MLB Player News
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Mauricio Dubon 2B | ATL
Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Left with hamstring discomfort
Dubon left Tuesday's game against the Angels with left hamstring discomfort, Greg Rajan of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Dubon picked up the injury while reaching first base on a single. The infielder is considered day-to-day, but there's a decent chance he'll be out of the lineup for Wednesday's finale against the Angels with Houston having an off day Thursday.
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Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW
Dodgers' Miguel Vargas: Pops third home run
Vargas went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-2 victory over the Brewers.
Vargas teed off in the sixth inning and pushed the Dodgers' lead to 6-0. The second baseman lacked power in April, as he slugged .325 in the month. He's shown considerably more pop thus far in May, during which Vargas has two home runs and six extra-base hits in 29 at-bats.
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Mauricio Dubon 2B | ATL
Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Leaves with apparent injury
Dubon left Tuesday's game against the Angels with an apparent injury, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
The infielder went 1-for-3 with a single before leaving in favor of pinch runner David Hensley. Dubon should be considered day-to-day.
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Jordan Diaz 3B | ATH
Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Blasts three home runs
Diaz went 3-for-4 with three home runs and four total RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees.
Diaz quadrupled his season home run total Thursday, clubbing a pair of solo homers in the fourth and seventh innings before catching Greg Weissert for a two-run shot in the eighth. However, his efforts were for naught, as the Yankees offense hung 10 runs on the A's, while Oakland managed just one run outside of Diaz's four RBI. Considering Diaz has appeared in just 15 games and had just one multi-hit performance prior to Tuesday, he doesn't offer much value in season-long formats. However, if he remains hot at the plate, he could be an intriguing streaming option.
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Amed Rosario SS | NYY
Guardians' Amed Rosario: Four hits in win
Rosario went 4-for-4 with an RBI triple in Tuesday's win over the Tigers.
Rosario picked up three of Cleveland's five hits against Detroit starter Michael Lorenzen. Rosario would then add an RBI triple in the eighth inning, his third of the season, off Jose Cisnero to extend the Guardian's lead to 2-0. It was Rosario's first multi-hit performance since April 23 -- he'd gone 7-for-47 with a .345 OPS in that span. The 27-year-old shortstop is now slashing .242/.284/.339 with one homer and six stolen bases over 134 plate appearances.
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Jake Alu LF | WAS
Nationals' Jake Alu: Batting ninth in debut
Alu is starting in left field and batting ninth in his MLB debut Tuesday against the Giants, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Alu was promoted Monday from Triple-A Rochester, where had slashed .247/.322/.377 with two home runs and three stolen bases through 21 games this season. The 26-year-old is a versatile defender but is unlikely to offer significant fantasy production.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Out of lineup Tuesday
Hoerner (hamstring) is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals.
Hoerner is considered day-to-day after leaving Monday's series opener versus St. Louis because of a mild left hamstring strain. He said he expects to avoid the IL. Christopher Morel is playing second base Tuesday and Nick Madrigal will get a turn at leadoff. Patrick Wisdom is on the bench.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Breather Tuesday
Lowe is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the Orioles.
Lowe has been in quite the prolonged funk at the plate, going 5-for-52 with four extra-base hits, five RBI and four runs scored with 20 strikeouts over his last 13 games. He'll be replaced by Taylor Walls at second base, who will bat seventh against Baltimore.
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Ji-Hwan Bae 2B | NYM
Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Returns to lineup Tuesday
Bae (ankle) is back in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Bae will start at second base and bat ninth versus the Rockies and right-hander Connor Seabold after being limited by an ankle injury over the last handful of games. The 23-year-old has racked up 14 stolen bases on the year, though he's slashing just .239/.300/.326 across 101 plate appearances.
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Jose Caballero 2B | NYY
Mariners' Jose Caballero: Keeps up hot hitting in loss
Caballero went 2-for-3 and recorded a stolen base in a loss to the Rangers on Monday.
The rookie's pair of singles extended his hitting streak to five games, while the stolen base was his third of the season and first since April 25. Caballero has quickly generated a .306 average and .350 on-base percentage over his first 40 big-league plate appearances following six-plus seasons in the minors, and although his current .423 BABIP is unsustainably high, he's played a big part in his good fortune by posting an elite 38.5 percent line-drive rate.