MLB Player News

Blue Jays slugger Danny Valencia put the proverbial nail in the coffin in the 8-0 win over the Mets on Wednesday. Valencia blasted a three-run home run to put an exclamation point on a five-run eighth inning.

It was Valencia's third home run of the season, and his only hit of the game. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado crushed two home runs in Tuesday night’s 19-3 blowout victory over the Phillies.

Machado hit his first homer in the bottom of the first inning on a 0-1 pitch. He came back an inning later and blasted his second over the Camden Yards wall. Machado finished the day 3 for 4 with three RBI and a walk.

In his past 10 games, Machado is hitting .450

Machado now has a slash line of .290/349/.506.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was able to start Tuesday against the Nationals after leaving Monday's game after he was hit on the left wrist by a pitch. Longoria started at third base and hit third Tuesday.

Longoria is batting .244 with one double, one home run, four RBI, four runs, four walks and 12 strikeouts in 13 June games.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado went 0 for 3, with a walk, in Monday's win over Philadelphia. 

Machado had his first hitless game since June 5, snapping an eight-game hitting streak. Machado batted .455 with a 1.258 OPS over the streak. 

Machado stole his ninth base of the season. 

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was forced to leave Monday's game against the Nationals after being hit by a pitch on the left wrist, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

Longoria was 1 for 1 with one RBI before exiting the game. After the game, X-rays on the wrist were negative and Longoria is considered day to day, reports The Washington Post.

Blue Jays left fielder Danny Valencia went 2 for 4 with a walk, in Sunday's win over Boston. 

Valencia hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning. He now has two home runs and 15 RBI on the year. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado had a big night in the 9-4 win over the Yankees on Saturday. Machado went 3 for 5 with four RBI and two runs scored. In the fourth inning, he belted his 11th home run of the season, a two-run shot to give the Orioles a 4-2 lead at the time.

The three-hit effort pushed Machdo's hitting streak to a modest seven games. He's hitting .466 (14 for 30) with three home runs and seven RBI over that span. 

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson extended his streak of at least two games during Friday's win over the Red Sox.

Donaldson went 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored.

In his last five games, Donaldson is hitting .478 with two home runs, five RBI and 11 hits.

Evan Longoria generally rakes against just about any pitcher. But the Rays third baseman has struggled mightily against Friday starter John Danks of the White Sox.

Longoria is batting a mere .150 (3-for-20) against Danks with no home runs and just one RBI. He is set to bat third against him Friday night.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado slammed his 10th home run of the season in his team's 6-5 win over the Red Sox on Thursday.

Machado went 2 for 4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored. He hit a solo shot off of Red Sox starter Wade Miley to left center in the fourth inning.

Machado, who extended his hitting streak to five games, is hitting .274 with 10 home runs and 26 RBI in 226 at-bats this season.