Position Player Playing Time Changes: August 25, 2026

by Jon Becker

August 25, 2026

Below are the latest in significant position player playing time changes for the last two weeks as we head into the homestretch of the season:

Position Player PT Changes, 8/11 to 8/25

Name	Team	Positions	Old_PT	New_PT	PT Change	Old PA	New PA	PA Change	Reason
Joshua Báez	STL	LF, RF	7%	78%	71%	9	104	95	Came up to the bigs with a bang and starting every day
Darell Hernaiz	ATH	3B, SS	5%	66%	61%	7	88	82	Injury-ravaged A’s need help
Zac Veen	COL	RF, LF	17%	67%	50%	23	90	67	Playing against most righties since call-up
Turner Hill	SFG	CF, LF, RF	7%	54%	47%	9	72	63	Playing regularly since call-up
Alek Thomas	LAD	CF	1%	45%	44%	1	60	59	Filling in for Pages against RHP
Cody Bellinger	NYY	RF, LF, CF, 1B	51%	91%	40%	68	122	54	Back from hamstring injury
Connor Norby	COL	3B, DH, 2B, 1B, LF	22%	58%	36%	29	78	48	Kyle Karros‘ concussion opens up PT
Cody Freeman	TEX	2B, 3B, RF, LF	11%	45%	34%	15	60	46	Has been starting regularly lately
Max Muncy	ATH	3B, 2B	16%	50%	34%	21	67	46	Ditto the Hernaiz note
Gustavo Campero	LAA	LF, RF, C	3%	34%	31%	4	46	42	Called up with Wade Meckler hurt
Alika Williams	ATH	2B, SS	31%	62%	31%	42	83	42	Ditto Hernaiz, Muncy
Pedro Ramírez	CHC	DH, 2B, 3B	34%	63%	29%	46	84	39	Has settled into regular 2B job since Swanson injury
Trevor Story	BOS	SS	50%	78%	28%	67	104	38	Nearing return from IL, but how much will he play?
Roman Anthony	BOS	LF, DH, RF	31%	59%	28%	42	79	38	Finally on a rehab assignment
Andrew Knizner	SFG	C	2%	29%	27%	3	39	36	Susac injury makes him the backup C
Christian Moore	LAA	2B, LF, 3B	28%	55%	27%	38	74	36	Will be starting 2B with Schanuel out, Vaughn Grissom at 1B
Jorge Mateo	TBR	2B, SS	10%	36%	26%	13	48	35	Playing against LHP since signing
Tommy White	ATH	1B, 3B, DH	51%	75%	24%	68	100	32	Another Athletic who needs to step up with all the injuries
Christopher Morel	NYM	1B	2%	24%	22%	3	32	29	Contract selected from minors
Matt Shaw	CHC	RF, DH, 2B, 1B, 3B	13%	35%	22%	17	47	29	Nearing IL return
Noelvi Marte	CIN	RF, DH	30%	10%	-20%	40	13	-27	Optioned to minors
Tyler Freeman	COL	RF, CF, 2B, SS	31%	10%	-21%	42	13	-28	Activated from IL, optioned to minors
Edgar Quero	CHW	C	28%	7%	-21%	38	9	-28	Optioned to minors
Gavin Lux	TBR	2B	34%	10%	-24%	46	13	-32	Running out of time to return this year
Jim Jarvis	ATL	SS, 3B, 2B	39%	15%	-24%	52	20	-32	Optioned to minors
Riley Greene	DET	LF, DH	96%	71%	-25%	129	95	-33	Strained hamstring
Ketel Marte	ARI	2B, DH	93%	67%	-26%	125	90	-35	Bizarre team abandonement + knee inflammation
Maikel Garcia	KCR	3B	72%	44%	-28%	96	59	-38	Hamstring strain
Endy Rodríguez	PIT	C, DH, 1B	62%	31%	-31%	83	42	-42	Could undergo season-ending hip surgery
Nolan Schanuel	LAA	1B, DH	86%	55%	-31%	115	74	-42	Strained oblique
Hunter Goodman	COL	C, DH	89%	56%	-33%	119	75	-44	Strained shoulder
Masataka Yoshida	BOS	DH, LF	53%	8%	-45%	71	11	-60	Strained hamstring
Edouard Julien	COL	2B, DH	49%	1%	-48%	66	1	-64	Outrighted to minors
Willy Adames	SFG	SS	94%	43%	-51%	126	58	-68	Sprained left elbow
Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	97%	25%	-72%	130	33	-96	Strained oblique
Andy Pages	LAD	CF	89%	15%	-74%	119	20	-99	Fractured hand
Colt Emerson	SEA	SS	87%	0%	-87%	117	0	-117	Season-ending wrist surgery
Tyler Soderstrom	ATH	LF, 1B	90%	0%	-90%	121	0	-121	Season-ending hip surgery