: Homers again Wednesday
Beavers went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the White Sox.
Following a 10-game stretch in which he went batted .148 (4-for-27), Beavers has three extra-base hits, including a pair of home runs, in his last two contests. The 24-year-old rookie is slashing .277/.423/.470 with three long balls, 13 RBI, 13 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases through his first 105 plate appearances in the big leagues.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Receiving night off
Stanton is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
Stanton will rest up Wednesday after he went 3-for-12 with two RBI and a run while starting each of the last three days. With Stanton on the bench, Aaron Judge will get a day off from playing the outfield but will stick in the lineup at designated hitter.
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Logan Davidson 1B | LAA
Angels' Logan Davidson: Sitting in second straight
Davidson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Davidson had started at first base in five straight games from last Wednesday through Sunday, but he went just 3-for-18 with nine strikeouts during that stretch. He's now on the bench for the second time in as many days, with Oswald Peraza getting the nod at first base Wednesday. The Angels could use a three-man committee of Peraza, Davidson and Carter Kieboom at the position for the remainder of the season.