MLB Player News
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Taking seat against lefty
Wade is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Washington.
Wade will avoid a matchup with lefty Patrick Corbin on Monday, giving way to the right-handed-hitting Mark Canha at first base. Wade went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Reds, bringing his OPS up to .824 on the season.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Reds' Ty France: Draws fourth straight start
France will start at first base and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Giants.
France will make a fourth consecutive start at first base, though he'll be facing off against a right-hander (Logan Webb) on Monday after his previous three starts came versus lefties. He's gotten off to a slow start to his time with the Reds, recording just one hit in 12 at-bats. While France looks fairly secure as the Reds' primary first baseman against left-handed pitching, his spot in the lineup versus righties might be on shakier ground. He could lose work against righties once the lefty-hitting Will Benson (personal) is reinstated from the paternity list.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Back with team Monday
Freeman (personal) has rejoined the Dodgers and could be activated from the restricted list ahead of Monday's game against the Phillies, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Freeman has been away from the Dodgers for the past eight games to be with his wife and his ailing three-year-old son, who was recently diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. After revealing in a social media post Sunday that his son has been discharged from the hospital and is on the road to recovery, Freeman looks set to rejoin the lineup soon. Freeman will address the media Monday, but the Dodgers haven't yet confirmed that the 34-year-old will be formally activated ahead of the series opener with the Phillies. It's possible that the Dodgers want Freeman to take another day or two to get acclimated to baseball activities before reinstalling him as their everyday first baseman.
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Joey Gallo LF | CHW
Nationals' Joey Gallo: Closing in on rehab assignment
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Friday that Gallo (hamstring) could be cleared to head out on a minor-league rehab assignment later this week, MLB.com reports.
Washington had planned for Gallo to take reps at first base and in right field over the weekend, and if his left hamstring responded well to the defensive work, he'll likely get the green light to report to a minor-league affiliate. Gallo has been on the shelf since June 12 with the hamstring strain, so he'll likely need multiple games in the minors to regain his timing at the plate before making his return from the 10-day injured list. Juan Yepez and Alex Call are currently serving as the Nationals' primary options at first base and right field, respectively, but both have fared well during their latest stints in the big leagues. If Washington wants to keep carving out regular playing time Yepez and Call once Gallo returns, the Nationals could look to use Gallo at designated hitter, where the lefty-hitting Travis Blankenhorn has been filling the strong side of a platoon lately.
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Bryce Harper DH | PHI
Phillies' Bryce Harper: Swats late homer
Harper went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's win over the Mariners.
Harper reeled off a pair of singles earlier in the game before he gave the Phillies some breathing room with a two-run blast in the eighth to make it a 4-0 ballgame. Sunday was the ninth time Harper notched at least three hits in a game this season. He entered the game going just 2-for-38 at the dish with a 3:14 BB:K over his last nine games. Harper is still putting together a spectacular season, slashing .276/.370/.544 with 25 homers, 69 RBI, 62 runs, five steals and a 56:92 BB:K in 424 plate appearances.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Clubs homer in three-hit game
Wade went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Reds.
Wade put the Giants ahead with his sixth-inning homer. The first baseman has batted atop the order in his last three games -- he didn't hit leadoff often earlier in the season, as Jung Hoo Lee (knee) was there early in the year and Jorge Soler spent more time there before he was traded to Atlanta. Since the All-Star break, Wade is 8-for-37 (.216) with four walks over 11 contests. He's slashing .294/.417/.407 with four homers, 20 RBI, 33 runs scored and a stolen base over 252 plate appearances, but he's struggled to replicate his strong on-base skills from earlier in the year since returning from a hamstring injury in late June.
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Jake Bauers RF | MIL
Brewers' Jake Bauers: Idle against lefty
Bauers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Bauers has taken hold of a strong-side platoon role for Milwaukee since Christian Yelich (back) landed on the injured list July 24, but Bauers will find himself on the bench for the third time in four contests while the Brewers face another lefty (Mitchell Parker). Gary Sanchez will end up taking Bauers' spot in the lineup, as Sanchez will start at catcher while William Contreras serves as the club's designated hitter and Rhys Hoskins starts at first base.
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Giants' Mark Canha: Filling short-side platoon role
Canha is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Canha has now started just once in four games since joining the Giants after being acquired from the Tigers on Tuesday. The right-handed-hitting Canha's lone start came Friday versus Reds lefty Andrew Abbott, with the other three absences coming while the Giants have faced right-handed pitching. Canha looks like he'll have to settle for a short-side platoon role while the Giants have all their key lineup contributors at full health.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Homers in loss
Hoskins went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Nationals.
Hoskins hit a solo home run in the seventh inning and has now recorded a hit in nine consecutive games. While none of those have been multi-hit efforts, he seems to be finding his power stroke with four long balls and nine RBI in that span. On the season, the first baseman is hitting .220 with 19 homers and 57 RBI across 345 plate appearances.
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Michael Busch 3B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Homers again in loss
Busch went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals.
Busch hit a two-run homer in the first inning and singled in the fifth. He has gone just 6-for-33 in his past 10 games, but three of those hits have left the park. On the season, the first baseman is hitting .260 with 15 home runs, 43 RBI and 52 runs scored across 392 plate appearances.