MLB Player News
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Dropped to sixth
Correa went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Correa, the Astros' primary cleanup hitter since 2017, was dropped in the batting order for the second time in a week. The shortstop hit out of the six hole Saturday as he endures a slump that's reaching its second month. Correa's batting .170 (19-for-112) with just three extra-base hits over the last 31 games. Yulieski Gurriel and Marwin Gonzalez have been promoted ahead of Correa.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Steals 24th base
Mondesi went 1-for-5 with a stolen base Saturday against the Twins.
Mondesi only reached base once, but took advantage by swiping his 24th base of the season. He also extended his hitting streak to five games, during which he's swiped four bases, scored four runs and driven in four. Despite getting only 215 at-bats at the major-league level to this point, Mondesi will have the opportunity to end the season with 10 home runs and 25 stolen bases, an impressive campaign for the 23-year-old.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Notches eighth stolen base
Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's win over the Mets.
Bogaerts put the Red Sox up 1-0 in the first inning with his run-scoring single. He added a stolen base, his second in the past three games and eighth of the season. Bogaerts is off to a hot start to the month, as he's slashing a healthy .364/.440/.568 with two homers and three stolen bases through 13 games in September.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Not in Saturday's lineup
Adames is out of the lineup against Oakland on Saturday, Steve Carney of 620 WDAE reports.
Adames will receive a breather after going 1-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts during Friday's contest. In his place, Joey Wendle will start at shortstop while Brandon Lowe gets the nod at second base.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Homers, collects steal
Mondesi went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk, two additional runs, and a stolen base in Friday's victory over the Twins.
Hitting from the two-hole, Mondesi loaded up the stat sheet once again, as he's now collected a stolen base in three of his past four starts. He has also generated multi-hit outings in nine of his last 15 starts. Mondesi's recent hot streak has bumped his season average up to .286 to go along with eight home runs, 27 RBI and 23 steals over 221 plate appearances.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Doubles, collects steal
Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a single, a double, one run and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Blue Jays.
The stolen base was Bogaerts' seventh of the season, and he now has three multi-hit games in his last five appearances. The versatile shortstop owns a .291/.362/.524 slash line with 21 home runs, 93 RBI and 68 runs over 536 plate appearances this season.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Four hits, stolen base in loss
Mondesi went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.
Mondesi brought home the only two runs for Kansas City in the 12-inning loss and also swiped his fourth base over the last five games. On the year, the 23-year-old is slashing an impressive .284/.311/.463 to go along with 22 steals in 27 tries.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Hits game-winning home run
Anderson went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Wednesday's extra-innings win over the Royals.
Anderson broke a 2-2 stalemate, blasting his 19th home run with two outs in the top half of the 12th inning in the 4-2 win. To go along with a .248/.290/.420 slash line, the 25-year-old has already set career bests in stolen bases (26), doubles (27), homers (19), RBI (62) and runs (73).