MLB Player News
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Ernie Clement SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Logs four hits Friday
Clement went 4-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-7 win over the Athletics.
Clement came around to score in the second inning on a Myles Straw RBI single before belting a solo home run off Jeffrey Springs in the third. Clement has gone deep in back-to-back games and has logged all three of his home runs this season in May. He has slashed .298/.343/.457 with one steal and 12 RBI in 104 plate appearances since the beginning of May.
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Brett Baty 3B | NYM
Mets' Brett Baty: Taking seat Friday
Baty is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.
Baty started the previous nine games -- including two versus left-handed pitchers -- and will receive a day off after batting .290 (9-for-31) with a double, a homer, six RBI and five runs during that span. Luisangel Acuna will receive the start at second base and bat ninth against Colorado southpaw Kyle Freeland.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
Angels' Yoan Moncada: Still out Friday
Moncada (knee) is not in Friday's lineup against the Guardians.
He ran on the field before the game and the team waited to see how he felt before finalizing the lineup, so it seems like Moncada is day-to-day after being removed from Wednesday's game with knee soreness. Luis Rengifo will man third base and bat ninth while Scott Kingery starts at the keystone, batting eighth.
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Collects career-high six RBI
Caminero went 3-for-6 with a home run, a double, six RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 13-3 win over the Astros.
The six RBI were a career high for Caminero, who homered in his second straight game and appears to be heating up at the plate recently. Over his last seven outings (29 at-bats), the slugging third baseman is batting .414 with three home runs, five doubles, 12 RBI and seven runs scored. Caminero also has five multi-hit games during this stretch.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Drives in four in nightcap
Riley went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, four total RBI and a second run scored in a 9-3 win over the Phillies in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader.
Riley opened the scoring with a two-run double off Zack Wheeler in the fourth inning before extending Atlanta's lead to 8-0 with a homer off Joe Ross, his ninth of the year and first in 22 games. Overall, the 28-year-old Riley is slashing .280/.339/.444 with 32 RBI, 30 runs scored and two stolen bases across 245 plate appearances this season.
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Ernie Clement SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Homers, drives in five
Clement went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and a two-run double in Thursday's 12-0 win over the A's.
All five of Clement's RBI came in Toronto's eight-run second inning. He opened the scoring with a homer off Jacob Lopez, his second of the season, before driving in two more runs with a double in his second at-bat in the frame. Clement had gone 14 games without an extra-base hit prior to Thursday -- he went 8-for-46 (.174) with a .443 OPS in that span. Overall, the 29-year-old infielder is slashing .256/.301/.344 with 16 RBI, 17 runs scored and two stolen bases across 176 plate appearances this year. Clement should continue to serve as the Jays' primary second baseman in the absence of Andres Gimenez (quadriceps).
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Graham Pauley 3B | MIA
Marlins' Graham Pauley: Shuttled back to minors
Pauley was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday.
Pauley will be optioned to the minors for the second time this season. He began the season as the regular third baseman for Miami, but the return of Connor Norby has left him without a regular role. Pauley will likely be back in the majors at some point thanks to his defensive versatility along the infield.
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Ildemaro Vargas 3B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas: Back with Snakes on MLB deal
Vargas signed a major-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Thursday, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM Phoenix reports.
Vargas opted out of his minor-league deal with Arizona on Tuesday but will now return to the organization on a big-league deal, replacing Jordan Lawlar on the MLB roster. The 33-year-old utility man slashed .261/.330/.397 across 221 plate appearances during his time in Triple-A and will give the D-backs extra depth at every infield position. He's also capable of playing in left field.
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Eric Wagaman 1B | MIN
Marlins' Eric Wagaman: Three hits in Wednesday's win
Wagaman went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Padres.
It's his third three-hit performance in the last 12 games, a stretch in which Wagaman is slashing .340/.370/.460 with a homer, seven runs and seven RBI. The 27-year-old has emerged as an everyday player for the Marlins, seeing most of his action at first base right now with occasional forays into left field, but his overall fantasy impact remains minimal -- he has a .693 OPS on the season with four homers and one steal in 50 contests.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Logs three hits in win
Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Dodgers.
Ramirez immediately extended a career-best hit streak to 21 games with a run-scoring single in the first inning. He later doubled and scored in the seventh. During the streak, Ramirez is batting .393 (33-for-84) with a 1.100 OPS, eight doubles, one triple, four home runs, 12 RBI, seven walks, six steals and 20 runs.