MLB Player News
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Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Nabs first big-league steal
Edwards went 2-for-3 with a double, a run, an RBI and a stolen base Thursday in a 5-3 win over Washington.
Edwards had his best game as a major leaguer in the victory, producing his first multi-hit performance, his first extra-base hit and his first theft. He also recorded his first RBI with a run-scoring single in the fourth inning. Edwards was called back up to the big club Tuesday after going 1-for-6 during his first stint in the majors earlier this month.
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Luis Rengifo 2B | MIL
Angels' Luis Rengifo: Collects three hits in win
Rengifo went 3-for-4 with two runs, a walk and a stolen base in a 6-5 victory versus Baltimore on Thursday.
Rengifo reached four times in the contest, the first time this season he has accomplished that feat. The utility man also swiped his third bag of the campaign and scored two of the Angels' six runs. Rengifo's three hits Thursday matched the total he had produced over his previous 10 contests, a stretch during which he went 3-for-26 without an extra-base hit.
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Stays hot, homers twice
Gorman went 3-for-5 with two homers and three RBI in Thursday's win over the Dodgers.
Gorman homered as a part of the Cardinals' four-homer third inning and then cranked a two-run shot in the eighth. He has a nine-game hitting streak and is crushing the ball in May with a .357/.449/.857 slash line. The 23-year-old is now tied for fourth in MLB with 12 homers on the season.
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Jose Caballero 2B | NYY
Mariners' Jose Caballero: On base thrice in loss
Caballero went 1-for-2 with an RBI infield single, two walks and a run in a loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday.
Caballero's fourth-inning knock finally put the Mariners on the board after they'd already incurred a 9-0 deficit, and he also came around to score Seattle's second run on a throwing error by Pablo Reyes in the sixth. The rookie has delivered consistently at the plate over his first 20 big-league games following a long minor-league career, with Wednesday's production pushing his average and on-base percentage to .298 and .393, respectively, across 56 plate appearances.
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Sam Haggerty LF | TEX
Mariners' Sam Haggerty: Productive as in-game replacement
Haggerty entered Wednesday's loss to the Red Sox as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning and remained in the game at second base, going 1-for-1 with a double, a walk and a run.
It was a rare taste of both action and offensive success for Haggerty, who came into the night with only nine plate appearances since May 3. The 28-year-old's two-bagger was his first extra-base hit of the season, and he's still sitting on an abysmal .147/.237/.176 slash line across 38 plate appearances.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Batting leadoff Thursday
Garcia is batting leadoff Thursday against the Marlins.
Garcia had been hitting second over the last three weeks, but the Nationals will switch things up -- usual leadoff man Lane Thomas is in the No. 2 spot -- for Thursday's series finale versus the Marlins and young right-hander Eury Perez. Garcia is slashing .304/.360/.391 in his last 76 plate appearances dating back to April 30.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Registers steal in loss
Gimenez went 0-for-2 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the White Sox.
The steal was his seventh of the season, but Gimenez had attempted just one theft (and caught got stealing) over his previous 20 games. The second baseman saw his modest four-game hitting streak come to an end Wednesday. He's slashing .231/.308/.357 with three home runs, nine RBI, 22 runs scored, seven doubles and a triple through 160 plate appearances.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Picks up two more hits
Estrada went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-4 victory over the Phillies.
Estrada broke an eighth-inning tie with a bases-loaded single. He came around to score in the inning as the Giants tacked on three runs. Estrada has cooled off after a monster April in which he slashed .340/.389/.530, but the middle infielder is still producing with a .732 OPS in May. Estrada has gone six games without attempting to steal a bag, his second-longest such stretch of the season.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Ends homer drought
Stott went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Giants.
Stott tied the game with a fifth-inning solo shot, as the Phillies erased a 4-0 deficit only to lose 7-4. It was the second baseman's first homer since April 23. After slashing .319/.347/.429 in April, Stott's slash line is .192/.259/.269 in May.
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Jorge Polanco 2B | NYM
Twins' Jorge Polanco: Mild hamstring strain
Polanco has been diagnosed with a mild left hamstring strain, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Polanco suffered the injury during Wednesday's game against the Dodgers. That the injury is being termed mild would seem to give him a shot to avoid the injured list, although hamstrings are notoriously tricky. Polanco went 1-for-3 with a single before exiting Wednesday.