MLB Player News
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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.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Scratched from Friday's lineup
Contreras was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks due to back spasms, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
With Contreras removed from the Cardinals' lineup, Alec Burleson will shift over to first base, Brendan Donovan will move to left field and Nolan Gorman will start at second base. Contreras has slashed .299/.385/.493 with three home runs and 16 RBI across 78 plate appearances since the beginning of May.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Out of lineup again Friday
Toglia is absent from the lineup for Friday's game versus the Yankees.
Toglia is being given a break to work on his swing, as this is the third straight contest that he's been out of the lineup. It's not clear when the Rockies plan to return him to the batting order. Kyle Farmer is drawing a third straight start at first base Friday.
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Spencer Horwitz 1B | PIT
Pirates' Spencer Horwitz: First homer as Pirate
Horwitz went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI on Thursday against the Brewers.
He led off the fourth inning with a solo shot off Aaron Civale, Horwitz's first extra-base hit as a Pirate. He has gone 5-for-18 with only three strikeouts through six games since returning from a wrist injury and seems set in a strong-side platoon role at first base.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Keeps rolling with early homer
Olson went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, an RBI double and two total runs scored in Thursday's 8-7 extra-inning loss to Washington.
Olson opened the scoring with a solo shot in the first inning. He also forced extras with an RBI double in the ninth, but Atlanta ultimately fell in the 10th. The first baseman is 11-for-21 (.524) with four homers, three doubles, seven RBI and six runs scored during his current five-game hitting streak. Overall, he's up to a .250/.357/.483 slash line with 11 homers, 28 RBI, 29 runs scored, nine doubles and no stolen bases across 49 contests.
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Andres Chaparro 3B | WAS
Nationals' Andres Chaparro: Moving rehab up to Triple-A
Chaparro's (oblique) rehab assignment was transferred to Triple-A Rochester on Thursday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Chaparro played five rehab games with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Nationals -- going 4-for-15 with one home run -- and is now ready to test things out against stiffer competition. The infielder has been shelved since mid-March with a left oblique strain.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Getting break to work on swing
Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer said that Toglia is out of the lineup again Thursday in order to work on his swing and approach, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Toglia is absent from the Rockies' lineup for a second straight day Thursday and the third time over the last six contests. However, it sounds like this is more of a reset for the first baseman rather than a demotion. Toglia is slashing only .205/.272/.367 with a league-leading 71 strikeouts this season.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Out of lineup again Thursday
Toglia is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Phillies.
It's the second straight day and third time over the last six games that Toglia has been absent from the Rockies' lineup. The switch hitter does not appear to be injured, so it could be that he's losing his grip on a starting job. Toglia leads all of baseball with 71 strikeouts this season and has struck out at a 41.7 percent clip in May. Kyle Farmer is at first base for a second straight day Thursday.