MLB Player News
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Slugs 17th homer
Caminero went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks and two additional runs scored in Sunday's 9-0 win at the Mets.
The 21-year-old popped a 365-foot homer off reliever Ryne Stanek in the ninth inning to notch his second consecutive game with a long ball. Prior to this contest, Caminero had been cold in June with a .152/.264/.391 slash line across 53 plate appearances, so perhaps this is a sign of him turning a corner. Through 281 total plate appearances, the Tampa Bay third baseman is slashing .246/.292/.500 with 45 RBI and 41 runs scored over 67 games.
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Brett Baty 3B | NYM
Mets' Brett Baty: Dealing with groin issue
Baty (groin) was pulled from Sunday's 9-0 loss to the Rays in the seventh inning with right groin tightness, Manny Gomez of NJ.com reports.
Baty was replaced at the plate by Ronny Mauricio to open the bottom of the seventh inning, finishing his day 0-for-2 with a strikeout. Manager Carlos Mendoza explained after the game that Baty was dealing with a groin issue and that he can be considered day-to-day for the time being. The Mets are off Monday before they travel to Atlanta for a three-game set beginning Tuesday.
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Tyler Wade 3B | SD
Padres' Tyler Wade: On bench against righty
Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Even with Jackson Merrill's (concussion) placement on the 7-day injured list Sunday opening up an extra spot in the outfield, the lefty-hitting Wade will be bypassed for a start as the Padres go with the right-handed-hitting Brandon Lockridge in center field against Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly. Wade has now sat in three of the Padres' last four matchups with right-handers, and his outlook for playing time likely won't improve in the near future with Jason Heyward (oblique) due back from the IL soon.
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Ben Williamson 3B | SEA
Mariners' Ben Williamson: Getting Sunday off
Williamson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Miles Mastrobuoni will cover third base in the series finale while Williamson sits after starting each of the Mariners' last eight games. Williamson is batting a credible .256 over 50 games since earning a call-up from Triple-A Tacoma on April 13, but he isn't providing much in the way of fantasy juice. He's logged just one home run and two stolen bases, and both his run (25) and RBI (13) totals have been weighted down due to the fact that he typically bats eighth or ninth in the order.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Off for 'mental day'
Jung is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Jung is batting .143 (7-for-49) with 16 strikeouts since the start of June, so manager Bruce Bochy decided to give the third baseman a "mental day" to reset, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News. Ezequiel Duran will fill in at third base.
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Matt Shaw 3B | CHC
Cubs' Matt Shaw: Taking seat Sunday
Shaw is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Jon Berti will fill in at third base while Shaw heads to the bench for the first time since being recalled from Triple-A Iowa on May 19. The rookie's second go-around in the majors has been far more successful than his first, and despite going 0-for-13 over his last four starts, Shaw is still batting .264 with one home run and seven stolen bases since rejoining the big club.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Astros' Isaac Paredes: Sitting again Sunday
Paredes (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Manager Joe Espada said after Paredes suffered a hamstring injury Thursday that the third baseman could miss a few additional games, so it's not a significant surprise he's on the bench Sunday. Luis Guillorme is starting at the hot corner.
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Connor Norby 3B | MIA
Marlins' Connor Norby: Not in Sunday's lineup
Norby is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Norby will take a seat after going 0-for-8 with a walk and an RBI during the first two games of the series in DC. Javier Sanoja will step in at the hot corner and bat seventh Sunday.
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Marcelo Mayer 3B | BOS
Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer: Idle against lefty Sunday
Mayer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
The Red Sox have faced left-handed starting pitchers in all three games of the series with the Yankees, and Mayer has been on the bench for two of them. The rookie will cede third base to Abraham Toro on Sunday as the Red Sox look to get some extra right-handed bats in the lineup.
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Ramon Urias 3B | BAL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Maintaining steady role
Urias will start at third base and bat second in Sunday's game against the Angels.
Jordan Westburg's return from the injured list Tuesday hasn't cut into Urias' playing time, as the veteran infielder will pick up his fourth start in five contests Sunday. Urias has turned in a respectable .740 OPS so far in June, and he should be in store for semi-regular starts at least until Tyler O'Neill (shoulder) is back from the injured list.