MLB Player News

Cubs infielder Mike Olt will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Double-A Tennessee on Friday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Olt has been on the disabled list since mid-April with a fractured wrist. 

There is currently no indication how many rehab games Olt will need, and what the plan for him will be once he is deemed healthy.

A 3-for-28 slide has Phillies outfielder Cody Asche on the bench Friday night in St. Louis.

Asche actually owns a better average against lefties this season - and southpaw Tyler Lyons will be on the mound for the Cardinals.

Giants third baseman Matt Duffy came up big during his team's win over the Mariners on Thursday.

Duffy went 1 for 4 with a triple and two RBI.

Duffy is hitting .437 with seven hits, a home run, a triple and five RBI in his last four games.

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson continues to have an impressive season, and his hot hitting is a big reason why Toronto is back in the mix in the AL East. 

Donaldson is now hitting .307 with 17 homers and 46 RBIs -- all on pace for career-highs in those categories. Donaldson has hit safely in seven of his last 10 games, and five of those gmes, he registered at least two hits. 

A testament to Donaldson's all-around ability to help the ballclub, he is currently second in the American League in wins above replacement at 3.9, trailing only the Indians' Jason Kipnis. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado blasted a solo home run in the first inning of Thursday afternoon's 2-1 loss to the Phillies. 

For Machado, that's his 14th home run of the season. It's also the third he hit during the four-game series between Baltimore and Boston. Machado finished Thursday's game 2 for 4 with a single. 

Machado is now hitting .289/.346/.510. 

Blue Jays slugger Danny Valencia put the proverbial nail in the coffin in the 8-0 win over the Mets on Wednesday. Valencia blasted a three-run home run to put an exclamation point on a five-run eighth inning.

It was Valencia's third home run of the season, and his only hit of the game. 

Pirates first baseman Pedro Alvarez will not start on Wednesday against the White Sox.

Alvarez is hitting .226 with seven hits, three RBI and three walks during his last 11 games. He will be replaced by Corey Hart at first base.

Nationals infielder Anthony Rendon totaled two hits -- including his fourth double -- two runs and two RBI during a 16-4 rout of the Rays on Tuesday. He also had one walk for the seventh straight game.

Rendon pushed his hitting streak to seven games. He is batting .346 (9 for 26) with three doubles, three RBI, six runs, seven walks and two strikeouts in that span.

Rendon has totaled three multihit games since coming off the disbaled list June 4.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado crushed two home runs in Tuesday night’s 19-3 blowout victory over the Phillies.

Machado hit his first homer in the bottom of the first inning on a 0-1 pitch. He came back an inning later and blasted his second over the Camden Yards wall. Machado finished the day 3 for 4 with three RBI and a walk.

In his past 10 games, Machado is hitting .450

Machado now has a slash line of .290/349/.506.

Braves second baseman Jace Peterson went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts in Tuesday's loss to Boston. 

Peterson's hitless day ended a nine-game hitting streak, which was the second longest active streak in the National League. 

Peterson hit .385 with six RBI and a 1.006 OPS over the streak.