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Bobby Seymour 1B | TB
Rays' Bob Seymour: Officially joins Tampa's roster
The Rays selected Seymour's contract from Triple-A Durham on Friday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
The move is now official after Tampa Bay optioned Tristan Peters to Triple-A and released Logan Driscoll in order to make room for Seymour on the 40-man and 26-man rosters. Seymour is expected to see significant playing time at designated hitter for the Rays after smashing 30 home runs at Triple-A this season ahead of his promotion.
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Tristan Peters CF | CHW
Rays' Tristan Peters: Demoted to Triple-A
The Rays optioned Peters to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
The move was made in order to make room for Bob Seymour. Peters made his MLB debut with Tampa Bay last week and appeared in four games. He failed to record a hit over 12 plate appearances, striking out seven times.
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Idle Friday
Yoshida isn't part of the starting nine for Friday's game against Miami, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Yoshida will cede DH work to Roman Anthony for the second time in four games, taking a seat against right-hander Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins. Yoshida is 7-for-19 (.368) with two doubles, a homer and seven RBI in his last six games.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Launches game-winning homer
Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Cubs.
The slugging first baseman won the game for the Blue Jays when he drove a Matthew Boyd curveball over the fence in left-center field in the seventh inning. Guerrero is up to 20 homers on the season, and seven of them have come in his last 18 games -- a stretch in which he's slashing a massive .347/.420/.722 with 13 runs and 14 RBI.
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Pierson Ohl RP | COL
Twins' Pierson Ohl: Receiving start Friday
Ohl is listed as the Twins' starting pitcher for Friday's game against the Tigers at Target Field.
Ohl made his most recent appearance out of the bullpen, tossing 2.2 scoreless frames in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Royals. The rookie right-hander has previously made two starts for Minnesota and made another five starts in the minors earlier this season, but he has yet to cover more than four innings in any outing. As such, Ohl will likely be deployed as more of an opener than a traditional starter Friday, with Jose Urena available to work in bulk relief behind him.
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Gabriel Arias SS | CHC
Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Contributes multiple ways in win
Arias went 0-for-1 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 9-4 win over Miami.
Arias contributed in various ways to Cleveland's win. He delivered one run on a groundout and drove in the game-winning tally on a sacrifice fly. The shortstop was later hit by a pitch, stole second base and scored the team's final run. Arias has maintained a tenuous grip on the starting shortstop job since returning from an ankle injury in late July, going 15-for-59 (.254) with three home runs, 14 RBI, two steals and six runs scored over 17 contests.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Scores three times in win
Ramirez went 3-for-4 with an RBI, three runs scored and two steals in Thursday's 9-4 win over the Marlins.
Ramirez has been on a run-scoring binge, crossing home plate 15 times over the last 14 contests. He's tied for 10th in MLB and leads the Guardians with 79 runs scored this season, giving him a shot to score 100 runs for a second straight season.
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Kyle Bradish SP | BAL
Orioles' Kyle Bradish: Dominant in fifth rehab appearance
Bradish (elbow) made a rehab start for Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, allowing two hits and two walks in five scoreless innings. He struck out nine.
The rehab start was Bradish's third with Norfolk and his fifth overall in the minor leagues amid his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and he was able to build up to 74 pitches on top of dominating the opposition Thursday. As it stands, the Orioles plan to have the right-hander make one final rehab appearance before clearing him to rejoin their rotation and make his season debut, per Jake Rill of MLB.com. Once Bradish is ready to come off the injured list, it would make sense for Baltimore to option the struggling Brandon Young back to the minors.
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Jorge Soler DH | LAA
Angels' Jorge Soler: Still not doing baseball activities
Soler (back) has yet to resume baseball activities, per MLB.com.
Soler has now been out of action for over three weeks, as he last played July 23 against the Mets. The veteran outfielder has had an issue with his back on multiple occasions this year, so the Angels may be opting to give him all the time he needs to recover given their current place in the standings (they sit five games out of a wild-card spot with three teams ahead of them in the race for the final bid). Since Soler has been out of action, Jo Adell has been getting most of the starts in right field while Bryce Teodosio has become a near-everyday presence in the lineup in center.
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Denzel Clarke CF | ATH
Athletics' Denzel Clarke: Rehab assignment coming Friday
Clarke (hip) is expected to start a rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Las Vegas, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Clarke was sidelined July 22 with a Grade 2 right adductor strain but has progressed enough to begin a rehab assignment as he works toward a return to the majors. His overall numbers this season -- a .646 OPS across 47 games -- have been underwhelming, yet the rookie entered the injury break swinging the bat well. In 14 games during July, he posted a .298/.340/.574 slash line with a .914 OPS, six doubles, two triples, one homer, two steals and two RBI. While the 25-year-old is still working to establish himself offensively at the major-league level, Clarke's return is highly anticipated for the difference his elite defense makes in center field.