MLB Player News
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Reds' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Sitting Thursday
Hayes isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs.
Hayes will get a second straight day to rest after going 0-for-13 in his last four games. Sal Stewart will get the nod at third base instead, opening up first base for Spencer Steer.
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Christian Koss 2B | SF
Giants' Christian Koss: Doubles in win
Koss went 1-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-1 extra-innings win over the Diamondbacks.
Koss lined a two-run double to center field in the 11th inning before coming around to score San Francisco's final run. The reserve infielder has appeared in just six games this month, during which he's batting .286 with four RBI, four runs scored and two doubles in 14 plate appearances. Overall, he's slashing .258/.298/.365 with 22 RBI, 21 runs scored, three home runs and three stolen bases across 174 plate appearances in 69 outings this season.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Giants' Rafael Devers: Logs RBI in win
Devers went 1-for-5 with an RBI in Wednesday's 5-1 extra-innings win over the Diamondbacks.
Devers singled in the 11th inning, driving in the Giants' final run. The 28-year-old has reached base safely in back-to-back outings after having been held hitless in his previous three. Over 15 games this month, he's slashing .190/.299/.362 with 12 runs scored, 10 RBI, three home runs and a 28.4 percent strikeout rate across 67 plate appearances.
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Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Remains out of lineup
Edwards (wrist) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.
Edwards is set to miss his fifth straight game due to right wrist soreness. Javier Sanoja is starting at second base and batting ninth against Colorado right-hander Tanner Gordon. Miami begins a three-game series with the Rangers on Friday.
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Brenton Doyle CF | COL
Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Taking seat Thursday
Doyle is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins.
Doyle has a .143 average and .353 OPS over the last 15 days. With Doyle coming off the bench Thursday, Jordan Beck, Mickey Moniak and Tyler Freeman will patrol the outfield for Colorado.
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Kyle Backhus RP | PHI
Diamondbacks' Kyle Backhus: Optioned to Triple-A
The Diamondbacks optioned Backhus to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.
Backhus has appeared in 32 games out of Arizona's bullpen this season, recording a 4.62 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 22:8 K:BB across 25.1 innings. He picked up his second save of the season in last Sunday's win over the Twins.
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Philip Abner RP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Philip Abner: Contract selected from Reno
The Diamondbacks selected Abner's contract from Triple-A Reno on Thursday.
The 23-year-old Abner opened 2025 in Single-A but has advanced through Arizona's minor-league system quickly and appears set to make his MLB debut in the coming days. The left-hander has a 3.07 ERA and 10.7 K/9 across 58.2 innings of relief in the minors this season. Abner was a sixth-round pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft.
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Derek Hill RF | CHW
Marlins' Derek Hill: Cleared for rehab assignment
Hill (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.
Previous reports indicated that the right hamstring strain Hill suffered in early September would end his season, but it now appears he's got a shot to be activated from the 10-day injured list before the end of the month. Hill's playing time had fallen off before he got hurt, and if he does make it back before the end of the season, it would likely be in a reserve role.
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Ramon Laureano LF | SD
Padres' Ramon Laureano: Belts 24th long ball
Laureano went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in a 7-4 win against the Mets.
Laureano capped the scoring in the contest with a solo shot to left field in the ninth inning. The veteran outfielder had been slumping coming into Wednesday with a .103 batting average (3-for-29) over his previous eight games. Laureano has still been very good overall since joining the Padres at the trade deadline, though, posting an .869 OPS with nine homers, 30 RBI, 24 runs and two stolen bases over 43 games.