MLB Player News
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Eloy Jimenez DH | TOR
White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Homers in return
Jimenez (hamstring) went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI on Wednesday against the Twins.
Jimenez was in the lineup for the first time since April 23 after being activated from the 60-day injured list. He took Joe Ryan deep in the fourth inning -- his second plate appearance -- to tally his second homer of the season. Jimenez hit sixth in the White Sox lineup but could move up in the order once he shakes off more of the rust.
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Miguel Cabrera DH | DET
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Drives in three
Cabrera went 1-for-3 with three RBI on Wednesday against the Guardians.
Cabrera made the most of his lone hit, delivering a two-RBI single in the fifth inning. He extended his hitting streak to 13 games with the performance, during which he's hit .383 with nine RBI and three runs scored. Cabrera has maintained a .308/.347/.372 line across 274 plate appearances on the season.
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Christopher Morel 1B | MIA
Cubs' Christopher Morel: Triples, scores Wednesday
Morel went 1-for-3 with a walk, a triple and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Brewers.
Chicago trailed 1-0 entering the eighth inning, but Morel delivered a jolt with a one-out triple that nearly left the park. The outfielder then scored on a Rafael Ortega single to tie the game. Morel has cooled off some since a hot start to his rookie campaign, but his mix of power and speed (eight home runs and seven stolen bases across 46 games) makes him an intriguing fantasy player so long as he's making regular contact at the plate.
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Franmil Reyes DH | WAS
Guardians' Franmil Reyes: Slugs seventh homer
Reyes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Tigers.
Reyes took Michael Pineda yard in the second inning to record his seventh homer of the season. After going deep only four times across his first 43 games of the campaign, Reyes has recorded three home runs in his last seven starts. Despite showing some signs of life at the plate, Reyes is still hitting just .212/.260/.360 across 204 plate appearances for the season.
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Darin Ruf DH | MIL
Giants' Darin Ruf: Out of Wednesday's lineup
Ruf is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Ruf went 3-for-16 over his past seven contests and will head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale in Arizona. Yermin Mercedes will bat third as the designated hitter.
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Bligh Madris DH | STL
Pirates' Bligh Madris: Not starting Wednesday
Madris is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
The 26-year-old finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest after Ben Gamel (hamstring) was activated from the injured list Tuesday. Madris is 3-for-20 with a double, a stolen base and nine strikeouts in his past five contests.
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Brad Miller DH | SD
Rangers' Brad Miller: Playing time picking up
Miller will start in left field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
Miller will get his fourth start in five games, with most of his increased opportunities coming at the expense of Leody Taveras, who has started just twice during that stretch. Since Miller bats from the left side while Taveras switch hits, manager Chris Woodward could consider using the players in a soft platoon. Both will stay in the lineup against a right-hander (Spenser Watkins) on Wednesday, however, as it's everyday outfielder Adolis Garcia that finds himself on the bench in what's likely just a maintenance day.
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Cooper Hummel LF | HOU
Diamondbacks' Cooper Hummel: Sits after four straight starts
Hummel is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
Hummel went 4-for-15 with a triple, a walk, four runs, an RBI and two stolen bases while starting in each of the past four games, but three of those starts came against left-handed pitching. With righty Alex Cobb on the hill for San Francisco on Wednesday, the switch-hitting Hummel will head to the bench for the series finale. He looks as though he'll be stuck in a short-side platoon role while all of David Peralta, Alek Thomas, Daulton Varsho and Ketel Marte are healthy and available.
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Mark Canha LF | TEX
Mets' Mark Canha: Riding pine Wednesday
Canha isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Reds.
Canha started in the last two games and went 3-for-7 with a double, two runs, a walk and a strikeout. Jeff McNeil is shifting to left field while Dominic Smith serves as the designated hitter Wednesday.
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Harold Ramirez DH | WAS
Rays' Harold Ramirez: Takes seat Wednesday
Ramirez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Ramirez has logged regular playing time for the Rays recently and has slashed .350/.409/.500 with a homer, three doubles, eight runs, five RBI and a stolen base over his last 10 games. He'll get a breather Wednesday while Josh Lowe starts in right field and leads off.