MLB Player News
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Elias Diaz C | SD
Rockies' Elias Diaz: Drives in two
Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Mets.
Diaz delivered a pair of RBI knocks and tallied his first multi-hit game since July 10. He's appeared in 14 games since that date and has hit just .159 with three RBI and three runs scored. Diaz is still batting .275 for the season while lowering his strikeout rate to 18.3 percent.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Resting up Wednesday
Amaya is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
Amaya had started at catcher each of the past four days, so he'll be getting a breather Wednesday while the Cubs and Twins wrap up their series with an afternoon game after a night game. Christian Bethancourt will step in behind the plate in place of Amaya, who has gone 2-for-14 with a home run and a walk through his first five games this month.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Drives in four against Atlanta
Contreras went 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, a triple, two runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 10-0 rout of Atlanta.
It's the first time Contreras has banged out multiple extra-base hits in a game since July 1, when he went 3-for-5 with a double and a homer at Coors Field, and his first game with multiple RBI since July 10. The 26-year-old catcher is slashing .259/.385/.563 in 15 games since the All-Star break with a home run, five runs and eight RBI along with an 11:11 BB:K.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Hits go-ahead homer in win
Kirk went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Orioles.
Kirk singled in the fourth inning and then gave the Blue Jays the lead with a three-run homer in the sixth. The long ball was his first since June 10, but he has hit safely in six of his past seven games with three multi-hit efforts. On the year, the 25-year-old is hitting .245 with three home runs and 32 RBI across 226 plate appearances.
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Christian Vazquez C | MIN
Twins' Christian Vazquez: Homers in Tuesday's loss
Vazquez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Cubs.
Vazquez's homer was the third and final hit of the game for the Twins. The catcher has been reliable since the All-Star break, going 9-for-28 (.321) with two homers and six RBI over nine contests in that span. He's up to a .213/.242/.333 slash line with six homers, 22 RBI, 19 runs scored and three stolen bases over 223 plate appearances. Regardless of how well he hits, Vazquez appears likely to remain in a 50-50 timeshare with Ryan Jeffers.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Homer, three hits in win
Ruiz went 3-for-5 with a home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 11-5 win over the Giants.
Ruiz hit a solo homer in the third inning, singled in the fourth and then doubled and scored in the eighth. He is off to a hot start in August, going 8-for-20 and registering a hit in five straight contests. On the year, the 26-year-old is hitting .228 with nine home runs, 37 RBI and 32 runs scored across 324 plate appearances.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Blasts 14th homer
Stephenson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second RBI in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Marlins.
Stephenson got the scoring started Tuesday with a 418-foot blast off Max Meyer to lead off the second inning. It's the 14th long ball of the year for the 27-year-old backstop, setting a new career high. Stephenson's gone 9-for-27 (.333) with three homers in his last eight games. He's slashing .243/.320/.443 through 337 plate appearances this season with 42 RBI and 46 runs scored across 337 plate appearances.
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James McCann C | BAL
Orioles' James McCann: Undergoes nasal surgery
McCann underwent a nasal reduction realignment procedure Monday, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
McCann took a fastball off the nose July 29 versus the Blue Jays, suffering multiple nose fractures. The catcher has remained a part of the active roster and is with the team on their road trip in Toronto.