MLB Player News
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Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE
Diamondbacks' Kole Calhoun: Plays in intrasquad game
Calhoun (hamstring) was cleared to play in an intrasquad game Sept. 3, but the outfielder has yet to complete a running program, MLB.com reports.
Calhoun is taking live at-bats and participating in outfield drills, but until he's able to run the bases at 100 percent, the Diamondbacks likely won't identify a target date for his return from the 10-day injured list. The 33-year-old has been sidelined since Aug. 11 with the strained left hamstring.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Returning Sunday
Flores (hamstring) is expected to be in Sunday's lineup against the Cubs, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
He has been out since Sept. 1 with a strained left hamstring. Brandon Belt, Evan Longoria and Tommy La Stella are all healthy, so there probably won't be everyday at-bats available for Flores down the stretch.
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Out with broken finger
Cronenworth has a small fracture on his left ring finger, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
He left Friday's game against the Dodgers after getting hit on the hand by a changeup from Julio Urias in the top of the third inning. Manager Jayce Tingler was unsure how long Cronenworth would be sidelined. "It's just tough to say right now until you get the inflammation out," Tingler said. "A very small fracture there. But what we don't know is what it's going to be like swinging the bat and what that vibration feels like on the finger. It's just too early to say right now." The Padres may move Fernando Tatis back to shortstop while Cronenworth is out.
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Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW
Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: Can't stop hitting
Dalbec went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and a second run scored in Friday's 4-3 loss to the White Sox.
Dalbec continued an impressive run of hitting that includes 12 extra-base hits (seven HR) over 16 games. During that stretch, he's slashed .353/.421/.882 over 57 plate appearances. The power potential flashed in 2020 has finally presented itself this season. Dalbec has a .247 ISO, ranking 27th among players with at least 350 plate appearances.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Drives in four Friday
Olson went 4-for-5 with four RBI in Friday's 10-5 victory over Texas.
Olson capitalized on seeing a bevy of teammates reach base ahead of him, driving in three with a single in the second inning and plating another runner with a single in the fourth. The first baseman rapped two additional singles in the game for his second four-hit effort of the campaign. Olson had registered only four hits total over his previous 21 at-bats, and before Friday he hadn't posted a multi-hit effort since Sept. 3.
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Joey Votto 1B | TOR
Reds' Joey Votto: Reaches 30-homer mark
Votto went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 4-2 win over St. Louis.
The veteran first baseman took John Lester deep in the fourth inning for his second long ball in as many games and his 30th overall this season. This marks the first time that Votto has swatted 30 homers since the 2017 campaign, when he went deep 36 times in 162 games. He appears to be breaking out of a slump that saw him hit a meager .174 with no homers and only four RBI across 46 at-bats between Aug. 21 and Sept. 7.
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C.J. Cron 1B | BOS
Rockies' C.J. Cron: Smacks 27th homer
Cron went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 11-2 win over Philadelphia.
The first baseman hit a solo shot in the seventh inning and sparked a five-run rally in the ninth with an RBI single before he scored on Elias Diaz's grand slam. Cron has taken a step back from his remarkable August, going just 8-for-34 (.235) since the calendar flipped to September. He's at a .274/.373/.539 slash line with 27 long balls, 82 RBI, 60 runs scored and a stolen base through 469 plate appearances overall.
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Jose Abreu 1B | HOU
White Sox's Jose Abreu: Knocks three-run blast
Abreu went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and a walk in Friday's 4-3 win over Boston.
Abreu launched a three-run shot off Tanner Houck in the third inning, his 29th home run of the year. After producing a 1.043 OPS with 10 homers in August, the slugging first baseman is up to three extra-base hits with five RBI so far this month. Abreu is slashing .265/.347/.498 with 107 RBI on the year.
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Matt Beaty 1B | KC
Dodgers' Matt Beaty: Recalled by Dodgers
Beaty was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Beaty was sent to the minors in late August, and he hit .357 with three doubles, five runs and four RBI across nine games following his demotion. He'll take on a depth role in the majors after Billy McKinney (hip) was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday.
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Drew Ellis 1B | PHI
Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Optioned to Triple-A
Ellis was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.
Ellis has done very little with his 83 major-league plate appearances this season, hitting .130/.277/.203. He'll head to the minors as the Diamondbacks clear a spot for Seth Beer.