MLB Player News
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Claimed by Blue Jays
The Blue Jays claimed Kiner-Falefa off waivers from the Pirates on Sunday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
The 30-year-old was placed on outright waivers by the Pirates on Friday, and the Blue Jays will pay what remains of his $7.5 million salary for 2025. Kiner-Falefa was a lineup regular at shortstop and third base for Pittsburgh but is likely to operate as more of a true utility player in Toronto.
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Trent Grisham CF | NYY
Yankees' Trent Grisham: Idle versus lefty
Grisham is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
With southpaw Martin Perez on the bump for Chicago, Grisham will retreat to the bench. Cody Bellinger will slide over to occupy center field Sunday.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Yankees' Ryan McMahon: Taking seat versus lefty
McMahon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
McMahon will exit the starting nine while the White Sox send southpaw Martin Perez to the hill. Amed Rosario will replace McMahon at third base.
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Nolan Jones RF | CLE
Guardians' Nolan Jones: Drawing fourth straight start
Jones will start in center field and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Jones will remain in the starting nine for the fourth game in a row after going 5-for-11 with a pair of solo home runs, one double and one stolen base over the previous three contests. Though the Guardians appear to be prioritizing Jones ahead of Angel Martinez for the final spot in their outfield against right-handed pitching, Jones is still sitting on an unremarkable .632 OPS for the season and will be at risk of losing playing time if Lane Thomas (foot) makes it back in September.
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Gabriel Arias SS | CLE
Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Remaining on bench Sunday
Arias (hand) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Arias will be held out for the second day in a row due to a right hand contusion, which he sustained when he was hit by a George Kirby sinker Friday. While X-rays on Arias' hand came back negative, the infielder is still considered day-to-day. The Guardians are hoping that he'll be ready to rejoin the starting nine for a series in Boston beginning Monday.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Cracks homer in loss
Narvaez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 10-3 loss to the Pirates.
Narvaez evened the game at 1-1 in the third inning with his 12th home run of the season. After overtaking the primary catching job from Connor Wong in the first half, Narvaez has cooled off significantly. He's slashing .167/.213/.337 over 24 games since the All-Star break.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Continues power surge Saturday
Wells went 1-for-5 with a solo home run against the White Sox in a 5-3 extra-innings victory Saturday.
Wells broke a 1-1 tie with a 410-foot shot in the seventh inning. The third-year backstop has been perking up in the power department of late -- he's gone deep twice in his past three games and four times across his past eight contests. While Wells is still slashing a paltry .210/.267/.429 on the season, he's tied for fifth among MLB catchers with 19 long balls and is sixth at the position with 61 RBI.
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Aaron Judge RF | NYY
Yankees' Aaron Judge: Goes deep Saturday
Judge went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a walk Saturday in a 5-3 extra-innings win over the White Sox.
Judge's fourth-inning blast opened the scoring in the contest, and he also scored an insurance run in the 11th after drawing an intentional walk. The All-Star slugger's homer pace has slowed down a bit this month -- he's gone deep a modest (for him) five times over 23 games since returning from an elbow strain Aug. 5. Judge is also batting just .218 in that span, though he's posted an elite .408 OBP on the strength of a 23.3 percent walk rate.
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Jake Mangum LF | TB
Rays' Jake Mangum: Taking seat Sunday
Mangum is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Mangum will put his four-game hitting streak on hold and get a breather as the Rays wrap up their series in Washington. Everson Pereira will spell Mangum in center field and bat sixth.