MLB Player News
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Jake Bauers RF | MIL
Brewers' Jake Bauers: Idle against lefty
Bauers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Bauers has taken hold of a strong-side platoon role for Milwaukee since Christian Yelich (back) landed on the injured list July 24, but Bauers will find himself on the bench for the third time in four contests while the Brewers face another lefty (Mitchell Parker). Gary Sanchez will end up taking Bauers' spot in the lineup, as Sanchez will start at catcher while William Contreras serves as the club's designated hitter and Rhys Hoskins starts at first base.
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Mark Canha LF | TEX
Giants' Mark Canha: Filling short-side platoon role
Canha is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Canha has now started just once in four games since joining the Giants after being acquired from the Tigers on Tuesday. The right-handed-hitting Canha's lone start came Friday versus Reds lefty Andrew Abbott, with the other three absences coming while the Giants have faced right-handed pitching. Canha looks like he'll have to settle for a short-side platoon role while the Giants have all their key lineup contributors at full health.
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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Power surge continues Saturday
Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 6-5 extra-innings loss to the Tigers.
The sixth-inning long ball off Kenta Maeda was Pasquantino's 15th of the season, and his fourth in the last four games. He's also driven in at least one run in five straight contests and hit safely in seven straight, continuing a hot streak that has seen the first baseman slash .371/.394/.597 over 15 games since the All-Star break with 17 RBI.
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Jonathan Singleton DH | HOU
Astros' Jon Singleton: Provides lone run in loss
Singleton went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Rays.
Singleton has hit safely in seven of his last nine games, going 8-for-31 (.258) with two homers and five RBI in that span. Since the start of July, he's batting .231, which is right in line with his .234 average for the season. He's added a .676 OPS, nine homers, 28 RBI, 38 runs scored, seven doubles and no stolen bases over 86 contests, and he doesn't appear to be in any immediate danger of relinquishing his starting role at first base.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Knocks 10th homer
Diaz went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Astros.
Diaz is 9-for-29 (.310) with two homers and four RBI over seven games since he returned from attending to a personal matter. The first baseman has reached double-digit homers in four of the last six years, but he's well off the pace that saw him swat 22 long balls last season. Through 101 contests in 2024, Diaz has a .276/.331/.410 slash line, 10 homers, 50 RBI, 40 runs scored, 23 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Homers in loss
Hoskins went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Nationals.
Hoskins hit a solo home run in the seventh inning and has now recorded a hit in nine consecutive games. While none of those have been multi-hit efforts, he seems to be finding his power stroke with four long balls and nine RBI in that span. On the season, the first baseman is hitting .220 with 19 homers and 57 RBI across 345 plate appearances.
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Michael Busch 3B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Homers again in loss
Busch went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals.
Busch hit a two-run homer in the first inning and singled in the fifth. He has gone just 6-for-33 in his past 10 games, but three of those hits have left the park. On the season, the first baseman is hitting .260 with 15 home runs, 43 RBI and 52 runs scored across 392 plate appearances.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Trending toward return next week
Freeman (personal) could rejoin the Dodgers during their home series against the Phillies that begins Monday, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Freeman has been away from the team since last Saturday, when he was placed on the family medical emergency list. The Dodgers transferred him to the restricted list Saturday, which temporarily removes him from the 40-man roster. While manager Dave Roberts didn't commit to a date for Freeman's return to the club, the first baseman looks to be trending toward an activation in the coming days. Cavan Biggio will likely move back into a reserve role once Freeman is reinstated.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers, extends hit streak
Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Yankees.
Guerrero hit a solo homer in the first inning, singled in the fourth and then doubled and scored a run in the sixth. He is as hot as it gets right now, having extended his hit streak to 16 games with nine homers in that span. On the year, the 25-year-old is hitting .318 with 22 home runs, 72 RBI and 65 runs scored across 480 plate appearances.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Out with illness
Vaughn was scratched from the White Sox lineup with an illness Saturday against the Twins, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Vaughn will be forced to take a seat since he's feeling under the weather, opening the door for Gavin Sheets to take over at first base versus Minnesota. Vaughn can be considered day-to-day for the timg being.