MLB Player News
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Bo Bichette 3B | NYM
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Twins' Carlos Correa: Set to remain out Thursday
Correa (back) confirmed after Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Athletics that he will remain out of the lineup for Thursday's series finale in Sacramento, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. "We're taking the smart option of taking these two days [off] so I can go back home and play at home," Correa said, regarding his exclusion from the lineup Wednesday and Thursday. "I'm not going to be slipping at the plate."
Correa was scratched from the starting nine ahead of Wednesday's contest due to back tightness, an issue that he said was causing him to slip in the batter's box recently. The veteran shortstop and the Twins both agreed it was in his best interest to get two days off to allow his back pain to subside, but the expectation is that he'll be back in the lineup Friday versus the Blue Jays. Brooks Lee got the start at shortstop in Correa's stead Wednesday and will likely fill in for Correa again Thursday.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Twins' Carlos Correa: Scratched with back tightness
Correa was scratched from the lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against the Athletics due to back tightness, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
The severity of Correa's injury remains unknown, but it's apparently enough to warrant keeping him on the bench for Wednesday's contest. Brooks Lee will enter the starting nine in Correa's place, batting eighth while playing shortstop.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Good to go Wednesday
Wilson (neck) is starting at shortstop and batting second Wednesday against the Twins, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
The 23-year-old sat out Tuesday's contest after he tweaked his neck during Monday's series opener versus Minnesota, but he'll rejoin the starting nine after missing just one game. Wilson has been on fire at the plate over the past couple weeks with a .426 average (23-for-54), four doubles, two homers, three steals, six RBI and six runs in his past 14 games.
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Trey Sweeney SS | DET
Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Playing time dwindling
Sweeney is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the White Sox.
The left-handed-hitting Sweeney has now started just one of the last four games for the Tigers. The White Sox are starting a lefty opener Wednesday in Jared Shuster, but Sweeney's absence could be more about the Tigers prioritizing playing time for Zach McKinstry -- who is at shortstop Wednesday -- and Javier Baez.
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Bryce Rainer SS | DET
Tigers' Bryce Rainer: Suffers shoulder injury Tuesday
Rainer was removed Tuesday from Single-A Lakeland's 4-3 win over Daytona after injuring his right shoulder while diving back to first base on a pickoff attempt, Lynn Henning of The Detroit News reports.
Rainer was spotted after the game with his arm in a sling, so the 19-year-old looks as though he could be at risk of landing on Lakeland's injured list. The injury is unfortunate timing for Rainer, who had been building a strong case for a promotion to High-A West Michigan. The young shortstop has slashed .288/.383/.448 with five home runs, nine stolen bases and a 22.1 percent strikeout rate in 149 plate appearances in the Florida State League.