MLB Player News
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Dillon Paulson 1B | LAD
Rays' Dillon Paulson: Suffers torn ACL
Paulson recently underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Paulson was traded from the Dodgers to the Rays in late December, and he began the year with Double-A Montgomery. The 23-year-old slashed .340/.373/.396 with 13 RBI and five runs this season. It's not yet clear whether he'll be ready for the start of spring training in 2022.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Giants' Donovan Solano: Plates run Tuesday
Solano went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Angels.
Solano produced the Giants' lone run with an RBI single that scored Steven Duggar in the bottom of the seventh. The infielder has struggled a bit in terms of consistency, but he's getting the job done at the plate and has hit safely in six of his last nine contests, hitting .250 with a .766 OPS while going yard twice and plating seven runs in that span.
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Dominic Smith DH | ATL
Mets' Dominic Smith: Plates three runs Tuesday
Smith went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Smith carried the Mets offensively and contributed three of the team's five runs, blasting a two-run shot in the top of the fourth and adding another RBI with a sac fly in the sixth. He's hit safely in three straight games and in nine of his last 12 contests, though he's only hitting .268 with a 20.8 percent strikeout rate in that span. Smith also ended his homer drought, as the two-run shot was his first long ball since April 13.
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Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW
Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: Will start Wednesday
Dalbec will return to the starting lineup Wednesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
Dalbec has taken a seat the last two games while Danny Santana started at first base against right-handed starters. He's batting .146 with one home run against righties compared to .314 with four homers against lefties. With Framber Valdez on the bump Wednesday, Dalbec will start at first base. Manager Alex Cora indicated he plans to start him again Thursday against right-hander Jake Odorizzi.
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Yuli Gurriel DH | SD
Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Returns to lineup
Gurriel went 0-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday's 5-1 win over Boston.
Gurriel returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing three games due to inflammation in his left middle finger.
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Matt Beaty 1B | KC
Dodgers' Matt Beaty: Slams third home run
Beaty went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in a 3-2 loss to St. Louis on Tuesday.
Beaty went long off reliever Giovanny Gallegos in the seventh inning to knot the game at 2-2 and account for the only runs Los Angeles would score in the game. The homer bumped his season slash line up to a solid .284/.376/.420.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Launches 14th home run
Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, two runs and a strikeout in Tuesday's 12-6 win over Seattle.
Olson opened the scoring with a solo shot off starter Marco Gonzales and tacked on a two-run single as part of a six-run seventh. This marks consecutive multi-hit outings for the power-hitting first baseman, who's now slashing .264/.354/.560.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Phillies' Rhys Hoskins: Socks two-run shot Tuesday
Hoskins went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, an additional RBI and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Reds.
Hoskins was one of five Phillies who went deep in Tuesday's contest, and the slugging first baseman belted his 12th long ball of the campaign in the top of the sixth inning off reliever Amir Garrett. The 28-year-old has four home runs over his last 10 games.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Pops 17th homer
Guerrero went 4-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double Tuesday against the Marlins.
Guerrero had a perfect night at the dish to record his third multi-hit effort in his last eight starts. The performance was highlighted by his three-run homer in the third inning off Sandy Alcantara. Guerrero now has 17 home runs on the season and is hitting .337/.441/.663 with 31 runs scored and 45 RBI across 227 plate appearances.