MLB Player News
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Billy Amick 3B | MIN
Twins' Billy Amick: Hot start at High-A
Amick is batting .388/.465/.442 in 21 games for High-A Cedar Rapids.
Amick was the 60th overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, but he didn't impress in his first brief professional season. He hit just .222 with .764 OPS in 18 games at Single-A Fort Myers last year, though he did have a strong 16.0 percent walk rate. He's kept that up with a 16.3 percent walk rate this season, though he does have a concerning 27.3 percent strikeout rate. A continued strong first half of the season could see him promoted to Double-A later this summer since he's a 22-year old out of college (Tennessee) and may be a bit old for his level.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Red Sox's Alex Bregman: Stays hot Wednesday
Bregman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to Toronto.
With his first-inning homer Wednesday, Bregman left the yard for the second time in as many days. The veteran third baseman has flourished to begin his Red Sox career, and he's tearing the cover off the ball of late. Over his last 13 outings, Bregman is hitting .404 (21-for-52) with five homers, five doubles, 12 RBI and 15 runs scored while reaching base safely in each game.
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Ramon Urias 2B | HOU
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Smacks solo shot
Urias went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Yankees.
Urias gave the Orioles a one-run lead in the second inning when he took Carlos Carrasco deep to left-center field for a solo homer. It was Urias' sixth multi-hit game and second home run of the season (both coming in his last six games). He's started the season slashing .292/.354/.403 with five runs scored and nine RBI over 82 plate appearances.
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Brooks Lee SS | MIN
Twins' Brooks Lee: Belts solo homer against Cleveland
Lee went 1-for-2 with one walk and a solo homer in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Guardians.
Lee gave the Twins their first run of the game in the eighth inning, when he took Hunter Gaddis deep to right-center field for a solo home run. Lee has recorded at least one hit in seven of his last nine games, and over that span he has gone 10-for-26 with three walks, two runs scored, one home run and three RBI.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Tigers' Javier Baez: Launches grand slam
Baez went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 7-4 win against the Astros.
The 32-year-old capped the scoring for Detroit with a third-inning grand slam to extend the lead to 7-1, and those insurance runs proved pivotal since Houston rallied for three runs between the fifth and seventh frames. Baez has seen most of his action lately in center field and now has seven starts at the position since making his first start there April 21, and he's taken advantage of the consistent playing time with four doubles, a homer, seven RBI and a .360 average during that span.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Resuming rehab assignment Friday
Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Wednesday that the hope is for LeMahieu (calf/hip) to resume his rehab assignment Friday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
LeMahieu was shut down from his rehab assignment Tuesday after receiving a cortisone injection in his right hip, but he is on track to resume his assignment with Double-A Somerset on Friday. He was placed on the 10-day injured list at the beginning of the season due to a left calf strain that he suffered in early March. How LeMahieu's calf and hip react over the next few rehab games will determine his timeline for a return to the majors.
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Ramon Urias 2B | HOU
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Getting sixth straight start
Urias will start at third base and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
The 30-year-old will draw his sixth consecutive start and looks as though he'll be in store for a regular role in the infield while Jordan Westburg (hamstring) is on the shelf. Urias won't carry much fantasy appeal, however, as he boasts strong contact skills but lacks power or speed and often bats in the bottom half of the lineup.
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Oswaldo Cabrera LF | NYY
Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: On bench versus lefty
Cabrera is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
The switch-hitting Cabrera has been occupying the stronger side of a de facto platoon at third base with the right-handed-hitting Oswald Peraza, so the latter player will enter the lineup Wednesday while the Orioles send southpaw Cade Povich to the bump. Dating back to April 4, Cabrera is slashing .313/.389/.391 with one home run, 11 runs and eight RBI in 18 games, a level of production that could allow him to remain the Yankees' primary third baseman even once DJ LeMahieu (calf/hip) is cleared to return from the injured list.
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Miles Mastrobuoni 3B | SEA
Mariners' Miles Mastrobuoni: On bench against southpaw
Mastrobuoni is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
With southpaw Tyler Anderson taking the hill for the Angels, the left-handed-hitting Mastrobuoni will take a seat after he started at four different positions (second base, third base, left field and right field) in Seattle's previous four games. Though he doesn't have a regular home in the infield or outfield, Mastrobuoni could continue to see fairly steady playing time against right-handed pitching while Dylan Moore (hip) and Luke Raley (oblique) are on the injured list and while Jorge Polanco (side) is limited to the designated-hitter role.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Red Sox's Alex Bregman: Homers as part of three-hit day
Bregman went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and three runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays.
Bregman was one of five Red Sox players to leave the yard and did so in the first inning, sending the pitch 410 feet to left. The home run extended Bregman's hit streak to nine games, and he's recorded five multi-hit efforts over that span while getting on base at a .500 clip. Bregman leads the team in nearly every offensive category aside from on-base percentage and steals. He's hitting .331/.401/.570 with six homers, 23 RBI, 22 runs, one steal and a 12:25 BB:K in 137 plate appearances.