MLB Player News
-
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Hits 27th homer in win
Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an RBI double, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Angels.
Guerrero bookended the Blue Jays' scoring, hitting an RBI double in the first inning and adding some insurance with a 411-foot homer in the eighth. He has three multi-hit efforts and four long balls over his past 10 games and is slugging .724 in the month of August. The 25-year-old has now exceeded his 2023 home run total with 27 on the year to go along with a .318 average, 83 RBI and 77 runs scored across 559 plate appearances.
-
Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Battling back issues
Manager Ron Washington said Saturday that Schanuel is dealing with a back injury, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Washington added that Schanuel will sit out Saturday and Sunday in order to recover, and the 22-year-old will return to the lineup Tuesday, assuming his back is feeling better by then. Niko Kavadas will take over as the Angels' first baseman while Schanuel is out.
-
Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Out again Saturday
Mountcastle (wrist) isn't in the Orioles' lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.
Mountcastle will sit out for a second consecutive game after suffering a wrist injury while sliding into second base Thursday. Ryan O'Hearn will pick up another start at first base while Eloy Jimenez serves as Baltimore's DH.
-
Justin Turner 1B | CHC
Mariners' Justin Turner: Contributes as in-game replacement
Turner entered Friday's extra-inning win over the Giants as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the sixth inning and remained in the game at first base, going 1-for-2 with an RBI single, a walk and a run.
Turner drew the free pass during his pinch-hit plate appearance, and then ignited the Mariners' four-run, game-tying rally in the eighth with a timely knock that plated Jorge Polanco. Turner hasn't offered much pop of late, but he's rapped out a single in four straight starts and continues to hold down a near-everyday role at first base.
-
Nate Lowe 1B | BOS
Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Snaps slump
Lowe went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 5-3 win over the Guardians.
Lowe snapped an 0-for-12 slump when he singled and scored as part of the Rangers' four-run second inning. The first baseman has traditionally been a better hitter in the second half (.824 OPS), but that hasn't bee the case so far in 2024. Lowe's batting .234/.351/.369 over 32 games since the All-Star break.
-
Ben Rice 1B | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Late addition Friday
Rice will play first base and bat ninth Friday against Colorado after DJ LeMahieu (face) was scratched from the lineup, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
The lefty-hitting Rice was left off the Yankees' initial starting nine against southpaw Kyle Freeland and the Rockies. However, after LeMahieu got hit in the face by a ball during pregame warmups, Rice was inserted into the lineup.
-
Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: On bench Friday
Mountcastle (wrist) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros
Mountcastle injured his wrist Thursday during a headfirst slide into second base and will get at least one day off to recover. Ryan O'Hearn will play first base in his place Friday.
-
Ben Rice 1B | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Sitting against left-hander
Rice is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Rockies, Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
As usual, Rice will yield to DJ LeMahieu at first base against a lefty (Kyle Freeland). Rice enters the weekend series having registered just one hit so far in August.
-
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Idle Friday
Guerrero is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays.
Guerrero is out of the starting nine for the first time since the All-Star break, in what appears to be a maintenance day. Guerrero made two starts at third base this week and played DH on Thursday. Addison Barger will bat eighth and handle the hot corner Friday.