MLB Player News
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Ty France 1B | TOR
Mariners' Ty France: Homers in loss
France went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 11-3 loss to the Rays.
France singled in the third inning and hit a 427-foot two-run home run in the fifth. He had been mired in a 1-for-20 slump since returning from the IL with a heel injury June 18, and the homer was his first since May 31. On the season, the first baseman is hitting .238 with eight home runs and 29 RBI over 269 plate appearances.
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Tyler Soderstrom C | ATH
Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Out of Tuesday's lineup
Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Angels.
Soderstrom will head to the bench for the first time since June 5, and he posted a .279/.353/.557 slash line with five homers and 12 RBI during that 18-game stretch. Tyler Nevin is starting at first base against lefty Tyler Anderson on Tuesday.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: On bench Tuesday
Vaughn is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.
Vaughn will be out of the lineup for the first time since dealing with a finger injury at the start of June, giving way to Gavin Sheets at first base Tuesday. After logging a seven-game hit streak, Vaughn has gone 0-for-8 in his last two games.
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Ben Rice 1B | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Idle against lefty
Rice is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.
With J.D. Davis joining the Yankees roster, Rice is expected to enter the strong side of a platoon with Davis at first base. Rice will take a seat Tuesday for the first time since being called up June 18 as the Mets trot out southpaw David Peterson.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Guardians' Josh Naylor: Taking seat against LHP
Naylor is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles.
Naylor will get his first day off since May 22, avoiding a matchup with lefty Cole Irvin on Tuesday. Gabriel Arias will bat eighth and play first base.
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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Snaps homer drought
Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday in a 4-1 win against the Marlins.
Pasquantino put the Royals on the board in the fourth inning with his solo blast to right field. It was the first baseman's first long ball since the first day of June, a span of 20 contests. While Pasquantino hasn't been able to hit the ball over the fence regularly this season, he does have 20 doubles (tied for 10th in the majors) and has already blown away his previous season-best mark with 47 RBI through 76 games.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Stays hot Monday
Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double in Monday's 7-6 loss to Boston.
Guerrero knocked a three-run blast to cap off Toronto's five-run seventh inning. The 471-foot blast traveled clear over the Draft Kings sign above the Green Monster and is the longest of his career. He hit (.235) through 14 games to begin the month but has since gone 12-for-34 (.353) with three homers over his last eight contests. Those three homers have come in his last four games after he hit just three over his previous 39 appearances. Guerrero is slashing .286/.368/.429 with 36 RBI and 23 extra-base hits.
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Triston Casas 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Triston Casas: Gets MRI to check healing
Casas received an MRI on Monday to check the healing of his injured ribs, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
The results aren't expected to be known until Tuesday, but Casas noted that he's feeling good and should have a "quick turnaround" before he resumes swinging a bat, per Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald. Casas has been doing some baseball activities but hasn't progressed as quickly as hoped. He's continuing to aim for a return from the 60-day injured list early next week, but even if the MRI yields favorable results, Casas could still face an uphill battle to make it back by his target date.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Exiting lineup Monday
Mountcastle is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
Mountcastle appears to be getting a routine breather for the series opener versus the Guardians after he had started in each of Baltimore's last nine games while slashing .282/.310/.385 with seven RBI and six runs. With Mountcastle taking a seat, Ryan O'Hearn will pick up a start at first base.
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Tyler Locklear 3B | ARI
Mariners' Tyler Locklear: Headed back to Triple-A
The Mariners optioned Locklear to Triple-A Tacoma on Monday.
Locklear will cede his spot on the 26-man active roster to second baseman Jorge Polanco (hamstring), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. The demotion doesn't come as a major surprise, as Locklear logged just three plate appearances while starting in only one of the Mariners' last six games following Ty France's return from the IL last Tuesday.