MLB Player News
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Continues impressive start
Wade went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 16-11 loss to the Padres.
Wade crushed a solo shot in the third inning and is on pace to best his career high of 18 homers in 2021. The 29-year-old walked twice Saturday and now has 20 free passes through 24 games this year. Thanks to the improved plate discipline, Wade has a .438 on-base percentage.
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Brandon Dixon 1B | SD
Padres' Brandon Dixon: Up as 27th man
Dixon was recalled Saturday to serve as the 27th man for the two-game series in Mexico City against the Giants.
Dixon, who can play all four corner spots, will be up as a depth option for these two games at altitude in Mexico. The 31-year-old is slashing .364/.463/.773 with five home runs and three steals in 12 games in the Pacific Coast League.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Logs 150th career steal
Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 two doubles, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Dodgers.
The steal was the 150th of Goldschmidt's career, three of which have come this season. That's solid work on the basepaths for a first baseman, though he's far from a significant speed threat overall. With the bat, he's gone 10-for-25 (.400) over the last six games and is now slashing .310/.415/.530 with four home runs, 14 RBI, 17 runs and 10 doubles through 26 contests in 2023.
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Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL
Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Absent from lineup Saturday
Cooper is absent from the lineup Saturday against the Cubs, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Yuli Gurriel will take a turn at first base and Jorge Soler is in at designated hitter versus the Cubs and right-hander Caleb Kilian. Cooper went 0-for-4 in Friday's series opener and is slashing just .159/.192/.182 over his last 47 plate appearances.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Slugs eighth homer
Olson went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Friday's 4-0 win over the Mets.
The first baseman crushed a David Peterson offering to right field in the fifth inning, sending the ball an estimated 433 feet. The blast came just in the nick of time too, as an 88-minute rain delay resulted in the game being called after five frames. Olson is up to eight homers in 27 games to begin the season to go along with a .252/.369/.563 slash line, 20 runs and an NL-leading 25 RBI.
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Dominic Smith 1B | ATL
Nationals' Dominic Smith: Sitting against lefty
Smith is out of the lineup Thursday night against the Mets, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
Stone Garrett will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth versus the Mets and left-hander Joey Lucchesi. Smith got off to a decent start this year with the Nationals, but his overall batting line has sunk to .232/.323/.244 through 93 total plate appearances.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Swats fourth homer
Freeman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Pirates.
The Dodgers only managed four hits in total off Roansy Contreras and the Pittsburgh bullpen, and Freeman's eighth-inning blast was all that stood between the Bucs and a shutout. It's the fourth homer of the year for the first baseman, and Freeman sports a .289/.375/.464 slash line with nine RBI and 20 runs through 25 games -- somewhat disappointing numbers by his own lofty standards.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Enjoys big game at plate
Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs in a loss to the Giants on Wednesday.
Goldschmidt carried St. Louis' struggling offense Wednesday, producing half of the team's hits and plating two of its three runs on a pair of solo homers. It was the first four-hit game and first multi-homer effort of the season for the star first baseman, who is slashing .315/.417/.533 through 108 plate appearances. Goldschmidt has added four homers, 13 RBI, 16 runs, two steals and a 15:17 BB:K.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Goes deep in win
Wade went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a walk and two total RBI in Wednesday's 7-3 victory versus St. Louis.
Wade was originally out of the lineup Wednesday, but he was added as the Giants' starting right fielder when Mike Yastrzemski was scratched due to a left side injury. Wade took advantage of the opportunity, hitting a solo homer to center in the fourth inning and producing a run-scoring triple in the eighth. He's hitting just .237 this season, but six of his 14 hits have gone for extra bases.