MLB Player News
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LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | HOU
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Begins baseball activities
Wade (knee) has begun hitting, running and throwing, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Wade has only appeared in 10 games this season, a run which was sandwiched in between two trips to the injured list with knee issues. It's certainly a positive to see him resume a variety of baseball activities, but it's not clear when the Giants expect him to return to action.
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P.J. Higgins C | CIN
Cubs' P.J. Higgins: Hits first MLB home run
Higgins went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Brewers.
Making the start behind the plate with Willson Contreras serving as the DH in the early game, Higgins popped his first MLB home run in the fourth inning. It was also the first RBI of the season for the 29-year-old. Higgins will return to the bench for the second game Monday, with Contreras taking over as the catcher.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Tallies three hits Monday
Torkelson went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Twins.
Torkelson had been hitless across his past three games, but he snapped out of the funk in a big way Monday. The three-hit effort was the first of the 22-year-old's MLB career, and it was just the seventh multi-hit performance of his rookie season through 42 games. It's mostly been a struggle for Torkelson, who's batting just .194 overall, but the talent is there for a breakout to come at any point.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Day off Monday
Walker isn't starting Monday's game against Atlanta.
Walker will get a breather after he went 1-for-12 with an RBI, a walk and three strikeouts over his last three games. Pavin Smith is shifting to first base while Jose Herrera enters the lineup behind the plate.
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Evan White 1B | LAA
Mariners' Evan White: Four-game on-base streak at Tacoma
White (groin), who went 1-for-4 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in Triple-A Tacoma's loss to Las Vegas on Sunday, has reached safely in four straight games for the Rainiers.
The rehabbing infielder is still sitting on a .136 average and .406 OPS during his seven-game rehab stint with the Rainiers, but he's now reached safely in four straight and doesn't appear to have endured any physical setbacks thus far. White is carrying a bloated 30.8 percent strikeout rate during that span, however, shining a light on one of his career-long Achilles heels.
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Kody Clemens 1B | MIN
Tigers' Kody Clemens: Called up Monday
Clemens was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Monday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Clemens will join the Tigers ahead of their five-game series versus the Twins, setting him up to make his major-league debut in the coming days. Over 184 at-bats in Triple-A this season, he's produced a .283 average with eight homers, 31 RBI, 27 runs and three stolen bases. Clemens will take the spot of Robbie Grossman (neck), who was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Goes yard Sunday
Tellez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.
Tellez was in a bit of a slump, going 4-for-19 in his previous six games with just one extra-base hit, a double, in that span. He went deep off Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas in the sixth inning. Tellez has shown solid power with 10 homers, 11 doubles and a .513 slugging percentage in 45 contests. He's added 34 RBI and 20 runs scored while seeing regular playing time at first base against right-handed pitchers.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Phillies' Rhys Hoskins: Loses hold of leadoff job
Hoskins will start at first base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Mets.
Following a recent 13-game stretch in which he turned in an unremarkable .316 on-base percentage while occupying the leadoff spot, Hoskins now finds himself hitting sixth for the second game in a row. Kyle Schwarber sits atop the lineup for the second time in as many days and now looks like manager Joe Girardi's new preferred option for the table-setting role.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Pair of RBI in Saturday's win
France went 2-for-5 with a two-run single and a run in a win over the Astros on Saturday.
France put the final runs of the night on the board with his fifth-inning knock. The red-hot infielder now boasts a 10-game hitting streak during which he's compiled six multi-hit efforts on his way to a .439/.489/.707 slash line.
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Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL
Cubs' Alfonso Rivas: Sitting versus righty
Rivas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Even with a right-hander (Dylan Cease) toeing the rubber for the White Sox, the lefty-hitting Rivas will find himself on the bench in the series finale. Rivas has gone 0-for-8 over the Cubs' past two games to drop his average for May down to .148, and he could be in danger of losing out on a regular spot in the lineup once the Cubs return Jason Heyward (illness) from the COVID-19-related injured list and Nick Madrigal (back) from the 10-day IL.