MLB Player News

Alonso went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Thursday's victory over the Cardinals.

Alonso launched a two-run, 437-foot home run off Adam Wainwright in the top of the fourth inning to put the Mets up 2-0. The first baseman has now homered in back-to-back contests and is up to seven long balls in the month of August, adding 16 RBI and nine runs scored over that stretch. He currently ranks third in the major leagues with 37 home runs.

Casas went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 10-7 loss to Washington.

Casas drilled a 431-foot homer to center in the third inning, which was Boston's lone run until a six-run uprising in the seventh. The home run was the first baseman's 20th of the season and 11th in 30 games since the All-Star break.

Smith is not in the lineup Thursday versus the Red Sox.

Joey Meneses will play first base and Keibert Ruiz will take a turn as the Nationals' designated hitter with left-hander Chris Sale toeing the slab for Boston. Riley Adams is catching. Smith has posted a rough .587 OPS in 147 plate appearances against lefties this year.

Pratto (groin) is set to begin a minor-league rehab assignment Thursday with Triple-A Omaha.

Pratto is recovered from the left groin strain that sent him to the injured list in late July, and he should be ready to return to the Royals' active roster by early next week after a few tune-up games on the farm. The 24-year-old first baseman and corner outfielder has mostly disappointed this season, slashing just .238/.324/.376 with seven homers and 31 RBI across 299 major-league plate appearances.

Noda (jaw) went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, three walks and a run over two rehab games with Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Noda led off in both games, and although he filled the designated hitter role Tuesday, he was able to play first base for seven innings Wednesday. With his timing at the plate apparently no worse for wear after going on the injured list July 19, Noda may only need one more rehab game before being deemed ready to return.

France went 1-for-1 with an RBI single, three walks and a run in a win over the Royals on Wednesday.

Fresh off a four-hit tally Tuesday, France played some small ball to perfection a day later with a pesky effort that featured his third multi-walk tally over his last 11 games. The veteran infielder carries a .353 average and astounding .511 on-base percentage over the 45 plate appearances covering that span, a sample during which he's also knocked in 10 runs thanks to a .714 average with runners in scoring position.

Steer went 0-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-2 win over Cleveland.

Steer was hit by a pitch in the first inning then stole his 11th base in 13 attempts over 117 games. Other than the eight thefts in 12 attempts he had in 2021, Steer had not shown a proclivity to steal bases in the minors.

Walker went 3-for-3 with two walks, two home runs, four RBI and a third run scored in Wednesday's 9-7 win over the Rockies.

After a two-run homer in the first inning, Walker belted another two-run job in the eighth, sending a Tyler Kinley fastball over the fence in right-center field to give Arizona the lead. The first baseman is locked in right now and will hate to leave Coors Field, where he went 6-for-11 with three walks, four homers, a double and nine RBI during the three-game set against the Rockies. He has a career 1.062 OPS over 38 games in Denver.

Freeman went 2-for-5 with a double, one RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Brewers.

Freeman entered Wednesday 0-for-11 with a walk and two strikeouts over his last three games. It was just the third time all year and the first time since April that he was held hitless in three straight contests. The multi-hit effort got him back on track, and he's now slashing .337/.414/.583 with 23 home runs, a league-leading 44 doubles, 16 stolen bases, 83 RBI and 102 runs scored through 119 games.

Singleton went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored Wednesday against the Marlins.

Singleton has started every game since Aug. 10, when Jose Abreu (back) was placed on the injured list. He's struggled for the majority of that stretch, collecting only four hits in 25 at-bats. While Singleton has run into some bad luck -- he's struck out at only an 11.5 percent clip -- his playing time will almost certainly dry up as soon as Abreu can return, which is likely to occur Sunday.