MLB Player News
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Michael Busch 3B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Swipes rare base Wednesday
Busch went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals. He also stole a base.
Busch continued to pound right-handed pitching, as he helped lead an onslaught against St. Louis starter Erick Fedde, who lasted only 3.2 innings. On the season, the infielder has a robust .948 OPS against righties compared to a lowly .388 OPS against southpaws, albeit in a limited sample. Busch also swiped just his fourth bag of the year, giving him two more steals than he had in 2024.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Padres' Luis Arraez: Extends streak with three hits
Arraez went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Nationals.
Arraez was responsible for half of the Padres' six hits Wednesday, including a two-out RBI single in the second inning that provided the lone run in the game. Arraez extended his hitting streak to 12 games -- he's gone 19-for-53 (.358) in that span. Overall, the former batting champ is slashing .288/.317/.397 with three homers, 30 RBI, 37 runs scored and three steals across 323 plate appearances this season.
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Casey Schmitt SS | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Getting X-rays on wrist
Manager Bob Melvin said that Schmitt will receive an X-ray on his wrist after getting hit by a pitch during Wednesday's 8-5 extra-inning loss to Miami, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Schmitt took a 95-mile-per-hour sinker off his wrist during his final at-bat in the ninth inning, and Brett Wisely had been on deck to hit for him in the 10th. The team will know more about Schmitt's immediate availability once his imaging results come back, but he can be considered day-to-day for the time being.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers in loss
Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Guardians.
Guerrero got the Blue Jays on the board with a solo homer in the fourth inning and later walked and scored again in the sixth. The 26-year-old has hit safely seven times over his last 10 games, collecting seven extra-base hits, 10 RBI and seven runs scored during that stretch. For the season, he's slashing .282/.387/.450 with 11 home runs, 40 RBI, 48 runs scored and two steals across 344 plate appearances.
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Nick Kurtz 1B | ATH
Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Powers A's in win
Kurtz went 3-for-3 with a three-run homer in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Tigers.
Kurtz accounted for all of the offense Wednesday with one swing, launching a 438-foot blast off Jack Flaherty in the third inning to put the A's ahead for good. The rookie first baseman now has six homers and 12 RBI in his last 10 contests. Overall, Kurtz is slashing .255/.313/.523 with 11 homers, 28 RBI and 19 runs scored through his first 166 major-league plate appearances.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Diamondbacks' Josh Naylor: Swats homer No. 10
Naylor went 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the White Sox.
The first baseman missed one game due to a shoulder issue but returned Wednesday and gave Arizona a quick 2-0 lead by taking Sean Burke deep in the first inning, but it didn't last long. The homer was Naylor's 10th of the season, and three of them have come in June -- a month in which he's batting .324 (23-for-71) with 12 runs and 16 RBI in 20 contests.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Sitting against righty again
Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
After Goldschmidt was on the bench for the final two games of the Yankees' series with the Orioles over the weekend, manager Aaron Boone suggested that the veteran first baseman would start in all three of the team's games in Cincinnati to begin the week. Goldschmidt will ultimately wind up starting in just two of those contests, as he'll hit the bench for Wednesday's series finale after going 0-for-10 with three strikeouts between Monday and Tuesday. Goldschmidt should continue to play regularly versus left-handed pitching, but his opportunities against right-handed pitching are likely to become more limited while he's put together a .244/.287/.330 batting line (73 wRC+) in those matchups this season. Ben Rice (148 wRC+ versus righties) and Jasson Dominguez (122 wRC+ versus righties) could see more playing time at Goldschmidt's expense.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Angels' LaMonte Wade: Claims strong-side platoon role
Wade will start in right field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
After signing with the Angels and getting added to the 26-man active roster June 10, Wade played sparingly over his first week and a half with the team, but he's since moved into a strong-side platoon role in the corner outfield after Jorge Soler (back) landed on the shelf. Wade -- who has gone 4-for-23 with one stolen base, three runs and a 1:10 BB:K since joining the Halos -- will pick up his fifth start in six games Wednesday.
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Abraham Toro 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Abraham Toro: Sitting out second straight
Toro is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Angels.
Toro is out of the lineup for a second straight day after starting the previous eight and 21 of the last 22 tilts. The Red Sox are facing a lefty (Yusei Kikuchi) for the second consecutive contest, and the switch-hitting Toro has been much better versus righties (.831 OPS, five home runs) than lefties (.679 OPS, zero home runs) this season. Romy Gonzalez and Nate Eaton will handle first base and third base, respectively.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Diamondbacks' Josh Naylor: Back in Arizona lineup
Naylor (shoulder) will start at first base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game versus the White Sox.
Naylor injured his right shoulder on a swing during Monday's 10-0 win over Chicago and wound up sitting out Tuesday's 4-1 victory after initially being listed in the lineup. He's back in the starting nine for Wednesday's series finale as the Diamondbacks try to complete the sweep.