MLB Player News
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Franmil Reyes DH | WAS
Indians' Franmil Reyes: Leaves with apparent injury
Reyes exited Saturday's game against the Twins with an apparent injury, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
The 25-year-old went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer before suffering the injury when hitting a ball foul during the sixth inning, prompting him to leave in the middle of the at-bat. Reyes should be considered day-to-day until the specifics of the issue are determined.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Making progress
Stanton (quadriceps) could be activated during the Yankees' upcoming series versus Toronto, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
The slugger is eligible to return from the injured list Monday, which lines up with the team's first contest of a three-game set starting Tuesday against the Blue Jays. Stanton is reportedly doing well in his recovery, so a minimum IL stay is certainly a possibility. He'll likely resume full-time DH duties upon his return.
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Ji-Man Choi 1B | NYM
Rays' Ji-Man Choi: Slugs second homer
Choi went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in an extra-innings win over the Blue Jays on Friday.
Choi came on as a pinch hitter for Mike Brosseau and ended up logging four plate appearances, with his sixth-inning two-run blast tying the game at 5-5 until the 12th frame. Choi has made the most of his delayed season debut, hitting safely in each of his first five games and quickly racking up eight RBI with the help of a pair of round trippers.
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Charlie Blackmon RF | COL
Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Reaches safely thrice, scores once
Blackmon went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk in Friday's 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Blackmon reached base three times on two singles and a walk Friday. He scored the first run of the game on a first-inning single by C.J. Cron. The outfielder struggled to start the season but is batting .328 in May. He is slashing .246/.344/.351 with two home runs, 21 RBI and 15 runs in 154 plate appearances.
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Mark Canha LF | TEX
Athletics' Mark Canha: Goes deep again Friday
Canha went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 8-4 win over the Angels.
Canha hit a solo home run off Jose Quintana in the third inning Friday. The outfielder has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this season. His nine homers rank third on the Athletics and four of them have come in his last seven games. The 32-year-old is slashing .250/.374/.463 in 198 plate appearances. He leads Oakland in runs scored with 35 as the leadoff man. His six steals are one shy of tying a career high through a full season.
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Jesse Winker DH | NYM
Reds' Jesse Winker: Launches three homers
Winker went 4-for-4 with three home runs, an additional run scored and a walk in Friday's win over the Brewers.
Winker socked three solo shots Friday -- two off starter Adrian Houser and one off reliever Josh Lindblom -- and he now has 11 bombs on the year, sitting near the top of the home run leaderboard in the National League. The outfielder has recorded three multi-hit games over his last five contests as well, and while he's not going to launch multiple homers on a game-to-game basis, he's been a consistent hitter. Winker has recorded at least one hit in 11 of his last 15 contests, posting a .362 average in that span.
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Joc Pederson DH | TEX
Cubs' Joc Pederson: Productive from leadoff spot again
Pederson went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 12-3 win over the Cardinals.
Pederson batted leadoff for the third straight game and set the tone for the easy win, starting the contest with a home run against Carlos Martinez, his second of the year. The outfielder is starting to look comfortable in a Chicago uniform after a slow start, and he has plenty of fantasy value as long as he's atop the batting order.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | PIT
Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Puts on power display
Ozuna went 3-for-5 with a walk, two doubles, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 20-1 rout of the Pirates.
His sixth-inning solo shot off Kyle Keller was one of seven homers by Atlanta on the night. Ozuna has had a sluggish start to the season but has picked up the pace somewhat recently, hitting .244 (11-for-45) over the last 11 games with three home runs and five RBI.
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Miguel Cabrera DH | DET
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Launches two homers
Cabrera went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's 7-5 win over the Royals.
Cabrera opened the game's scoring in the second inning with a solo blast. He later put the Tigers back on top with a seventh-inning grand slam. The blasts were his first extra-base hits in the last 18 games and he was stuck in a 12-for-63 (.190) skid during that span. The veteran slugger has four homers with a .617 OPS through 115 plate appearances on the season.
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Brandon Belt DH | TOR
Giants' Brandon Belt: Back in Friday's lineup
Belt (side) is starting at first base and hitting fourth Friday against the Dodgers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
He hasn't played since May 15 but is back in there for the first game of the series against the division-rival Dodgers. Four of Belt's last nine hits have left the yard and he is hitting .310 over that 10-game stretch.