MLB Player News

Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Rays.

The 25-year-old's 404-foot shot to center in the seventh was the second of two homers off Ryan Yarbrough during the inning for the Athletics, extending their lead to 5-0 at the time. Chapman had gone 12 games without a round tripper prior to Thursday, his longest such stretch of the season. He'll look to put together a much more productive June after hitting just .186 while striking out at a 26.3-percent clip over 114 plate appearances in May.

Segura went 2-for-2 with a double, three runs, an RBI and a walk to help pace the Mariners to a 6-1 victory over the Rangers on Thursday.

Segura just can't stop hitting, as this marked his fifth multi-hit effort in his last six games - a torrid stretch that has brought his average up to a blistering .339 on the season. He only has four home runs over his 224 at-bats, but that's nitpicking when taking into account how fantastic the rest of his numbers are, and his slugging percentage is a robust .487, so it's not like he's only hitting singles. He's also swiped 12 bases to round off what has been a superb fantasy campaign so far for the 28-year-old shortstop.

Escobar went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored in the Twins' 9-8 defeat to the Indians on Thursday.

After putting up a phenomenal .959 OPS in April, Escobar scuffled in May with a .670 mark in the month over 105 at-bats, but he broke through and launched his first long ball in nearly three weeks with this sixth-inning blast off Shane Bieber. He's still got a solid .267/.324/.492 slash line on the season, so hopefully he can build off this strong performance and regain his early-season form as the calendar flips to June.

Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Cleveland's 9-8 victory over the Twins on Thursday.

Ramirez has been on an absolute tear of late, as this fourth-inning blast off Jake Odorizzi marked his 18th of the season, as well as his fourth in his last five games. His ridiculous 1.030 OPS through 212 at-bats coming off his breakout 2017 campaign suggests Ramirez might be poised to put up MVP-caliber numbers throughout the season.

Manager Ron Gardenhire said X-rays on Candelario's wrist came back negative following Thursday's game against the Angels, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Candelario exited Thursday's game after getting hit by a pitch on his left hand. Fortunately, it was determined that the third baseman is simply dealing with a bruise following further examination. The Tigers still figure to proceed cautiously with Candelario, as he spent some time on the disabled list earlier in the month with tendonitis in the same wrist he was plunked on. Consider him day-to-day for now.

Valencia (personal) is expected to be back for Friday's matchup against the Yankees, Eduardo A. Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Valencia was placed on paternity leave Wednesday after the birth of his son. He figures to be in the starting lineup at third base for the weekend's first tilt.

Candelario left Thursday's matchup against the Angels after being hit by a pitch on his left hand, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Candelario initially stayed in the game after being examined by the team trainer, but he was pulled at the start of the next inning. Recent callup Ronny Rodriguez took over at third base with Dixon Machado manning second following Candelario's exit in the top of the fifth inning. The 24-year-old spent time on the disabled list earlier in May with left wrist tendonitis, so he may have been removed as a precaution. He'll be considered day-to-day until more news on his status is released.

Duffy is not in Thursday's lineup against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Duffy will be replaced by Christian Arroyo, who is slated to man third base and bat eighth. Over his last three starts, Duffy has gone 4-for-14 at the dish.

Moustakas went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 11-8 win over the Twins.

All his production came in the first two innings off Fernando Romero, as Moustakas poked a two-run double in the first and then launched his 12th homer of the year in the second to help chase the rookie from the game. While the 29-year-old is hitting only .244 (19-for-78) over his last 20 games, six of his last seven hits have gone for extra bases.

Valencia was put on the paternity list Wednesday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

This moves comes as expected, with Valencia's wife going into labor Tuesday. He'll get a few days to spend with his family, and Donnie Hart will join the big-league squad in the meantime.