MLB Player News
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Joey Gallo 1B | WAS
Nationals' Joey Gallo: Sitting down Saturday
Gallo isn't in the Nationals' lineup for Saturday's game agianst Cleveland.
Following an 0-for-3 performance in the first game of the series Friday, Gallo will take a seat Saturday despite the Guardians sending right-hander Ben Lively to the mound. Joey Meneses will take on first base duties instead and bat fifth.
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Plates three runs Friday
Cronenworth went 2-for-5 with a double, a run and three RBI in an 11-8 win over Kansas City on Friday.
Cronenworth was a key part of San Diego's nine-run eighth inning, knocking in the first two runs of the frame with a single and capping the outburst with an RBI double. The pair of base knocks were much-needed for the second baseman, as he had just one hit over his previous 14 at-bats prior to the big inning. Cronenworth slashed .265/.315/.461 with four homers, 18 RBI, nine runs and a stolen base over 26 games in May.
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Christian Walker 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Homers in loss
Walker went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 10-9 loss to the Mets.
Walker hit the second of a back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning -- he followed Joc Pederson's three-run blast -- but they weren't enough to erase Arizona's five-run deficit. The home run was Walker's team-leading 11th to go along with a team-high 34 RBI. He's hit safely in eight of nine games, going 11-for-35 with six extra-base hits (three homers), four RBI and six runs scored.
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Luis Arraez 1B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Collects four hits and two RBI
Arraez went 4-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored in Friday's victory over Kansas City.
Arraez was ever himself, lacing four singles for his fourth four-hit night with San Diego since joining the team May 4. Overall, it is the 27-year-old's fifth four-hit game of the season, as he had one in Miami too. He also managed to collect his ninth and 10th RBI as a Padre with a two-run RBI knock in the eighth inning. Arraez sports a .342/.380/.413 slash line in 256 total plate appearances with 35 runs and 15 RBI.
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Trenton Brooks 1B | SF
Giants' Trenton Brooks: Starting Friday
Brooks is starting at first base and batting ninth in Friday's series opener against the Yankees.
Brooks will make his second major-league start since being selected from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday. He's gone 0-for-3 across his two outings with the Giants, and he'll look for his first hit in the majors Friday against Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Back in lineup Friday
Hoskins will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth in Friday's game against the White Sox.
Hoskins has been out since May 13 due to a right hamstring strain, and he'll jump back into the lineup after being activated off the injured list Friday. He'll face off against White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde.
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Owen Miller 1B | MIL
Brewers' Owen Miller: Sent back to Nashville
The Brewers optioned Miller to Triple-A Nashville on Friday.
Miller was recalled from Nashville earlier in May to provide depth as Rhys Hoskins (hamstring) headed to the injured list. Now that Hoskins is back, Miller will be pushed back to Triple-A. The 27-year-old infielder has slashed .185/.185/.222 across 27 big-league plate appearances this season, but he figures to be on the shortlist for a return to Milwaukee should the Brewers run into more depth issues.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Activated from IL
The Brewers reinstated Hoskins (hamstring) from the injured list Friday.
Hoskins has been on the injured list since he strained his right hamstring during a game against Pittsburgh on May 13. He was originally expected to come off the IL during Milwaukee's upcoming road series in Philadelphia, but the slugging first baseman will instead return a few days early without playing in any rehab games. Hoskins should immediately return to a near-everyday role for the Brewers, though he may see more action as a DH as he gets his hamstring used to playing in games again. Owen Miller was optioned to Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move.
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Pete Alonso 1B | NYM
Mets' Pete Alonso: Back in action Friday
Alonso (hand) is playing first and batting second during Friday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Alonso was hit by a pitch Wednesday, but after a clean CT scan and a day off Thursday, the first baseman will rejoin the Mets' starting nine. Alonso owns a .771 OPS and has the third most homers among first basemen this season with 12.
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Michael Busch 1B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Absent from Friday's lineup
Busch is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Reds.
It sounds like the Cubs plan to play Pete Crow-Armstrong in center field more often after they recalled him from Triple-A Iowa on Thursday. That will mean more Cody Bellinger in right field and at first base, where he is playing Friday. Busch could have his playing time dip as a result. The rookie infielder had a stretch in mid-April when he homered in five straight games, but in 37 contests since then he's slashed just .202/.296/.316 with two homers and a 38.6 percent strikeout rate.