MLB Player News
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Travis Bazzana 2B | CLE
Guardians' Travis Bazzana: Engaging in baseball activity
Bazzana (oblique) began baseball activities last week at the Guardians' spring training complex in Arizona, MLB.com reports.
The first overall pick in 2024 is still "a few weeks away" from game action, per Guardians team president Chris Antonetti. At the time of his injury and placement on the 7-day injured list May 21, the club estimated an 8-to-10 week timeline for Bazzana's return.
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Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Three more hits Saturday
Holliday went 3-for-5 with a stolen base in Saturday's 11-3 loss to the Rays.
The 21-year-old continues to tease a breakout. Holliday has banged out multiple hits in four of the last eight games, a stretch in which he's batting .288 (15-for-52) with two homers, two steals, four runs and six RBI. With Jordan Westburg (finger) having trouble staying healthy, Holliday has gotten a chance to settle into a full-time job, and he could be poised for a big second half of the season.
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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Royals' Jonathan India: Sparks offense in win
India went 4-for-5 with a double, one RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Dodgers.
India was a thorn in the Dodgers' side all game, scoring in the third, fifth and seventh innings. The 28-year-old has had an uneven stretch over his past 10 games, going hitless five times but also notching three multi-hit efforts. For the season, he's slashing .246/.321/.343 with four home runs, 23 RBI and 32 runs scored across 324 plate appearances.
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Daniel Schneemann 2B | CLE
Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Covers third base
Schneemann started at third base and went 0-for-3 in Friday's 5-0 loss to the Cardinals.
Schneemann filled in for the injured Jose Ramirez, who was unavailable after being hit by a pitch on his forearm during Thursday's loss to Toronto. Schneemann's been grinding the last week, going 2-for-21 (.095) with zero RBI and one run scored over the last seven contests.
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Kody Clemens 1B | MIN
Twins' Kody Clemens: Idle Saturday
Clemens is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Tigers on Saturday.
Clemens will hit the bench after starting in the Twins' last six games, going 3-for-18 (.167) with four runs scored and two solo homers over that span. Willi Castro will shift to the keystone while Trevor Larnach, Harrison Bader and Matt Wallner start in the outfield from left to right.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Brings home four runs
Lowe went 3-for-5 with a double, a three-run home run, an RBI single and an additional run scored in Friday's 22-8 loss to Baltimore.
Lowe capped off the Rays' six-run second inning with a three-run homer to right-center field off Tomoyuki Sugano. Lowe brought home another run in the fourth, and his four RBI tied a season high. He extended his hitting streak to 14 games, during which he's slashed a blistering .404/.433/.649 with 13 runs scored, four home runs and 11 RBI in 60 plate appearances.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Trio of hits, RBI in easy win
Gimenez went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a walk in Friday's 9-1 win over the Red Sox.
Gimenez has struggled for the most part since coming off the injured list with a quadriceps injury, hitting .212 with one home run, two doubles, seven RBI and five runs scored over his last 66 at-bats. Despite that dry spell, Gimenez has remained Toronto's primary second baseman.
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Jazz Chisholm CF | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Belts homer in 500th game
Chisholm went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Friday's 3-0 win over the Athletics.
Chisholm -- in his 500th major-league game -- put the Yankees on the board in the second inning, when he took Mitch Spence deep to right field for a solo home run. Chisholm has gone long in back-to-back games and is up to 12 home runs on the season. He had a slow start to the season but has been hot at the plate as of late. Since the beginning of June, Chisholm has slashed .325/.384/.571 with four steals, four doubles, five home runs and 14 RBI in 86 plate appearances.
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Michael Helman 2B | TEX
Rangers' Michael Helman: Called up by Texas
The Rangers recalled Helman from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
Helman will make his Rangers debut after being claimed by Texas on May 19. Since then, he's slashed .246/.306/.451 at Triple-A with five home runs and six stolen bases. He'll take Wyatt Langford's (oblique) spot on the active roster. Helman is likely to mix in at center field and left field, though he'll have to compete with the likes of Evan Carter, Alejandro Osuna and Sam Haggerty for playing time.
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Luis Urias 2B | ATH
Athletics' Luis Urias: Idle Friday
Urias isn't part of the starting nine for Friday's game against the Yankees.
Urias will get the night off Friday after making nine consecutive starts at second base. In his place, Max Schuemann will bat ninth and play the keystone.