MLB Player News
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Ben Rice C | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Snaps homerless skid
Rice went 2-for-5 with a home run, a triple and two total RBI in a 9-0 win against the Orioles on Saturday.
Rice was the only Yankee with multiple-extra base hits Saturday, as he swatted a solo homer in the second inning and added a run-scoring triple in the fifth. The long ball was his first in 14 games and just his second in June. Rice is batting .173 through 52 at-bats this month, but he's at least managed to keep strikeouts down with a 17.9 percent K rate during that span.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Giants' Rafael Devers: Hits first homer with Giants
Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox.
Devers' first home run with his new team was a two-run shot in the third inning off former teammate Brayan Bello, and it proved to be the difference in the game. Since joining the Giants, the 28-year-old slugger has gone 4-for-20 with two extra-base hits and three RBI over five games as the team's designated hitter. On the season, he's slashing .267/.393/.497 with 16 homers, 61 RBI, 48 runs scored and one stolen base across 356 plate appearances.
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Agustin Ramirez C | MIA
Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Homer powers victory
Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and four RBI in Friday's 6-2 win over Atlanta.
Ramirez knocked out his 11th home run of the season, a big three-run home run that proved to be all the Marlins would need to win the game. The rookie has been excellent in his debut campaign while splitting time between catcher and designated hitter, slashing .239/.290/.458 in his 201 at-bats. The hits have come in bunches for the 23-year-old lately -- he has five multi-hit games over his last 13 contests, but only 13 total hits over that same timeframe -- so the next step will be finding a way to develop more consistency.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Idle Saturday
Stanton isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Orioles.
Stanton is 5-for-15 through his first five games since returning from the IL, and he'll take a day to rest Saturday. His absence will move Aaron Judge to the DH spot while Jasson Dominguez, Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger start across the outfield.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Clubs two solo homers
Diaz went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs in Friday's 14-8 win over the Tigers.
Diaz set the tone with a leadoff home run in the first inning before tacking on another solo shot in the fifth to extend the Rays' lead to six runs. Diaz is in the midst of an 11-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in each of his last 15 games. He has a scorching .468 batting average (22-for-47) with 10 runs scored, four home runs and 10 RBI during his current hitting streak.
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Christian Yelich LF | MIL
Brewers' Christian Yelich: Collects career-high eight RBI
Yelich went 4-for-6 with eight RBI and a pair of doubles in Friday's 17-6 win over the Twins.
Yelich amassed a career high with eight RBI, and it's perhaps an even more remarkable feat considering he accomplished it without needing a home run. Friday also marked the second four-hit game of the season for the veteran outfielder, who's been sizzling at the plate recently. Over his last 16 games, Yelich is slashing .361/.418/.525 with two homers, four doubles and 14 RBI with one stolen base covering 67 plate appearances.
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Jorge Soler DH | LAA
Angels' Jorge Soler: Officially shelved
The Angels placed Soler (back) on the 10-day injured list Friday.
Soler will be sidelined for at least a week and a half due to nagging back soreness, an issue that held him out of back-to-back games before Friday's move. Gustavo Campero was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move. Soler won't be eligible to be activated until June 30.
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Jorge Soler DH | LAA
Angels' Jorge Soler: IL move coming
The Angels are expected to put Soler (back) on the injured list, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports
Soler had missed back-to-back games due to back soreness and won't be able to avoid a stint on the injured list. The 33-year-old is slashing .207/.280/350 with eight home runs in 264 plate appearances this season. LaMonte Wade and Scott Kingery could receive more playing time while Soler is sidelined.
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Trevor Larnach LF | MIN
Twins' Trevor Larnach: Tending to bruised hand
Larnach is dealing with a right hand contusion and won't play in Friday's game against Milwaukee, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
The Twins previously scratched Larnach from the lineup, but an explanation for his removal wasn't immediately provided until it was revealed that he was dealing with a hand issue. He should be considered day-to-day moving forward.
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Trevor Larnach LF | MIN
Twins' Trevor Larnach: Scratched from lineup
Larnach was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the Brewers for undisclosed reasons.
It's unclear why Larnach won't end up starting Friday, but he'll exit the lineup after initially being listed as the Twins' DH and cleanup hitter. In the wake of his absence, Ryan Jeffers will DH and bat fifth while Carlos Correa bats cleanup.