MLB Player News
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Rare steal in win
Olson went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.
Olson had gone hitless in consecutive contests for the first time this season entering Saturday. He snapped that drought with a two-hit game and also picked up his first steal of the campaign as a bonus. The first baseman has been one of the most consistent hitters in baseball so far in 2026, batting .297 with a 1.025 OPS, 13 home runs, 35 RBI, 35 runs scored and 15 doubles. Don't expect much speed out of him -- he hasn't stolen more than one base in a season since he swiped four bags in 2021.
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Nick Kurtz 1B | ATH
Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Crosses plate three times in win
Kurtz went 2-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, three runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Orioles.
The 23-year-old saw his homer drought extend to 13 games, but he's hardly been unproductive during that span. Kurtz is batting .283 (15-for-53) since April 25 with four doubles, a triple, two steals, seven runs, eight RBI and a 9:16 BB:K, and his on-base streak stands at 33 contests.
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Spencer Steer LF | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Swipes bag in win
Steer went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Astros.
Steer kicked off a three-run fifth inning for the Reds when he laced a single, stole second and then came around to score the team's first run. The 28-year-old has now hit safely in 11 of his past 12 games, tallying three extra-base hits, six RBI and four runs scored during that stretch. For the year, he's slashing .248/.324/.434 with six homers, 12 RBI, 14 runs scored and two steals across 145 plate appearances.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Beginning on bench Saturday
Vaughn isn't in Milwaukee's starting lineup versus the Yankees on Saturday.
Vaughn returned Monday from a lengthy stint on the injured list due to a hand injury. He started each of the Brewers' subsequent three games (once at first base and twice at DH) and went 3-for-11 with a homer, three runs and three RBI. Vaughn will get a breather for at least a portion of Saturday while Jake Bauers starts at first base and Tyler Black slots in at DH.
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Christopher Morel 1B | MIA
Marlins' Christopher Morel: Idle Saturday
Morel isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals.
Morel will get a breather Saturday after making three consecutive starts, a span in which he went 0-for-10 with a walk and three strikeouts. Liam Hicks will work as the Marlins' designated hitter with Morel on the bench while Connor Norby starts at first and Leo Jimenez covers third.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Orioles' Pete Alonso: Hot streak continues Friday
Alonso went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the A's.
The slugging first baseman smashed a Jacob Lopez changeup the other way in the fourth inning to open the scoring. Alonso's blast extended his hitting streak to eight games, a stretch in which he's batting .333 (11-for-33) with four doubles, four homers, 10 RBI and 11 runs to account for half his long balls on the season.
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Munetaka Murakami 1B | CHW
White Sox's Munetaka Murakami: Blasts 15th homer
Murakami went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored Friday against the Mariners.
Murakami got the White Sox on the board in the first inning and tied Aaron Judge for the league lead in home runs with 15. Murakami continues to showcase his prodigious power, tallying four homers in his last 10 games. He has also struck out at a 37.2 percent clip in that span, and he continues to have an extreme three-true-outcomes skills profile.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Knocks fourth homer
Freeman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-1 win over Atlanta.
Freeman tacked a third run onto Chris Sale's line when he went deep in the sixth inning. Steady Freddie hasn't been held hitless in May, going 10-for-28 (.357) with five RBI over seven games this month. For the season, the first baseman is batting .278 with a .786 OPS, four homers, 20 RBI, 14 runs scored, 10 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 36 contests.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Doubles, scores twice in win
Vaughn went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Friday's 6-0 win over the Yankees.
Vaughn walked and scored in a four-run second inning against Yankees ace Max Fried and then doubled and scored in the third. Vaughn returned from the injured list earlier in the week and is now 3-for-11 with a double, a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in three games since suffering the broken hamate bone in his left hand on Opening Day.
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Bryce Eldridge DH | SF
Giants' Bryce Eldridge: Resting Friday
Eldridge isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Eldridge will pick out a spot on the bench Friday after going 1-for-9 with a walk and four strikeouts over his first three MLB games of the season. Casey Schmitt will slide into the DH spot and bat third.