MLB Player News
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Indians' Josh Naylor: Goes deep in loss
Naylor went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's loss to Seattle.
Naylor scored Cleveland's first run in the fifth inning, then made the final score a little closer with a two-run blast in the ninth. The three-hit game was his third of the season. He is slashing .274/.315/.427 with three homers, 16 runs and 10 RBI across 124 plate appearances.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Nationals' Josh Bell: Knocks in three
Bell went 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, two runs and three RBI in a 17-2 win over Arizona on Friday.
Bell knocked in two runs with a double in the first inning and collected another RBI on a fielder's choice groundout in the seventh. He entered the contest with just two hits over his past 17 at-bats, so he'll look to build some momentum off Friday's big effort. Bell is still slashing a paltry .154/.220/.341 on the campaign.
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Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW
Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: Productive in Friday's win
Dalbec went 1-for-2 with a walk, a two-run home run and a stolen base in Friday's 4-3 win over the Angels.
His seventh-inning blast off Tony Watson proved to be the game-winning hit. Dalbec has four homers on the year and 12 in 55 games to begin his career, but Friday's steal was his first in the majors.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Pops second homer
Vaughn went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Royals.
His second-inning shot off Jakob Junis proved to be the decisive blow in a 3-1 win. Vaughn has found his stroke after a rough start to his MLB career, going 12-for-39 (.308) over his last 12 games with four doubles and his first two homers of the year, along with seven RBI and 10 runs.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Launches solo shot
Guerrero went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Friday's 5-1 loss to Philadelphia.
Guerrero opened the scoring with a solo shot off Philadelphia starter Vince Velasquez in the sixth inning. The 22-year-old Guerrero has now gone yard twice in his last four games after slumping in the power department early in May. He has nine homers, 27 RBI, 26 runs scored, a stolen base and a .310/.440/.566 slash line through 159 plate appearances this year.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ARI
Royals' Carlos Santana: Launches seventh homer
Santana went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox.
After going 1-for-2 with two walks, a run scored and an RBI in the opener, Santana took Michael Kopech deep in the third inning of the nightcap, accounting for the Royals' only run of the contest. Santana is slashing .256/.401/.450 with seven homers, 22 runs and 24 RBI through 38 games.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Phillies' Rhys Hoskins: Plates three in win
Hoskins went 3-for-5 with a three-RBI double and a run scored in Friday's 5-1 win over Toronto.
Hoskins came up clutch in Philadelphia's seventh-inning rally, hitting the go-ahead, three-run double. He came around to score on an Alec Bohm double. Through 161 plate appearances, Hoskins has a .247/.298/.473 slash line, eight home runs, 23 RBI, 25 runs scored and a stolen base. The first baseman has hit safely in nine of 13 games in May, going 13-for-46 (.283) in that span, although his last homer came on April 26.
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Yandy Diaz DH | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Still searching for first homer
Diaz posted three multi-hit efforts over the nine games prior to Friday's series opener against the Mets, but he remained without a home run over his first 148 plate appearances of the season.
Diaz's two home runs in 2020 thus serve as the only instances in which the infielder has left the yard across the 286 plate appearances since the start of that campaign. It's a stark drought, considering the 29-year-old was coming off having slugged a career-high 14 round trippers in 2019, his first Rays campaign. Diaz had just a 3.6 barrel percentage and 83.1 mph average exit velocity going into Friday's action, so the fact he only has four extra-base hits -- all doubles -- over 148 plate appearances isn't exactly surprising.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Officially placed on injured list
France was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with left wrist inflammation.
Seattle swapped out Evan White (hip) for Donovan Walton and later made this roster move, replacing France with Jack Mayfield. While France is not currently believed to be dealing with more than inflammation, it's not clear whether or not a return after the 10-day minimum is realistic. France is batting .059/.179/.088 in May and .229/.333/.366 for the season.
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Alex Kirilloff LF | MIN
Twins' Alex Kirilloff: Fielding, taking dry swings
Kiriloff (wrist) has advanced to fielding grounders and taking dry swings, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Kiriloff is a week removed from receiving a cortisone shot for his sprained right wrist. If the shot had the desired effect, he may not be on the shelf much longer, though he still has a few more steps in his recovery before the Twins will feel confident in him returning to the roster.