MLB Player News
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Rays' Ha-Seong Kim: Shifted to 60-day injured list
The Rays transferred Kim (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The move cleared a 40-man roster spot for Connor Seabold. Kim's timeline to return hasn't changed, as he had always been expected back from shoulder surgery in late May at the earliest. Kim began increasing the intensity of his baseball activities in late April, but it's not clear when he will be ready for a rehab assignment.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Rockies' Thairo Estrada: Resuming on-field drills
Estrada (wrist) has resumed fielding drills and running the bases this week, MLB.com reports.
Estrada resumed swinging the bat last weekend as he works toward his Rockies debut after fracturing his wrist late in spring training. He's likely nearing a rehab assignment and should have the chance to be activated by late May or early June.
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Travis Bazzana 2B | CLE
Guardians' Travis Bazzana: Warming up at Akron
Bazzana went 3-for-5 with a double and scored three runs for Double-A Akron on Thursday.
Bazzana is warming up with the weather and extended his current hit streak to six games Thursday. During the month of May, the first overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft is slashing .310/.333/.517 with a home run, two RBI and eight runs over seven games.
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Matt McLain SS | CIN
Reds' Matt McLain: Swipes ninth bag
McLain went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Thursday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to Atlanta.
Soon after McLain's return from the injured list in mid-April, his average plummeted below the Mendoza Line and has stayed there. However, he is making the most of the times he does get on base. Over the last 11 contests, McLain is batting .190 (8-for-42) with six walks and six stolen bases. He's up to nine steals over 30 games on the season, putting him on pace to eclipse the career-high 14 steals he delivered in 2023. McLain's most prolific season in the minors was 2022, when he swiped 27 bags across 103 games at Double-A Chattanooga.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Goes yard Thursday
Marte went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers.
Marte hit his first homer of the season, stretching Arizona's lead to 5-0 in the fifth inning. The second baseman missed nearly a month due to a hamstring issue, so he's likely still working on his timing at the plate. Through 14 contests this year, he's batting .267 with a .789 OPS, two RBI, eight runs scored and no stolen bases over 54 plate appearances. Marte should handle a starting role most of the time, but Tim Tawa has gotten some extra looks at the keystone while Marte gets regular rest to avoid aggravating his hamstring, which has been a recurring concern in his career.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Goes yard in three-hit attack
Stott went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Thursday's extra-inning win over the Rays.
Stott snapped a 13-game homerless drought, ripping multiple extra-base hits for just the second time this season. The middle infielder has settled in as Philadelphia's leadoff batter, having now hit first in 20 games this year, but his splits should continue to render him an inconsistent fantasy option. The lefty-hitting Stott is batting just .200 with a .584 OPS through 25 at-bats against left-handed pitching, but he's hitting .295 with an .816 OPS across 105 at-bats versus righties.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Homers in nightcap
Keith went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in an 11-1 win over the Rockies in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader.
The lefty-hitting Keith was out of the lineup versus southpaw Kyle Freeland in Game 1. In the nightcap, Keith started at second and batted third, giving Gleyber Torres a chance to rest his legs as the designated hitter. Keith is coming around in limited action -- all four of his homers this season have come over his last eight games, a span in which he's 8-for-23 (.348) with eight RBI. The infielder is batting .215 with a .714 OPS, 11 RBI, 17 runs scored and no stolen bases across 35 games this season. He continues to see semi-regular action at first base, second base and designated hitter.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Supplies four RBI in twin bill
Torres went 3-for-10 with a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's doubleheader sweep of the Rockies.
Torres had his second multi-hit effort of May in the matinee game before contributing a three-run double in the third inning of the nightcap. The second baseman is 13-for-39 (.333) with six extra-base hits and 12 RBI over his last 10 contests. Overall, he's batting .290 with an .808 OPS, four home runs, 20 RBI, 15 runs scored, four stolen bases and five doubles through 112 plate appearances this season as the Tigers' primary option at the keystone.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Remaining out Thursday
Gimenez (quad) isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.
Gimenez made an early exit from Wednesday's contest due to right quad tightness, and he'll take a day off Thursday while he continues to recover. His absence will put Ernie Clement at second base and open a spot in the lineup for Nathan Lukes to start in left field while batting ninth. It was also announced that Gimenez underwent an MRI on Thursday, but the results are still unknown, per Mitch Bannon of The Athletic.
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Adael Amador SS | COL
Rockies' Adael Amador: Sitting out nightcap
Amador isn't in the lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against Detroit.
Amador went 0-for-3 during a blowout loss in Game 1, dropping his batting average down to just .152 on the year. He'll grab a seat on the bench for the final half of Thursday's activities, opening up second base for Owen Miller.