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Cole Young getting a day off on Wednesday

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Cole Young

SEA 2nd Baseman #2

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Cole Young is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Phillies.

It seems like a routine day off for Young, who has gone 16-for-84 (.190) in August with two home runs, 10 runs scored, and a 14/6 K/BB ratio. Brock Rodden will start at second base and bat ninth, and Weston Wilson will play third base and hit seventh against lefty Jesus Luzardo.

- Eric Samulski

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J.P. Crawford (wrist) will begin a minor league rehab assignment for Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday.

Crawford has been out with wrist inflammation since late July. His return can’t come fast enough with Seattle missing top prospect Colt Emerson and currently relying on Brock Rodden at shortstop.
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Cole Young went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, a three-run home run and four RBI against the Astros on Saturday.

Young’s home run was his 15th of the season. he hit a three-run shot off Ronel Blanco in the ninth inning. Young went 0-for-6 on Friday and was dropped to sixth in the order, but responded with a big game Saturday. He’s hitting .262 with a .726 OPS and 56 RBI.
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SEA 2nd Baseman #2

Cole Young has been dropped to sixth in the Mariners lineup Saturday against the Astros.

Brendan Donovan is leading off against a righty. Sixth is the lowest Young has hit in the order since July 24. Young went 0-for-6 on Friday after being held out of Thursday’s starting lineup due to an illness. He’s 5-for-36 with no extra-base hits and one RBI in his last 10 games.
Brock Rodden

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Mariners selected the contract of INF Brock Rodden from Triple-A Tacoma.

As expected, the 26-year-old infielder will get his first shot at showing what he can do at the MLB level with Colt Emerson being optioned back to Triple-A Tacoma. Rodden hit .262/.342/.499 with 19 homers, 65 RBI and eight stolen bases in 410 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this season.
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Brock Rodden is expected to be promoted from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

Rodden will fill the roster space that was vacated when Colt Emerson was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma after Thursday’s game. It will be the first trip to the big leagues for the 26-year-old infielder who was a fifth-round selection by the Mariners from the 2023 draft class. Rodden hit .262/.342/.499 with 19 long balls, 65 RBI, eight stolen bases and a 93/43 K/BB ratio in 410 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this season.
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Mariners optioned INF Colt Emerson to Triple-A Tacoma.

The 21-year-old phenom struggled in his first exposure against MLB pitching, slashing a woeful .190/.246/.335 with eight home runs, 23 RBI, three stolen bases and an 83/15 K/BB ratio in his first 241 plate appearances. He should get plenty of time at the Triple-A level to get his confidence back up before getting another chance with the M’s. Brock Rodden is expected to be promoted from Triple-A Tacoma to take Emerson’s spot on the active roster on Friday.
Weston Wilson

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Weston Wilson belted a solo home run on Thursday afternoon, powering the Mariners to a 1-0 victory over the Yankees in New York.

Wilson connected on a 2-2 cutter from Max Fried in the second inning, clubbing a 396-foot (104.1-mph EV) solo shot that gave the M’s an early 1-0 lead. That would be the extent of the scoring for both teams in the ballgame. Wilson finished the afternoon 1-for-2 plus a walk and is now hitting .204/.297/.357 with four homers and 11 RBI in 111 plate appearances at the MLB level this season.
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Cole Young (illness) is not in Seattle’s starting lineup against the Yankees on Thursday.

No surprise after he left last night’s game with the illness. Leo Rivas will draw the start and play shortstop.
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Cole Young was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Yankees with an illness.

Young was experiencing dizziness, which led to him being replaced at second base by Leo Rivas in the seventh inning. He was 1-for-4 with a run scored prior to departing.
Josh Naylor

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Josh Naylor is out of the lineup for Tuesday’s series opener against the Yankees with right wrist soreness.

Naylor tweaked his wrist on a swing last week. It doesn’t sound like a significant concern, especially since he launched a pair of round-trippers during Sunday’s series finale against the Rays. However, the Mariners are going to proceed with an abundance of caution to prevent it from developing into a greater concern. Fantasy managers should consider Naylor day-to-day for now. It’ll be Weston Wilson taking over at the cold corner in his absence.

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Kyle Tucker

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Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy are not in Los Angeles’ starting lineup on Thursday against the Braves.

They’ll take a seat against LHP Chris Sale. Alex Call will draw the start and bat seventh for Tucker; this appears to just be a routine day off. Enrique Hernández is playing third for Muncy and Muncy appears to be in some danger of losing at-bats against lefties now that Hernández is back.
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Eugenio Suárez

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The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Gordon Wittenmyer reports Eugenio Suárez and TJ Friedl cleared waivers and will remain with the Reds.

Suárez being claimed by the Diamondbacks or Mariners would have made for a fun story, but instead he’ll finish out the regular season with the Reds. Neither club was willing to pick up approximately $3 million in salary for the 35-year-old slugger.
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Gordon Graceffo

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Gordon Graceffo will open for the Cardinals on Thursday.

It’ll be a bullpen game. Newly-called up Cade Winquest may have the best chance for a bulk role, but that’s not exactly an endorsement of chasing a win with him.
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JJ Wetherholt

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JJ Wetherholt is not in St. Louis’ starting lineup against the Orioles on Thursday.

He’ll get a rest day, with José Fermín shifting to shortstop and recently-activated Ramón Urías at second base against LHP Trevor Rogers.
- Rivers McCown

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Abimelec Ortiz is not in Washington’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Rockies.

Terribly unfortunate to miss a start against RHP Gabriel Hughes, who is 0-5 with a 6.54 ERA. Andrés Chaparro will draw the assignment instead. It’s the first day off for Ortiz in the last six.
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Hunter Goodman and Mickey Moniak aren’t in Colorado’s starting lineup against the Nationals on Thursday.

Both will miss a chance to face RHP Jake Irvin. Zac Veen and Brett Sullivan will get the call. This is likely just a normal rest day for Goodman as a catcher in a day-game-after-a-night-game situation.
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White Sox recalled RHP Tyler Davis from Triple-A Charlotte.

He’ll be tasked with throwing three innings in some game in the next week, then likely optioned down again.
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White Sox optioned RHP Jonathan Cannon to Triple-A Charlotte.

That’s what you get for throwing a 66-pitch, three-inning save yesterday. Cannon will be back when his arm is fresher.
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White Sox optioned RF Rikuu Nishida to Triple-A Charlotte.

He lasted two days on the roster this time and didn’t appear in a game. The 25-year-old is hitting .293/.423/.333 for the Knights in the International League with 22 stolen bases.
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James Wood (oblique) was doing baserunning work on the field on Thursday.

Wood landed on the injured list on August 4th with what the team had called a mild oblique strain. However, his recovery progress has been slow, and it’s unclear if he has even begun swinging a bat. Seeing him run on the field is certainly nice, but until we see him hitting and beginning to hit high velocity, we shouldn’t expect an imminent return.
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