MLB Player News
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Ty France 1B | TOR
Twins' Ty France: Losing starts to Clemens
France is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
For the second day in a row, France will head to the bench against a righty starter in Drew Rasmussen. The Twins haven't indicated that France is dealing with an injury, so he could simply be moving into the short side of a platoon at first base with the left-handed-hitting Kody Clemens. Since his six-game hitting streak came to an end June 7, France is slashing a woeful .209/.269/.337 with two home runs, 10 runs and nine RBI over 26 games.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: On base four times Saturday
Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a walk in Saturday's 11-inning win over the Angels.
While he wasn't able to contribute any run production to the Blue Jays' offense in a 4-3 victory, Guerrero at least proved he was healthy after fouling a ball off his foot Thursday. Over his last 25 games, the first baseman is slashing .295/.391/.495 with seven doubles, four homers, two steals, 16 RBI and 18 runs.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Provides offense Saturday
Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Guardians.
Torkelson provided all of Detroit's hits and runs in the low-scoring affair as he reached the 20-homer plateau for the second time in his career. The 25-year-old has gone deep four times over his last nine games, and he's pushed his OPS to .834 for the year. Torkelson doesn't hit for a great average, though he offsets that with his power and ability to drive in runs.
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Michael Busch 3B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Tallies three hits, homer Saturday
Busch went 3-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Cardinals.
A day after going deep three times for the first time in his career, Busch tacked on another long ball as he continued his strong season. The slugging infielder is now up to 18 home runs, 11 of which have come in 29 games since the beginning of June, and he's closing in on his career high of 21 long balls. Busch also has an impressive .293 batting average and .939 OPS, and he remains an offensive threat against right-handed pitching.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Slugs two homers Saturday
Alonso went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs, a walk, three total runs and five total RBI in a 12-6 win against the Yankees on Saturday.
Alonso cleared the fence with a two-run shot in the fifth inning and added a three-run blast in the seventh. The pair of long balls pushed the powerful first baseman up to 20 homers on the year -- he's now reached that mark in each of his major-league campaigns aside from the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Alonso had been seemingly due for a power display, as he entered Saturday with just one home run over his previous 23 games.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Reaches five times in loss
Olson went 3-for-3 with two walks, a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs in Saturday's 9-6 loss to Baltimore in 10 innings.
The first baseman went 0-for-4 in Friday's series opener to snap a 10-game hit streak, but he quickly bounced back Saturday with his sixth three-hit effort of the campaign. Olson is up to 17 homers on the season with 58 RBI, 49 runs and a .271/.372/.495 slash line through 88 contests.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Out multiple days
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins that Hoskins will be out at least a few days with a left thumb injury, though the first baseman didn't suffer a fracture, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Hoskins jammed his thumb while tagging out Eric Wagaman at first base in the fourth inning Saturday and remained in the game for the rest of the frame before being replaced by Jake Bauers. Hoskins admitted that he was in quite a bit of pain after the game and wouldn't have been able to swing a bat again Saturday, so it's not clear if he'll be able to return early next week.
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Justin Foscue 1B | TEX
Rangers' Justin Foscue: Optioned to Triple-A
Foscue was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
He was up for a couple weeks while Wyatt Langford (oblique) was on the shelf, but Foscue has logged only six MLB at-bats this season, going 1-for-6 with a double. He'll serve as organizational depth at Triple-A, where the 26-year-old is hitting .259 with 10 homers in 53 games.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Exits with injury
Hoskins was removed from Saturday's game against the Marlins due to left thumb discomfort, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Hoskins suffered the injury while tagging out Eric Wagaman in the fourth inning. He remained in for the rest of the frame but was replaced by Jake Bauers at first base to start the fifth. The Brewers should provide more details regarding the severity of Hoskins' injury relatively soon, but the slugging first baseman can be considered day-to-day for now.
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Dominic Smith 1B | SF
Giants' Dominic Smith: Doubles in defeat
Smith went 1-for-1 with a double and a run scored in Friday's 11-2 loss to the Athletics.
The first baseman entered the game for Wilmer Flores in the eighth inning. Smith then hit a double to center field in the ninth before coming around to score the Giants' final run. The 30-year-old has appeared in five straight games, slashing .214/.214/.357 with two doubles and two runs scored across 14 plate appearances during that span.