MLB Player News
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Three hits in Wednesday's loss
Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 12-5 loss to the Orioles.
He had just two hits on the season coming into the game, but it was only a matter of time before Bogaerts began to bust out at the plate. The 24-year-old is coming off a career year, but given his age and offensive potential, the best may be yet to come.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Reaches Mendoza line
Anderson went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Indians.
Anderson's batting average finally reached .200 after spending the first six games of the season below the Mendoza line. Over 30 at-bats, he has six singles, one RBI, no walks and a team-leading 10 strikeouts. Manager Rick Renteria said the second-year shortstop's been chasing pitches outside the zone, according to Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune.
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Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA
Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Participates in tee work, other drills
Adrianza (oblique) hit off a tee and took part in baserunning and fielding work Tuesday, the St. Paul Pioneer Press's Mike Berardino reports.
Adrianza is progressing nicely as he works his way back from the oblique injury, but it will most likely be a few weeks before he returns. The 27-year-old, currently on the 10-day disabled list, will either be with the big-league club or put on waivers, since he no longer has any remaining options.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Indians' Francisco Lindor: Pops fourth homer Tuesday
Lindor went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Tuesday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the White Sox.
He's already got four homers through seven games, and the 23-year-old looks set to take his power game to another level after connecting on a career-high 15 home runs last season. Lindor's stellar defense may have overshadowed his offensive upside coming up through the Indians system, but he seems intent on establishing himself as perhaps the game's best all-around shortstop in 2017.
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Bo Bichette 3B | NYM
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Homers in first game at Low-A
Bichette is 6-for-15 (.400) with a home run, two doubles and six runs scored through his first four games with Low-A Lansing.
The Jays' No. 6 prospect, and son of former big-league slugger Donte Bichette, went deep on Opening Day for the Lugnuts. After dominating rookie ball last year, Bichette is embarking on his first full season as a professional. The 19-year-old, who was drafted in the second round in 2016, appears destined to do battle with Richard Urena (the club's No. 5 prospect) for the title of heir apparent to Troy Tulowitski.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Officially taken off bereavement list
Bogaerts was reinstated from the bereavement list Tuesday, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.
Reports surfaced earlier in the day that the young shortstop would be in the lineup for Tuesday's contest with the Orioles, but this procedural move was the only thing in the way of that becoming a reality. To make room for him on the roster, Deven Marrero was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Returning to lineup Tuesday
Bogaerts will be in the Red Sox's lineup Tuesday against the Orioles, WEEI's Evan Drellich reports.
He has not yet been officially activated from the bereavement list, and his spot in the lineup has not been made public, but owners in daily transaction leagues should plan on deploying Bogaerts in this contest. Marco Hernandez and Steve Selsky seem like the two most likely candidates to be optioned as a corresponding move.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Leads offense in Monday's loss
Correa went 3-for-4 in Monday's 6-0 loss to the Mariners.
Correa stood apart from the rest of the offense, which managed just four hits (three singles and a double) in seven innings against Seattle starter James Paxton. The shortstop is emerging from a chilly start, banging out five hits -- albeit all singles -- over the last two games. Unfortunately, the Astros are lower half in average (.232, 18th), OBP (.306, 20th) and slugging (.380, 20th). Nobody's getting on base for Correa to knock in, and he's not hitting the ball with authority yet.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Remains out Monday
Bogaerts (personal) was unable to join the Red Sox in Detroit and won't be available for the team's series finale with the Tigers on Monday, Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
After missing the past four games while on the bereavement list, Bogaerts was scheduled to meet up with the team Monday and return to the lineup, but his flight to Detroit was ultimately cancelled. The Red Sox will return to Boston in advance of Tuesday's game against the Orioles, and it's expected that Bogaerts will take back his usual starting role at shortstop, pushing Marco Hernandez to the bench or minors. Since the Red Sox have a full slate of games this week, Bogaerts still looks like a safe fantasy activation, given that he'll likely be in line for five or six starts.
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Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA
Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Takes underwater swings
Adrianza (oblique) was able to take some swings underwater Sunday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Adrianza is expected to move on to hitting off a tee in the coming days, but it will still probably take a couple more weeks before he'd be ready to come off the 10-day disabled list. The utility infielder has no minor-league options remaining, so once he's deemed ready to go, the Twins would have to expose him to waivers if there isn't a spot for him on the major-league roster.