MLB Player News
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Trending toward return next week
Freeman (personal) could rejoin the Dodgers during their home series against the Phillies that begins Monday, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Freeman has been away from the team since last Saturday, when he was placed on the family medical emergency list. The Dodgers transferred him to the restricted list Saturday, which temporarily removes him from the 40-man roster. While manager Dave Roberts didn't commit to a date for Freeman's return to the club, the first baseman looks to be trending toward an activation in the coming days. Cavan Biggio will likely move back into a reserve role once Freeman is reinstated.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Reds' Ty France: Makes first start for new team
France started at first base and went 0-for-3 in Friday's 3-0 loss to the Giants.
France made his first start for the Reds since being acquired earlier in the week. With Christian Encarnacion-Strand (wrist) done for the season, first base has become a rotation involving Jeimer Candelario, Spencer Steer and France.
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Michael Busch 3B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Hits 14th home run Friday
Busch went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-3 win over the Cardinals.
Busch and Christian Bethancourt led the way for the Cubs with two home runs and four total RBI. For Busch, he's now up to 14 long balls this season to go along with a .257 batting average and .795 OPS. He's been a bit cold lately with a .143 average over his last five games, though he's gone deep twice in that span to boost his OPS to .821. Busch should remain locked in at first base for Chicago moving forward.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Diamondbacks' Josh Bell: Makes splashy debut
Bell started at first base, batted fourth and went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in Friday's 9-8 win over Pittsburgh.
Bell, who was making his debut for the Diamondbacks, homered in his first plate appearance as part of a five-run first inning. He later tied the game at 7-7 with a solo shot in the seventh. Bell was acquired Tuesday immediately after the Diamondbacks learned starting first baseman Christian Walker (oblique) would miss an estimated three weeks, but Bell's role after Walker returns is uncertain with Joc Pederson boasting a .921 OPS this season as the primary DH against right-handed pitching.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Blasts 23rd home run
Alonso went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, a walk and three strikeouts in Friday's 5-1 win over the Angels.
Alonso took Tyler Anderson deep in the third inning in what ended up being the deciding runs in Friday's win. Alonso has been hot with three home runs over his last five games and four long balls already since the All-Star break. The 29-year-old is hitting with .242/.324/.469 with 23 homers with 62 runs and 59 RBI in 109 games this season.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Out through A's series
Manager Dave Roberts said Friday that he doesn't anticipate Freeman (personal) playing during the three-game weekend series against the Athletics, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Freeman is set to come off the family emergency list Saturday, but it's unlikely that he will return to action as he spends time with his family. Cavan Biggio will continue to start at first base for the Dodgers in Freeman's absence.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Out of San Francisco lineup
Wade is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Cincinnati, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
The Reds are starting lefty Andrew Abbott, so the left-handed hitting Wade will begin the game on the bench as he typically does in such situations. New trade acquisition Mark Canha will play first base Friday for the Giants.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Smacks 19th homer in win
Toglia went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's extra-inning win over the Angels.
Toglia jumped on the second pitch he saw from Carson Fulmer in the second inning and sent it into the stands for a two-run shot, giving Colorado an early lead. It marked the first baseman's third long ball in his last six games and his 10th since the start of July. Toglia has also tallied multiple hits in three of his last eight contests, batting .300 over that stretch with six RBI and seven runs scored.