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• Marlins' Jon Berti: Set to fill in for injured Chisholm

  2D ago •

  Berti will start at second base and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports. With Brian Anderson recently making his return from the 10-day injured list and Joey Wendle (hamstring) on pace to return from the IL this weekend, Berti looked to be at risk of losing out on regular playing time at third base. Given how well Berti has performed over the past several weeks, the Marlins likely would have carved out a quasi-everyday role for the 32-year-old somewhere in the lineup when the team was back to full strength, but Jazz Chisholm's (back) move to the IL temporarily solves that conundrum. With Chisholm at risk of being sidelined through the All-Star break, Berti should take over as the Marlins' everyday second baseman and leadoff man against both left- and right-handed pitching. He's been a fantasy goldmine thus far in June, slashing .309/.374/.392 while supplying 15 runs, 10 RBI and a whopping 18 stolen bases.

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• Marlins' Jon Berti: Snags 22nd steal

  4D ago •

  Berti went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Monday's 9-0 loss to the Cardinals. Brian Anderson made his return to action Monday and got the start at third base, but Berti slid over to second base and hit leadoff in the contest with Jazz Chisholm (undisclosed) getting another day off. Berti has hit safely in 11 straight starts, batting .356 (16-for-45) over that stretch with 10 of his 22 steals on the season.

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• Marlins' Jon Berti: Sleeper hitters for Week 13 (June 27-July 3)

  5D ago • By Scott White

  Berti's matchups are only middle of the road, but with the kind of run he's on right now -- pun very much intended -- it's hard to imagine sitting him. The longtime utility player, who has played mostly third base recently, has hit safely in 10 straight and stolen 19 bases in about a month's time.

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• Marlins' Jon Berti: Riding pine Saturday

  6D ago •

  Berti isn't starting Saturday's game against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports. Berti is in the midst of a nine-game hitting streak in which he's hit .351 with a triple, two doubles, five runs, four RBI and nine stolen bases. However, he'll get a breather Saturday while Willians Astudillo starts at the hot corner and bats seventh.

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• Marlins' Jon Berti: Bad day on basepaths

  7D ago •

  Berti went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Mets. Despite reaching base three times, Berti didn't find his usual success as a runner. He got picked off at first base by Taijuan Walker in the first inning, then got thrown out trying to steal second in the ninth -- the first time Berti's been caught stealing since April 28, snapping a streak of 20 straight pilfers. The 32-year-old utility man is in no danger of losing playing time however, given his .318/.389/.400 slash line in 22 contests in June.

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