MLB Player News
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Comes through in clutch
Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Padres while also drawing a walk.
Ohtani walked in his first trip to the plate and advanced to second on a wild pitch from Dylan Cease before then scoring the Dodgers' first run on a Teoscar Hernandez single. The superstar slugger continued to come through in the clutch throughout the contest, giving Los Angeles the lead with an RBI double in the fourth, and again in the sixth with an RBI single while also going on to swipe his 56th bag of the campaign. Ohtani has now hit safely in eight straight games, batting .558 (19-for-34) over that stretch with six homers, 17 RBI, 12 runs and eight stolen bases. He's also registered multiple hits in four of his last six contests.
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Nick Martini LF | CIN
Reds' Nick Martini: Activated and optioned
The Reds activated Martini (thumb) from the 60-day injured list and optioned him to their Arizona Complex League affiliate Wednesday.
Martini is recovered from his thumb surgery, but the Reds have decided they didn't have a spot for him on their active roster right now. The 34-year-old has slashed .212/.272/.370 over 52 games with Cincinnati this season.
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Andres Chaparro 3B | WAS
Nationals' Andres Chaparro: Goes on paternity list
The Nationals placed Chaparro on the paternity list Tuesday, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.
Chaparro will likely miss the entirety of the three-game set against the Royals before returning for the weekend series versus the Phillies. Juan Yepez should see an uptick in playing time for the Nationals while Chaparro is away.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Another monster performance
Ohtani went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, two stolen bases and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Rockies.
Ohtani's first three hits went for singles before he uncorked a 432-foot blast to center field to open up the bottom of the ninth and tie the game. He's now up to six home runs, seven steals and 15 RBI over his last six games, and he's totaled 16 hits over that span as well. His two steals Sunday brought him up to 55 for the year and he now needs just a pair of home runs to lock up a 55-55 campaign.
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J.D. Martinez DH | NYM
Mets' J.D. Martinez: On bench again Sunday
Martinez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Martinez is in the midst of a career-worst stretch at the plate, having gone 0-for-his-last-31, which is also the longest slump by a Mets hitter this season. He'll be on the bench for a second straight game, and Saturday's absence came against an opposing lefty starter. The 37-year-old may have played his way out of the regular lineup.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Swipes another bag
Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base Saturday in a loss to Colorado.
Ohtani became the majors' first 50-50 player Thursday, and he seems intent not to stop there. He has stolen at least one base in each of his past four contests and is up to 53 steals on the campaign, second-most in the majors behind Elly De La Cruz. Ohtani has racked up 30 stolen bases since he was last caught stealing July 22 against San Francisco (54 games ago), and he's added 22 homers along with 52 RBI and 48 runs during that span.
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Kyle Schwarber LF | PHI
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Extends MLB record
Schwarber went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Mets.
He kicked off the afternoon by taking Sean Manaea deep, giving Schwarber his 36th homer of the season and his 15th leadoff homer -- extending the major-league record he set Sept. 10. The veteran slugger is one RBI shy of his second straight 100-RBI campaign, and with seven games left on the Phillies' schedule, he still has an outside shot at his third straight 40-homer season.
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Joc Pederson DH | ARI
Diamondbacks' Joc Pederson: Clubs 23rd homer
Pederson went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-0 win against Milwaukee.
Pederson got the scoring started for Arizona in the first inning, blasting a two-run shot to center field. The long ball and RBI were his first since he hit a solo home run against Texas on Sept. 10. Pederson is up to 23 homers and 63 RBI on the season, with all but 40 of his 427 plate appearances coming against right-handed pitching.