MLB Player News
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | PIT
Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: Sitting Saturday
Tellez (back) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Tellez was lifted from Friday's game due to back spasms and will take the night off Saturday to recover. He's being labeled as day-to-day. Connor Joe will bat cleanup and play first base Saturday.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Heads to family emergency list
The Dodgers placed Freeman (personal) on the family emergency list Saturday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
By rule, Freeman will miss between three and seven days, making Tuesday's series opener against the Padres his next opportunity to return to the Dodgers lineup. Cavan Biggio should see most of the work at first base while Freeman is away from the team. Catcher Hunter Feduccia was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma in a corresponding move.
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Josh Naylor 1B | CLE
Guardians' Josh Naylor: Out of lineup Saturday
Naylor is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.
Naylor will sit for a second straight game. He went 2-for-9 with one RBI and two walks in the Guardians' three-game series against the Tigers, and for the month of July he has a .665 OPS across 76 plate appearances. Jhonkensy Noel will start at first base Saturday and bat eighth against Phillies right-hander Tyler Phillips.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | STL
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Homers in extra-inning loss
Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 10-8 extra-inning loss to the Nationals.
Goldschmidt tried to spark a comeback for the Cardinals after they fell behind in the top of the 10th inning, but his homer was the team's last scoring play of the day. The first baseman has homered twice and added two doubles over his last five contests, though he's also struck out seven times in that span. On the year, he's at a .229/.288/.382 slash line through 99 games while adding 15 homers, 40 RBI, 49 runs scored, 16 doubles and six stolen bases. He's been a bit better in July, slashing .244/.262/.463 over 19 games this month.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Takes seat Saturday
Mountcastle is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against San Diego.
Mountcastle will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout after going 0-for-3 with two RBI in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Padres. Ryan O'Hearn will start at first base Saturday while Heston Kjerstad serves as the designated hitter.
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Josh Bell 1B | ARI
Marlins' Josh Bell: Power surge continues Friday
Bell went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Brewers.
He took Janson Junk deep in the ninth inning, giving the Marlins their third long ball of the game and giving Bell his third straight game with a homer and fourth straight game with multiple hits. The switch-hitting first baseman, and pending free agent, is doing what he can to improve his trade value as the deadline approaches -- over his last 13 contests he's slashing .300/.375/.620 with five home runs and nine RBI.
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Vladimir Guerrero 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: On base four times Friday
Guerrero went 1-for-2 with three walks and a run scored in Friday's win over Texas.
The Rangers tried to pitch around the one consistent threat in the Toronto lineup, but it didn't help them in the end. Guerrero has hit safely in eight straight games, batting .464 (13-for-28) over that stretch with two doubles, five homers and eight RBI, and he's boosted his slash line on the season to .297/.370/.487 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI in 102 contests.
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Jonathan Singleton 1B | HOU
Astros' Jon Singleton: Pops eighth homer
Singleton went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday against the Dodgers.
Singleton has been out of the Astros' lineup for only two games in July but has struggled considerably by hitting .221 with a 29.3 percent strikeout rate across 68 at-bats. He did manage his first home run in 13 starts Friday, bringing his total on the campaign to eight. The Astros haven't shown any signs of benching Singleton, though his playing time could be in danger once Kyle Tucker (shin) is able to return.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Records hit in return
Diaz went 1-for-5 against the Reds on Friday.
Diaz missed seven games while on the restricted list with an undisclosed personal issue. He returned to his customary leadoff position and now has at least one hit in nine of his 12 starts in July to go along with six RBI and four runs scored.
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Juan Yepez 1B | WAS
Nationals' Juan Yepez: Knocks three hits
Yepez went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's extra-inning win over St. Louis.
Yepez scored runs in the second and fourth innings before knocking an RBI double in the fifth. He also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the seventh and force the game to extras. Yepez had a 15-game hitting streak to begin his Nationals career before going 0-for-3 on Thursday. After his three-hit night Friday, he's now slashing .375/.423/.609 with 11 extra-base hits through 71 plate appearances.