MLB Player News
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Posts steal in loss
Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Rangers.
The steal was Cronenworth's career-best fifth of the season and his first since July 7. The infielder has continued to struggle at the plate this month, going 17-for-78 (.218) over 23 contests in July. For the season, he has a .210/.303/.355 slash line with eight home runs, 38 RBI, 43 runs scored, 17 doubles and six triples through 103 games.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Out again Saturday
Wade (back) isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday against Boston, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Back tightness kept Wade out of Friday's series opener, and it will cost him at least one more start Saturday. Wilmer Flores will take over as San Francisco's first baseman and bat second while Wade recovers.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Clubs 33rd homer
Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 10-7 win over the Brewers.
He took Bryse Wilson deep in the seventh inning, adding to Olson's NL-leading 33 homers on the season. The first baseman is slashing .301/.395/.575 through 20 games in July, and his .934 OPS on the year would be his highest mark since he rang up a 1.003 OPS in 2017 in his first extended stint in the majors.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Another two-homer night
Alonso went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's 5-1 win over the Nationals.
After launching two homers against the Yankees on Tuesday, Alonso repeated the feat against a division rival, taking MacKenzie Gore deep in the fifth inning for a three-run shot before driving a Rico Garcia fastball over the wall in center field for two more runs in the seventh. Alonso's bat may have woken up too late to salvage the season for the Mets, but over his last eight games he's batting .400 (12-for-30) with seven extra-base hits (two doubles, a triple and four homers) and 11 RBI.
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Homers in Friday's win
Steer went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-5 win over the Dodgers.
Steer's solo shot in the seventh inning sparked a three-run rally for the Reds. The infielder snapped his 18-game homer drought, which dated back to July 2. He hit .235 during the power outage, taking some of the shine off of what's been a strong first full season in the majors for the 25-year-old. Steer is at a .276/.362/.463 slash line with 15 homers, 56 RBI, 50 runs scored and nine stolen bases through 100 contests this year.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Nursing back tightness
Wade was unavailable for Friday's game against the Red Sox due to back tightness, Steve Kroner of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Wade was out of the lineup against an opposing righty starter in Kutter Crawford, and Giants manager Gabe Kapler clarified after the game that Wade's absence was due to injury (not performance related). With a .535 OPS in July, Wade could be at risk of losing out on starts -- or at least falling in the order vs. RHP -- if he doesn't pick it up soon. He should be considered day-to-day for now.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: On bench Friday
Wade is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
He finds himself on the bench against a right-hander (Kutter Crawford) as Wilmer Flores starts at first base. Wade has been regular atop the order against right-handed pitching, but he's batting just .205/.308/.227 so far in July and the Giants are looking to spark their sputtering offense. With that, it wouldn't be surprising to see Wade cede more starts to Flores moving forward.
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C.J. Cron 1B | BOS
Rockies' C.J. Cron: Returns to lineup Friday
Cron (back) is serving as the Rockies' designated hitter and batting fifth Friday against the Athletics, Kelsey Wingert-Linch of AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.
Cron wound up missing a full week due to lower-back tightness, but he's ready to rock for Colorado's three-game weekend series versus Oakland. The 33-year-old slugger has slashed .255/.299/.480 with 11 homers and 31 RBI in 53 games this season.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ARI
Brewers' Carlos Santana: Traded to Milwaukee
Santana was traded to the Brewers on Thursday in exchange for Jhonny Severino, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Santana is well past his prime at age 37, but he was sporting a decent .723 OPS with 12 home runs and 53 RBI through 94 games this season for the Pirates, who signed him to a one-year, $6.73 million contract over the winter and have now flipped him into a promising young shortstop prospect. Brewers first basemen have posted a combined .212/.272/.340 batting line this year, so Santana represents an upgrade at the position for Milwaukee. He can also cycle in at designated hitter.