MLB Player News
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Elehuris Montero 1B | COL
Rockies' Elehuris Montero: Optioned to Triple-A
Montero was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque following Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Giants.
Montero will head back to Triple-A after being called up from Albuquerque on May 29. The 24-year-old produced a .145 average with four extra-base hits, including a homer, eight RBI and four runs scored over 55 at-bats in 18 games during his second stint with Colorado in 2023. Montero will look to hit for a higher average with Triple-A before potentially earning another call-up later this season.
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Dominic Smith 1B | ATL
Nationals' Dominic Smith: Clubs fifth homer
Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Sunday's win over the Rangers.
The first baseman will carry some momentum into the All-Star break after taking Dane Dunning deep in the fifth inning. Smith has only five homers on the season, but three of them have come in his last 13 games, a stretch in which he's slashing .295/.340/.523. On the downside, all three long balls came with the bases empty and he has no other RBI during that time, but if the 29-year-old stays hot in the second half, his production should catch up.
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Jared Young 1B | NYM
Cubs' Jared Young: Starting Sunday
Young is starting at first base and batting seventh in Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Young sat out the last two games but will return to the lineup Sunday to face Domingo German. Young has been slumping, going just 1-for-17 over his last six appearances, so he could fall out of favor at first with Trey Mancini taking on a larger role. Mancini is on the bench Sunday, however.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Takes seat against lefty
Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Wade started the past five games, including two against left-handed pitchers, but he'll take a seat Sunday with southpaw Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado. Wilmer Flores will start at first base and bat second in the final game of San Francisco's first half.
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Darick Hall 1B | PIT
Phillies' Darick Hall: On bench versus southpaw
Hall is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Hall will hit the bench Sunday for the second straight game with lefty Jesus Luzardo pitching for Miami. Alec Bohm is covering first base while Edmundo Sosa starts at the hot corner.
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Joey Votto 1B | TOR
Reds' Joey Votto: Slugs three-run homer
Votto went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run against Milwaukee in an 8-5 win Saturday.
Votto continues to swing a hot bat, notching three multi-hit performances over his past five games. The veteran has homered four times during that span while knocking in 13 runs. The hot stretch has pushed his slash line up to .259/.365/.685, and Votto has clearly found his groove after a slow start to the campaign.
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Matthew Batten 3B | ATL
Padres' Matthew Batten: Hits first big-league homer
Batten went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Mets.
Batten made an impact in his first at-bat Saturday, providing the Padres' margin of victory with his first big-league homer. He got 22 plate appearances with the Padres last season but had spent all of 2023 with Triple-A El Paso prior to Tuesday's call-up. He could get another turn at second base Sunday if Ha-Seong Kim (toe) remains out of the lineup, but Batten has no clear long-term path to playing time.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Homers in Saturday's win
Freeman went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 10-5 win over the Angels.
Freeman has hit safely in all but one of his last 13 games, going 19-for-55 (.345) in that span. He's homered in three straight contests, bringing his total to 17 on the year. The first baseman has added 61 RBI, 72 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, 31 doubles and a .320/.396/.556 slash line over 89 games as one of baseball's most consistent hitters.
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Dominic Smith 1B | ATL
Nationals' Dominic Smith: Out against lefty
Smith isn't in the Nationals' lineup Saturday against Texas, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
With southpaw Andrew Heaney starting on the mound for Texas, the lefty-hitting Smith will stay put in Washington's dugout to begin the game. Joey Meneses will fill in at first base while Smith sits, moving Jeimer Candelario into the DH spot while Ildemaro Vargas start at third base.