MLB Player News
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Adam Frazier 2B | KC
Royals' Adam Frazier: Starts comeback effort with homer
Frazier went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Angels.
Frazier hit the first of the Royals' four solo shots to spark the comeback win. He continues to see a starting role between second base, designated hitter and the corner outfield, and he's earned a strong share of playing time by going 12-for-38 (.316) over his last 11 games. Frazier is up to a .270/.322/.373 slash line with six homers, 38 RBI, 37 runs scored and eight stolen bases over 116 games between the Royals and the Pirates this season.
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Jazz Chisholm CF | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Dealing with knee bruises
Chisholm exited Thursday's game against the Astros with contusions to both of his knees, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
Chisholm appeared to suffer an injury on a tag play at second base in the third inning, though at the time it didn't seem as though both legs were affected. The positive news is that he appears to have avoided serious injury, but Chisholm could undergo further imaging to determine the full degree of the injury.
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Jazz Chisholm CF | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Exits Thursday's contest
Chisholm exited Thursday's game against the Astros with an apparent leg injury, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
Chisholm was slid into by Jose Altuve as he applied the tag on a stolen base attempt in the third inning. Chisholm jogged off the field with a limp but took his at-bat in the top of the fourth inning before departing. The 27-year-old appeared to be favoring his knee or ankle, but more details should emerge after the game or at some point Friday.
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Brice Turang 2B | MIL
Brewers' Brice Turang: Resting against southpaw
Turang isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Philadelphia.
Turang doesn't typically bow out of the lineup whenever the Brewers face a lefty, but the team will use Thursday's matchup against Ranger Suarez as an opportunity to get the white-hot Turang a day to rest. Andruw Monasterio will fill in at the keystone and bat seventh.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Swipes two bags in win
Garcia went 1-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 10-5 win over the Marlins.
The 25-year-old swiped multiple bags in the same game for the first time since May 1, giving him 13 steals on the season in 18 attempts. Garcia hasn't been able to repeat his 2024 numbers, but he's reached double-digit home runs and stolen bases for the second straight year. Over his last 11 contests, he's batting .286 (10-for-35) with two doubles, two homers, three steals, five runs and six RBI.
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Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Continues revival in second half
Albies went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a 5-1 win over the Cubs on Wednesday.
Albies ended Chicago's no-hit bid with a seventh-inning single, and he also launched his 15th homer of the campaign. While the second baseman has been a fantasy bust overall -- he has a .675 OPS in 2025 -- he's now tallied multiple hits in seven of his last nine outings amid his surge in the second half of the year. Since the All-Star break, Albies is slashing .283/.346/.474 with eight long balls, nine doubles, 34 RBI and five stolen bases over 191 plate appearances.
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Willi Castro RF | CHC
Cubs' Willi Castro: Swipes base, collects RBI in loss
Castro went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to Atlanta.
Castro had one of just four Chicago hits and drove in the Cubs' only run in the bottom of the second inning. The utility player also recorded his 10th stolen base of the year in 13 attempts. It's the second straight season that Castro has reached double figures in both steals and home runs. That gives the 28-year-old some fantasy appeal when he's in the lineup, though he has struggled since coming over to Chicago at the trade deadline, posting a .159 batting average and .410 OPS in 21 games with his new team.
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Ramon Urias 2B | HOU
Astros' Ramon Urias: Drawing fourth straight start
Urias will start at second base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Urias will pick up his fourth straight start at the keystone after going 3-for-10 with a home run, a double, a walk and two RBI over the previous three contests. With Jose Altuve seeing most of his playing time of late at designated hitter or in left field, Urias looks like he could be a stable part of the lineup at second base while he's swinging a hot bat. Urias could eventually face competition for reps at second from Mauricio Dubon, who has been playing more in center field of late but may become more of a factor in the infield once Jake Meyers (calf) returns from the injured list.
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Mauricio Dubon 2B | ATL
Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Sitting for second time in four games
Dubon is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Dubon will hit the bench for the second time in four games and could be transitioning back into more of a part-time role after he had been a near-everyday player for Houston since about mid-May. The last two of his starts have come in center field, but Jake Meyers (calf) will likely see the bulk of the opportunities at that position once he returns from the injured list, perhaps as soon as this weekend.
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Kody Clemens 1B | MIN
Twins' Kody Clemens: Idle Wednesday
Clemens is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Clemens will take a seat against a right-handed starter (Yoendrys Gomez) for the second time in five games, allowing Edouard Julien to receive a turn at first base. Dating back to the time Julien was called up from Triple-A St. Paul on Aug. 1, both players have posted a sub-.600 OPS, so the two could operate in a timeshare until one clearly separates himself from the other from a performance standpoint.