MLB Player News
-
Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL
Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Gets rest Wednesday
Cooper is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Cooper will receive a breather after he started each of the past 10 games at either first base or designated hitter while hitting .289 with a home run, five doubles, six RBI and four runs. Lewin Diaz is manning first base Wednesday, while Brian Anderson gets a turn as the Marlins' DH.
-
Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Solo shot in loss
Alonso went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-1 loss against the Cubs.
The slugger took Cubs reliever Brandon Hughes deep for a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth to pull the game within three, but it was not enough as the Mets lost the game. Alonso now has three home runs in the month of September and 34 on the season, which is good for second among first basemen. He is also second in the majors in RBI with 110, only trailing Aaron Judge.
-
Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Not starting Tuesday
Flores is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game versus Atlanta, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
The 31-year-old, who agreed to a two-year extension with the Giants on Monday, has a .446 OPS through 11 games in September and will step out of the starting nine Tuesday. Willie Calhoun will bat seventh as the designated hitter in place of Flores.
-
Matt Beaty 1B | KC
Padres' Matt Beaty: Clears waivers
The Padres outrighted Beaty to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
He'll remain in the organization after producing a .333 OPS over 47 plate appearances in 20 games with San Diego before he was designated for assignment Saturday. Now that he no longer possesses a spot on the 40-man roster, Beaty may face an uphill battle to earn a promotion to San Diego before the season comes to a close.
-
Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Extends deal with San Fran
Flores and the Giants agreed Monday on a two-year contract extension that includes a mutual option for the 2025 season, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Though Flores hasn't graded out well defensively during his time in San Francisco, he's been valuable as a plug-in player at three infield spots or at designated hitter and has fared at least a league-average level or better against both left- and right-handed pitching in three seasons with the Giants. The righty-hitting Flores profiles as a short-side platoon player when the Giants are at full strength, but since that's rarely been the case during his tenure in San Francisco, he's been able to handle a quasi-everyday role through each of his first three seasons. He leads the Giants in plate appearances (523) in 2022 and is slashing .235/.319/.414 with 18 home runs, 66 runs and 65 RBI while maintaining 9.6 and 16.6 percent walk and strikeout rates, respectively.
-
Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Snaps slump Sunday
Flores went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Cubs.
Flores had gone hitless in his previous 19 at-bats before delivering a two-run blast in the eighth inning. That homer stood as the Giants' margin of victory in this contest. He's up to 18 homers, 65 RBI, 66 runs scored and a .235/.319/.414 slash line through 523 plate appearances. Flores continues to be a versatile infielder, with most of his recent playing time coming at second base or designated hitter.
-
Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Phillies' Rhys Hoskins: Belts 28th homer
Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 7-5 win over Washington.
Hoskins ripped a three-run shot in the fifth inning, his 28th of the year and second in the last three games after snapping a 20-game drought. The slugging first baseman improved his season slash line to .252/.341/.474 with 71 RBI and 57 extra-base hits through 138 games. Over his last 14 contests, Hoskins is hitting .316 while producing five multi-hit performances.
-
LaMonte Wade LF | HOU
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Riding pine against left-hander
Wade isn't starting Sunday against the Cubs, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Wade is on the bench for the second time in the last three games since left-hander Wade Miley is on the mound for the Cubs. Luis Gonzalez will start in right field and bat ninth.
-
Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Slugs two homers Sunday
Tellez went 3-for-5 with two home runs, one double, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Reds.
Tellez tagged Reds starter Justin Dunn for two homers. He now has 30 long balls on the season, good for top five among first basemen. The big day at the plate comes as Tellez was mired in a 4-for-26 slump with just one extra-base hit (a double) and no RBI.