MLB Player News

Bregman went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a pair of doubles and a walk in Wednesday's 8-3 win over Boston.

The third baseman showed off some power with three extra-base hits Wednesday. His long ball was just his third in 33 games since the start of May. Bregman has still put together a solid stat line with seven homers, 31 RBI, 34 runs scored and a .295/.384/.464 slash line through 237 plate appearances. He's picked up six hits, including a homer and four doubles, in his last three contests, so he appears to have shaken off a recent slump.

Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 10-1 win over the Cardinals.

Ramirez took Carlos Martinez deep for a three-run home run in the third inning. He added a first-inning RBI on a groundout and scored in the ninth inning after hitting a double. The 28-year-old is slashing .271/.353/.546 and leads Cleveland with 14 long balls and 35 RBI. He also has six stolen bases this season.

The Orioles optioned Urias to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.

The move was necessary to make room for Mac Sceroler's (shoulder) activation from the injured list. Urias went 2-for-4 with a homer in his only game after being recalled June 4, but that apparently wasn't enough to earn a longer stay with the big-league club. That said, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Urias up with the Orioles again at some point this season. All in all, he's hit .246/.328/.386 for the big club in 2021.

Peraza was promoted from High-A Hudson Valley to Double-A Somerset on Tuesday.

Peraza will move up a rung on the minor-league ladder after he slashed .306/.386/.532 with five home runs and a 16-for-17 success rate on stolen-base attempts through 127 plate appearances at Hudson Valley. The 20-year-old from Venezuela is viewed as one of the top position prospects in the Yankees' farm system.

Candelario landed on the bereavement list Tuesday.

Players can spend between three and seven days on the bereavement list, placing Candelario's return somewhere between Friday and next Tuesday. Isaac Paredes was recalled in a corresponding move and could see starts at third base in Candelario's absence, though those could also go to Harold Castro.

The Tigers recalled Paredes from Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.

While he's up with the big club, Paredes should get the chance to fill in at third base for Jeimer Candelario (personal), who was placed on the bereavement list in a corresponding move. Paredes maintains a .732 OPS through 125 plate appearances at Triple-A this season, but he was far less impressive at the big-league level in 2020. He slashed .220/.278/.290 in 34 games with the Tigers last season, producing only five extra-base hits (one home run, four doubles) and no stolen bases across 108 plate appearances.

Noel was confirmed to have avoided a fractured ankle Tuesday but does have a sprain.

Noel got off to an excellent start this season in his first taste of full-season ball, hitting .347/.368/.639 with five homers in 17 games for Low-A Lynchburg. The severity of his sprain and his expected return date are not yet clear.

Rendon went 2-for-5 with a double, a RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 9-5 loss to the Mariners.

Rendon was quiet in his first three at-bats before scoring in the eighth inning and knocking in Justin Upton in the ninth frame on a double. The third baseman is slashing just .236/.311/.347 with three home runs, 22 RBI and 15 runs in 161 plate appearances in his age-31 season. He has picked up the slack recently with three multi-hit games in his last five contests.

LeMahieu went 0-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts Sunday in the Yankees' 6-5 loss to the Red Sox in 10 innings.

LeMahieu suffered through one of his worst games of the season, both at the plate and in the field. Though he wasn't officially charged with an error on the night, LeMahieu was unable to flag down a catchable shallow pop fly off the bat of Christian Arroyo in the eighth inning, which fell in for a base hit. Arroyo then came around to score the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly. LeMahieu had a chance to make amends with two outs in the bottom of the 10th, but he grounded out to second base to end the game. After the hitless outing, LeMahieu is now holding down a .656 OPS for the season, his worst showing in the category since 2014. He's also failed to record an extra-base hit since May 18, a stretch of 62 at-bats.

Walls went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Rangers.

Walls has been enduring some expected struggles in his first taste of big-league pitching, but he seems to be trending in the right direction of late and has recorded at least one knock in four of his last five games. Plus, this was his first multi-hit game since his big-league debut May 22. The shortstop is hitting .262 with a .737 OPS on the season.