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  • Angel Genao SS | CLE

    Guardians' Angel Genao: Activated Friday

    Genao (shoulder) was activated from the 7-day injured list at Double-A Akron on Friday.

    Genao, who turned 21 in May, generated buzz in the spring by growing an inch over the offseason and showing up to spring training much stronger, but a sprained right shoulder sidelined him for the first two months of the campaign. He slashed .308/.438/.654 with three home runs over eight rehab games in the Arizona Complex League.

  • Jeremy Pena SS | HOU

    Astros' Jeremy Pena: Three-hit day in win

    Pena went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base during Thursday's 8-2 win over the Pirates.

    Pena turned in his first performance of the season with multiple two-baggers and showed off his speed in a different way by swiping his 11th base of the year. The 27-year-old shortstop has been a tough out lately, batting .432 (19-for-44) with four doubles, three home runs and six RBI over a 12-game hit streak.

  • Josh H. Smith SS | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Logs steal in loss

    Smith went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Rays.

    Smith was caught stealing on his first attempt of the game, but he found success on his second try. The utility player has upped his speed productivity lately, swiping three bags while going 8-for-28 (.286) over his last seven games. He's at a .266/.333/.397 slash line with five home runs, 16 RBI, 22 runs scored and eight steals on 11 attempts through 54 contests this season. Smith continues to find a place in the lineup without having a set position -- he's seen time at first base, third base, shortstop and designated hitter in the last week alone.

  • Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Smacks eighth homer in win

    Henderson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Mariners.

    Henderson smacked his eighth homer of the season, and he's really begun to settle in following a delayed start to the year due to an intercostal strain. Over his last 30 games, the star shortstop is batting a .279 (34-for-122) with five long balls, five doubles, 11 RBI, and 18 runs scored. Henderson entered Thursday with a top-notch 55.3 percent hard-hit rate, so perhaps he even has some room for improvement in the power department.

  • Jacob Wilson SS | ATH

    Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Keeps raking

    Wilson went 3-for-5 with a home run and three total runs scored in Thursday's 14-3 rout over Minnesota.

    Wilson has been one of the best hitters in baseball since mid-May -- the rookie shortstop has gone 28-for-63 (.445) with three homers in his last 16 games. The 23-year-old Wilson is batting .363, tied with Freddie Freeman for the second-best mark in the majors, with a .925 OPS, eight homers, 34 RBI and 34 runs scored through 255 plate appearances this season.

  • Bo Bichette SS | TOR

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Homers in win

    Bichette went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 9-1 win over the Phillies.

    Bichette gave the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead with a 413-foot blast in the second inning. The shortstop has found his power stroke during a nine-game hit streak that includes four home runs, two doubles, a triple and 10 RBI. On the year, he's slashing .279/.324/.443 with eight long balls, 35 RBI, 27 runs scored and four stolen bases across 281 plate appearances.

  • Chase Meidroth SS | CHW

    White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Perfect at the plate in win

    Meidroth went 2-for-2 with three walks and one RBI in Thursday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Tigers.

    Meidroth was a thorn in the Tigers' side all game, giving the White Sox a 2-0 lead with an RBI single in the fourth. He's opened June on a tear, going 10-for-17 with four multi-hit efforts in his first five games. While he's homered just once this season, the rookie is slashing an impressive .312/.401/.369 with eight RBI, 18 runs scored and eight steals across 162 plate appearances.

  • Tanner Schobel SS | MIN

    Twins' Tanner Schobel: Promoted to Triple-A

    Schobel was promoted to Triple-A St. Paul after hitting .295/.375/.470 with seven home runs and seven stolen bases in 49 games at Double-A Wichita. He went 0-for-3 in his first game Wednesday for St. Paul.

    The 68th overall pick in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft didn't impress the last two seasons at Double-A (.634 OPS in 2023 and .637 OPS in 2024) but has found more power this season. He's also reduced his strikeout rate to 14.2%, the lowest of his career. He'll need to show he can maintain these improvements in Triple-A.

  • Jose Caballero 2B | NYY

    Rays' Jose Caballero: Sitting down Thursday

    Caballero isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.

    The Rays will give Caballero a day to regroup after he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts during Wednesday's contest. Taylor Walls will fill in at shortstop and bat eighth.

  • Trey Sweeney SS | DET

    Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Starting Thursday

    Sweeney is starting at shortstop and batting eighth in Thursday's game against the White Sox.

    Sweeney has seen his playing time dwindle recently, as he only started one of Detroit's four previous games, but he'll get a chance to play in Thursday's afternoon tilt. The shortstop has been squeezed a bit by Zach McKinstry and Javier Baez. The latter started the year in center field but has since seen more time in the infield due to the return of Wenceel Perez and, more recently, Parker Meadows. As long as McKinstry and Baez stay productive at the plate, Sweeney may have to settle for a bench spot more often than not.

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