MLB Player News
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Taking seat Sunday
Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Steer is in the midst of a 12-game hit streak, during which he's batting .357 (15-for-42) with five doubles and a homer, but he'll sit Sunday after starting the previous five contests. Connor Joe will take over at first base and bat eighth versus Chicago righty Ben Brown.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Sitting again Sunday
Contreras (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Manager Oliver Marmol previously indicated that Contreras was expected to play Sunday, but the 33-year-old will instead sit for a third straight game due to back spasms. Alec Burleson will receive another start at first base for the Cardinals in Contreras' absence. According to John Denton of MLB.com, Contreras seemed to be moving around on the field prior to Sunday's game and was able to take some swings in the batting page, so the Cardinals are still seemingly viewing him as day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener in Baltimore.
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Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B | CIN
Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand: Rehab moving to Triple-A
Encarnacion-Strand (back) will have his rehab assignment moved to Triple-A Louisville on Sunday, MLB.com reports.
Encarnacion-Strand kicked off his rehab in the Arizona Complex League on Wednesday and is 2-for-7 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. The Reds' roster has undergone some changes since he was placed on the injured list mid-April. Spencer Steer's early season shoulder issue no longer limits him to DH only, and he's been the primary first baseman, which was Encarnacion-Strand's job when he was added to IL.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Diamondbacks' Josh Naylor: Contributes to rally
Naylor went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and two RBI in Saturday's 6-5 loss to St. Louis.
Naylor tripled in two runs and eventually scored the go-ahead run as part of a rally in the top of the eighth inning, although the Arizona bullpen couldn't make the lead stick. The triple was his first of the season and just his second during a seven-year career in the majors. Naylor is slashing .289/.352/.438 with five home runs, 31 RBI, eight steals and 25 runs across 51 games.
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Justin Turner 1B | CHC
Cubs' Justin Turner: Hits first home run
Turner went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Reds.
Turner got on the board with his first home run of the season in the third inning against Cincinnati starter Andrew Abbott. It's been a struggle so far for the veteran infielder in a reserve role, as he's sporting a .588 OPS, which would be Turner's worst since the .229 mark he posted in only nine games back in 2010, his second year in the majors.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Drives in one in return to lineup
Toglia went 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI on Saturday against the Yankees.
Toglia was held out of the lineup for three games spanning Wednesday to Friday to work on his approach at the plate. He returned to the lineup Saturday to drive in Colorado's only run with a triple in the fourth inning. Toglia has been in a season-long slump with few signs of turning it around, as he has gone just 12-for-65 (.184) with three homers, seven RBI and six runs scored across 20 games in May.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Still out Saturday
Contreras (back) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona.
Contreras was a late scratch from Friday's lineup due to back spasms, and he'll need at least another day to recover. Alec Burleson will fill in for him at first base and bat fifth.
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Bryce Eldridge 1B | SF
Giants' Bryce Eldridge: Staying ready in Double-A
Eldridge is slashing .304/.379/.533 with 15 RBI, 12 runs scored, six doubles, five home runs and a 27.2 percent strikeout rate across 103 plate appearances for Double-A Richmond this season.
Eldridge is in the midst of a four-game hitting streak and has notched at least one hit in 15 of his 19 appearances this month. The 20-year-old first baseman has been productive in May, slashing .338/.397/.577 with 12 RBI, nine runs scored, four homers and a 23.1 percent strikeout rate. The 16th overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, Eldridge could soon make a case for a promotion to Triple-A Sacramento, where he finished the 2024 campaign.
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Tyler Black 2B | MIL
Brewers' Tyler Black: Closing in on 2025 Triple-A debut
Black (hand) has made six appearances in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League during his rehab assignment, going 7-for-18 with two doubles, one triple, four walks, three RBI and three runs.
After falling short in his bid for a spot on the Brewers' Opening Day roster and being optioned to Triple-A Nashville on March 22, Black ended up beginning the season on Nashville's injured list due to a hamate fracture in his right hand. He underwent surgery and missed about six weeks of action before kicking off his rehab assignment in Arizona on May 15. He's expected to be activated from Nashville's IL early next week, according to MLB.com.
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Runs hit streak to 11 games
Steer went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 13-6 loss to the Cubs.
Steer finished the Reds' three-run first inning when he doubled in a run. The two-bagger extended his hitting streak to 11 games, during which Steer's batting .359 (14-for-39) with five doubles, a home run and two RBI. He's had a season of peaks and valleys thus far and is batting just .225 with four home runs, 13 RBI and 23 runs through 45 games this season.