MLB Player News
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Brent Rooker DH | ATH
Athletics' Brent Rooker: On bench again Sunday
Rooker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Rooker is in a 3-for-34 slump and finds himself on the bench for the third time in the past four games. The 28-year-old still has an .802 OPS for the season, but that figure remains inflated from a hot April during which he hit .353 with nine home runs. Rooker has a .618 OPS and 34.9 percent strikeout rate since the start of May.
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Miguel Cabrera DH | DET
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Gets rest day Sunday
Cabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Cabrera will get a breather for the matinee game after he started five of the Tigers' last six contests while going 5-for-15 with a pair of walks, two RBI and a run scored. Zach McKinstry will replace Cabrera as the Tigers' designated hitter.
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Mike Ford DH | MIN
Mariners' Mike Ford: On base thrice in win
Ford went 1-for-2 with an RBI single and two walks in a win over the Rays on Saturday.
Ford drove in the first run of the game with his timely second-inning knock that plated Jarred Kelenic, and he subsequently kept up his recent constant presence on the basepaths with his pair of free passes. Ford is 6-for-16 with two home runs, four RBI, Saturday's two walks and three runs in his last six games, reaching safely at a .375 clip in that span. Despite a lackluster .214 average and .262 on-base percentage for the season, Ford's notable power upside captured by his .536 slugging percentage helps explain his near-everyday playing time at designated hitter.
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Eloy Jimenez DH | TB
White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Cranks 11th homer
Jimenez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and a walk in an extra-inning loss to Oakland on Saturday.
Jimenez came through early for Chicago, swatting a solo homer to center field in the second inning and adding an RBI single in the third. However, he was replaced for a pinch runner after walking in the eighth. Despite the late substitution, Jimenez extended his modest hitting streak to five games, a stretch in which he's batting .429 (9-for-21) with two homers, six RBI and four runs.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Pushed back one day
Ohtani (fingernail) will start Tuesday's game against the Padres, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Ohtani exited his start last Tuesday against the White Sox with a trainer due to a cracked fingernail, though he never missed any time as the Halos' designated hitter. He's since been cleared to take his next turn through the rotation but will be pushed back one day -- swapping places with Jaime Barria.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Enjoys record-breaking June
Ohtani went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
The Angels' offense was mostly stagnant throughout the contest, but Ohtani provided a big highlight with his 493-foot homer -- the longest of his major-league career -- in the sixth inning. The two-way star mashed his way to an incredible June, slashing .394/.492/.952 with a franchise single-month record 15 home runs along with seven doubles, three triples, 29 RBI, 27 runs and four stolen bases. For good measure, he posted a 2-2 record as a pitcher, compiling a 3.26 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 37:11 K:BB over 30.1 innings. Ohtani's huge month has catapulted him to the top of the MLB home-run leaderboard with 30, and there's certainly a chance that he could challenge the AL record of 62 long balls in a season that Aaron Judge established last year.
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Brent Rooker DH | ATH
Athletics' Brent Rooker: Not starting Saturday
Rooker is out of the lineup Saturday against the White Sox.
Rooker went 1-for-3 with the first triple of his career during Friday's win and will take a seat for Saturday's contest. Jordan Diaz will fill in as Oakland's designated hitter and bat seventh.
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Brent Rooker DH | ATH
Athletics' Brent Rooker: Laces first career triple
Rooker went 1-for-3 with a triple in a win over the White Sox on Friday.
Mired in an ugly 2-for-31 slump coming into the night, Rooker got some much-needed solid wood on the ball, resulting in his first career triple. The 28-year-old inched his season average back over .240 with the extra-base hit, and his 11.6 percent walk rate has helped keep his on-base percentage at a solid .338 figure. Rooker also brings plenty of pop -- 26 of his 57 hits have gone for extra bases and he's sporting a 13.1 percent barrel rate -- but his issues with consistent contact have plagued him since his 2021 rookie season with the Twins.
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Justin Turner 1B | CHC
Red Sox's Justin Turner: Swats homer in win
Turner went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 5-0 win over the Blue Jays.
Turner's fifth-inning home run was all pitcher James Paxton would need to halt Boston's five-game losing streak. The blast was Turner's 12th of the season and first in eight games. After a torrid three weeks in June (.342/.400/.630), Turner's bat fell silent over the last week; he finished the month on a 5-for-31 (.161) stretch over the final eight games.
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Byron Buxton DH | MIN
Twins' Byron Buxton: Big performance in big win
Buxton went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a three-run home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 8-1 rout of the Orioles.
It was one of the most complete performances of the season for the 29-year-old, who last stole a base May 24. Buxton hasn't been able to deliver consistent production this season, but he's at least beginning to find his power stroke again -- over his last 10 games, he's batting .242 (8-for-33) with seven of the hits (three doubles and four homers) going for extra bases.