With MLB rosters set to expand in September, this is a chance for most teams to bolster their major league depth by calling up some of their top prospects from the minors.

We’re almost at the point in the season where rosters expand to 40 players and teams call up all sorts of minor league prospects to supplement their rosters.

Some of these September call-ups go a long way in helping their teams qualify for the playoffs. Others flame out and ride the bench until the end of the season. Either way, these prospects have the chance to make their mark while also giving a much-needed boost to weary rosters at the end of a long season.

Over the years, there have been many Major League Baseball players with special gifts. No player in MLB history has had a bigger advantage in a game than Eddie Gaedel.

On this date 63 years ago, the 3'7" Gaedel was sent to the plate to bat for the St. Louis Browns against the Detroit Tigers. Given the size of his strike zone, it's not hard to predict how the plate appearance turned out.

Following Monday's 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets have become the first team in the last 10 years to record four or fewer hits in five consecutive games, per ESPN Stats and Info.

The rare streak may sound familiar to diehard fans of the Amazin's, as the 2004 Mets were the last team to compile such a run of futility.

Felix Hernandez had to fall back to earth sometime. The Seattle Mariners ace watched his streak of 16 starts with two or fewer runs over at least seven innings snapped on Saturday night against the Detroit Tigers, per SportsCenter:

Much of the Oakland Athletics' success this season has stemmed from manager Bob Melvin's implementation of platoons in the field. Quality players like catchers John Jaso and Derek Norris split time based on the opposing pitcher's throwing arm.

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Juan Uribe will be placed on the disabled list due to the re-emergence of a nagging right hamstring injury, manager Don Mattingly announced Saturday.

MLB.com's Ken Gurnick had the news:

The Dodgers had more:

The Boston Red Sox were dealt a 5-3 loss against the Houston Astros on Friday night, and one of the most impressive players on the Boston side might have actually come from the stands.

In the fourth and sixth innings, one fan was able to make barehanded catches, somehow collecting two souvenirs in one game.

Fact: Since his movie "Good Will Hunting" premiered in 1998, the Boston Red Sox are 0-15 on Ben Affleck's birthday, August 15.

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We've seen Yasiel Puig work the bat flip after home runs, doubles and even long fly balls that are caught. But this is a new one.