MLB Player News
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Snaps homer drought with grand slam
Toglia went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in a loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Toglia showed promising power with 25 home runs over 116 games last season, but he came into Wednesday with no long balls and 29 strikeouts over 63 plate appearances this year. He couldn't cure his punchout woes Wednesday -- Toglia struck out three more times -- but he did get off the schneid in terms of power, slugging a grand slam off Bobby Miller in the third inning. Toglia's strikeout rate and .172 batting average remain problematic, but the Rockies have so far remained committed to him, putting him in the lineup at first base on a near-everyday basis.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Swats third homer
Freeman went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk against the Rockies on Wednesday in an 8-7 victory.
Freeman contributed to a seven-run Los Angeles first inning with a solo shot to right-center field. The star first baseman added a single later in the game to collect his third consecutive multi-hit performance. After a relatively slow start to the season, Freeman's hot three-game stretch has boosted his season batting average from .211 to .333, though he's played in only nine contests so far due to a nagging ankle injury.
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Bryce Harper DH | PHI
Phillies' Bryce Harper: Blasts fourth long ball
Harper went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and two walks in Wednesday's loss to the Giants.
Harper took a laboring Robbie Ray yard in the fourth inning to tie the game up at 4-4, powering a slider out of the strike zone and into the seats in right field. Through 81 plate appearances (18 games), Harper is slashing a healthy .269/.395/.478 with four big flies, two doubles, nine RBI and 11 runs scored. After stealing just seven bases in 145 regular-season games a year ago, the All-Star first baseman is already up to four steals early in 2025.
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Matt Mervis 1B | WAS
Marlins' Matt Mervis: Belts another home run
Mervis went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Mervis tied the game up at 1-1 in the fourth inning, when he took Brandon Pfaadt deep to right-center field for a 396-foot solo homer. Mervis has logged four home runs over his last five games, and his six long balls this year is tied for fourth-most in the majors.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Diamondbacks' Josh Naylor: Cracks solo shot against Miami
Naylor went 1-for-3 with one walk, a solo homer and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Marlins.
Naylor got the Diamondbacks on the board in the second inning, when he took Max Meyer deep to center field for a 398-foot solo homer. Naylor has logged solo home runs in back-to-back games and has three long shots and six RBI over his last six outings.
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Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B | CIN
Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand: Drives in two runs Wednesday
Encarnacion-Strand went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Mariners.
Encarnacion-Strand had gone 0-for-12 over his previous three games, but he managed to get the Reds on the board in the seventh inning Wednesday with a two-RBI double. He is working his way back from hamstring and back soreness, which caused him to miss two games earlier in the week. Encarnacion-Strand has begun the season slashing .158/.183/.298 with four runs scored, two home runs and five RBI across 60 plate appearances this season.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Homers as part of three-hit night
Hoskins went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Tigers.
Hoskins got the scoring started with a solo blast in the second that traveled 440 feet. That was his first home run and first three-hit game of the year. He raised his batting average 47 points and is now slashing .229/.345/.313 with six RBI, three runs and an 8:14 BB:K in 58 plate appearances.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Leaves yard Tuesday
Olson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.
Olson's home run came in the sixth inning on a 412-foot blast to center field off Kevin Gausman. It was his first extra-base hit since he last homered April 4. Olson's surface numbers have been a bit unlucky, as he's been making good contact, but it hasn't led to many hits yet. He's been seeing the ball well, as evidenced by his 13:13 BB:K thus far. For the year, Olson's slashing .200/.342/.350 with two homers, nine RBI and five runs scored.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Sizzling start continues vs. Twins
Alonso went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Twins.
Alonso took Twins right-hander Bailey Ober yard to give the Mets a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The star first baseman has thrived in the early going while batting behind Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto. Through his first 73 plate appearances of the campaign, Alonso is slashing a robust .356/.466/.729 with five homers, seven doubles, 20 RBI and 11 runs scored.
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Casey Schmitt SS | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Drives in two runs Tuesday
Schmitt went 1-for-4 with a two-run single in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies.
Schmitt got the Giants on the board with a two-run single in the fourth inning that brought Matt Chapman and Wilmer Flores home. Schmitt has been deployed against southpaws this season, and over his last five games he's gone 4-for-13 with two doubles, one run scored and two RBI.