MLB Player News
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Scores twice in win
Hayes went 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored Wednesday against the Reds.
Hayes reached base multiple times for the first time in his last five starts and also scored multiple runs in a game for the first time on the campaign. Despite being an everyday player, Hayes continues to underwhelm as a fantasy option with only a .247 average, one homer and five stolen bases across 189 plate appearances.
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Brett Baty 3B | NYM
Mets' Brett Baty: Delivers clutch hit
Baty went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a two-RBI single and a stolen base during Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Red Sox.
Baty broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-RBI single that plated Tyrone Taylor and Luis Torrens. The outing marked Baty's second game this season with more than two RBI, with his first being a five-RBI performance May 10. On the year, Baty is slashing .222/.247/.444 with five homers, 14 RBI and eight runs scored.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Bounces back with two hits
Machado went 2-for-4 with a double in Wednesday's 14-0 loss to Toronto.
It was a solid bounce-back effort by Machado, who smacked his 15th double of the year after going 0-for-15 in his prior four games. The All-Star third baseman is still batting a torrid .377 with one home run, five doubles, seven RBI and 14 runs scored over 61 at-bats in May. Machado also has eight multi-hit games this month alone.
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Matt Shaw SS | CHC
Cubs' Matt Shaw: Continues strong play Wednesday
Shaw went 1-for-2 with a walk, a double, a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Marlins.
In three games since getting recalled to the majors Monday, Shaw has gone 5-for-11 with three doubles, two RBI, two runs scored and two steals. The 23-year-old rookie struggled in the big leagues to begin the year before being demoted to Triple-A Iowa in mid-April, but the top prospect has the talent to put everything together at the MLB level. Shaw should continue to be the Cubs' primary third baseman as long as he's contributing offensively.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Goes deep Tuesday
Arenado went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's loss to the Tigers.
Arenado got the Cardinals on the board in the fifth with a two-run shot to left field. It was his first extra-base hit since he last homered May 11 and he now has multi-hit efforts in two of his last three games. He's still hitting just .152 over his last eight games and may continue to hit in the bottom half of the lineup for the time being after suggesting the move to manager Oli Marmol before Monday's game.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Sitting down Tuesday
Chapman isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Chapman will get a breather Tuesday after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's series opener. He'll be replaced at third base by Casey Schmitt, who will bat seventh against Royals starter Michael Lorenzen.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | SEA
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Getting rare day off
Suarez isn't in the Diamondbacks' lineup against the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Tuesday will mark Suarez's second absence from the starting lineup this season. The third baseman was still able to log a plate appearance during his first breather April 20 versus the Cubs. With the 33-year-old on the bench Tuesday, Jordan Lawlar is starting at the hot corner and batting ninth.
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Deyvison De Los Santos 3B | MIA
Marlins' Deyvison De Los Santos: Nursing quad strain
Triple-A Jacksonville placed De Los Santos on the 7-day injured list Saturday with a left quad strain, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.
Given De Los Santos' defensive shortcomings, he wasn't necessarily pushing for a promotion prior to the injury, as he was slashing .250/.317/.399 with five home runs and a 30.5 percent strikeout rate through 40 games in a repeat of Triple-A. He has started 30 games at first base and five games at third base. All three of the players (Eric Wagaman, Matt Mervis, Jonah Bride) to get time at first base for Miami have been below replacement level, per FanGraphs, so De Los Santos will likely still get a shot sometime in the second half.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Belts two-run homer in win
Bohm went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 9-3 victory versus the Rockies on Monday.
Bohm's long ball was a big one, as he belted a two-run shot in the eighth inning to give the Phillies their first lead. It was just the third homer of the season for the third baseman but his second over his past five contests. Bohm has been swinging a hot stick throughout May, batting .339 with the two homers, eight RBI and seven runs through 16 games.