MLB Player News
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Royce Lewis 3B | MIN
Twins' Royce Lewis: Recalled from Triple-A
The Twins recalled Lewis from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday, Aaron Gleeman of AaronGleeman.com reports.
Lewis was sent down to Triple-A in mid-May but has officially earned a spot back on the major-league roster after slashing .340/.417/.868 with eight home runs, 19 RBI and 12 runs scored in 13 games with the Saints. It's unclear whether he'll reclaim the primary third baseman job from Brooks Lee now that he's back with the Twins, but Tristan Gray seems likely to be the player most affected by Lewis' return. James Outman was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
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Colt Emerson 3B | SEA
Mariners' Colt Emerson: Goes yard again Friday
Emerson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Tigers.
The 20-year-old rookie took Drew Anderson deep in the seventh inning as the Mariners tried in vain to rally from an early deficit. Emerson is finding his rhythm at the plate in the majors -- over his last 11 games, he's batting .316 (12-for-38) with eight extra-base hits, including three homers in his last six contests.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Astros' Isaac Paredes: Homers, plates four Friday
Paredes went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run, a walk and an additional RBI in Friday's win over the Athletics.
Paredes was responsible for the majority of the Astros' offense Friday, launching a three-run homer in the bottom of the first and later plating another run with a sac fly that scored Christian Walker in the third. Paredes has also homered in three games in a row and is up to nine long balls on the season, with four of those coming in an eight-game stretch in which he's posted a 1.103 OPS.
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Coby Mayo 3B | BAL
Orioles' Coby Mayo: Belts two-run homer off Yesavage
Mayo went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during the Orioles' 13-3 win over the Blue Jays on Friday.
Mayo put the exclamation point on the Orioles' five-run sixth inning with a 396-foot, two-run home run off Trey Yesavage. It was the eighth home run of the season for Mayo, three of which have come over his last seven games. He has logged at least one hit in seven of his last eight games, and over that span he has gone 8-for-29 with five extra-base hits, seven RBI and nine runs scored.
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Scores three runs Friday
Caminero went 3-for-3 with two walks, two doubles and three runs scored during the Rays' 6-0 win over the Marlins on Friday.
Caminero reached base safely in all five of his plate appearances Friday and came home to score in the first, fifth and seventh innings. His three hits were a season high, and it was his 16th multi-hit game of the year. Caminero is on a seven-game hitting streak, and in that span he has gone 12-for-24 with nine runs, three RBI and six extra-base hits.
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Maikel Garcia 3B | KC
Royals' Maikel Garcia: Remains out of lineup Friday
Garcia (hamstring) remains out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Twins.
Garcia is missing his sixth straight start, though he was able to pinch hit in Thursday's 8-6 win over the Twins. With Garcia absent from the starting nine, Nick Loftin is starting at third base and batting eighth against right-hander Zebby Matthews.
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Maikel Garcia 3B | KC
Royals' Maikel Garcia: Out of lineup again Thursday
Garcia (hamstring) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Twins.
It will be a fifth straight start missed for Garcia, who is working his way back from a right hamstring injury. The Royals are optimistic Garcia will be able to avoid the injured list, but a decision one way or another will need to be made soon. Nick Loftin is again filling in at third base in Garcia's stead.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Heating up
Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a solo home run and three total runs scored in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Yankees.
It's been a minute in terms of leaving the yard for Ramirez, who endured a 13-game stretch without a home run. The blast was his ninth in 63 games. He also extended a hit streak to five games, which is part of a longer stretch in which Ramirez has emerged from a season-opening slump. He was batting just .207 on May 14 but has gone 23-for-69 (.333) with 12 extra-base hits and 16 RBI over 18 games since. The 33-year-old is up to a season high .245 average.
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Caleb Durbin 3B | BOS
Red Sox's Caleb Durbin: Keeps contributing
Durbin went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-1 win over Baltimore.
It's still in the small-sample-size zone, but Durbin appears to be emerging from a season-opening slump. Wednesday's double extended his streak of games with an extra-base hit to six, and the third baseman is 9-for-24 with seven RBI, one steal and three runs scored over that stretch. With Wednesday's production, Durbin raised his average to a season-high .193.