MLB Player News
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Oneil Cruz SS | PIT
Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Swipes 20th bag
Cruz went 0-for-4 with a stolen base Sunday against the Guardians.
Cruz reached base on a fielder's choice in the seventh inning and took advantage by swiping his 20th base of the season. He's gotten particularly aggressive on the basepaths in the last three weeks, as eight of his stolen bases have come in his last 17 games. Cruz needs two long balls to reach a 20-20 season in his first full slate of games in the majors.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Two hits, steal in win
Perdomo went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, one stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 14-3 win over the Dodgers.
Perdomo supplied a two-run double during the Diamondbacks' eight-run second inning. He had gone seven games without a multi-hit effort prior to Sunday, batting .136 (3-for-22) in that span. The shortstop is enjoying a breakout campaign, slashing .278/.345/.393 over 73 contests after missing over two months with a torn meniscus in his right knee early in the season. Perdomo has added three home runs, 29 RBI, 47 runs scored and seven stolen bases across 288 plate appearances.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Matches career best with four hits
Swanson went 4-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Sunday's win against Washington.
Swanson matched his career-best mark with four hits Sunday and has now recorded an RBI in six consecutive games. After a lackluster start to the season, the 30-year-old has quietly provided excellent fantasy value since Aug. 1, batting .287 with 10 extra-base hits, 21 runs scored, 22 RBI and eight stolen bases in 106 plate appearances.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Goes deep Sunday
Lindor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the White Sox.
Lindor struck out three times but got a hold of one in the fourth to put the Mets up 1-0. He's now reached safely in 30 straight games and is one home run away from his second consecutive campaign with 30-plus homers. Lindor is enjoying one of the best offensive seasons of his 10-year career and now slashing .269/.339/.492 with 29 homers, 80 RBI, 94 runs, 25 steals and a 50:115 BB:K in 625 plate appearances.
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Miguel Rojas SS | LAD
Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Getting Sunday off
Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
He will retreat to the bench while Tommy Edman picks up the start at shortstop Sunday. Since returning from the injured list Aug. 7 after recovering from forearm tightness, Rojas has sizzled at the plate with a .349/.364/.460 slash line to go with 10 RBI and 10 runs in 19 games.
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Nick Ahmed SS | SD
Padres' Nick Ahmed: Links up with San Diego
Ahmed signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Sunday.
The 34-year-old elected free agency last week after being designated for assignment by the Giants, and he'll continue his 2024 tour of the NL West with San Diego. Ahmed has played in 69 games between the Dodgers and Giants this season and has a .232/.271/.300 slash line with two home runs and two steals.
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Darren Baker SS | WAS
Nationals' Darren Baker: Receives call-up
The Nationals selected Baker's contract from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.
The son of longtime manager and former MLB outfielder Dusty Baker, Darren will get his first taste of the big leagues at age 25. The left-handed Baker lacks power (no home runs in 483 plate appearances at Triple-A), but he makes good contact (18.8 percent strikeout rate, .285 average) and brings speed to the table (38 steals in 43 attempts). He'll serve in a utility role for the Nationals in September and saw action at second base, left field and center field for the Triple-A club this season.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Homers in Saturday's win
Betts went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
Betts has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, but he has just one multi-hit effort in that span, going 9-for-40 (.225) with two homers, three doubles and 11 RBI. He had the second of three straight long balls to open the game for the Dodgers on Saturday. Betts is slashing .297/.390/.490 with 14 homers, 55 RBI, 61 runs scored and 13 stolen bases over 90 contests this season, and while his power production is slightly down, he's still been one of the most reliable hitters in the game when healthy.
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Willy Adames SS | MIL
Brewers' Willy Adames: Keeps rolling Saturday
Adames went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Reds.
During his nine-game hitting streak, the shortstop has gone 13-for-36 (.361) with five homers, 10 RBI and two steals. This was his third straight game with a long ball, though playing at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park for this weekend's series is a big help. Adames is up to 27 homers, 95 RBI, 81 runs scored, 15 steals and 28 doubles while slashing .256/.340/.467 through 136 contests. He's on track for a career year in most of the counting stats.
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Edmundo Sosa 3B | PHI
Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Steps up in win
Sosa went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, an RBI double and a walk in Saturday's 3-0 win over Atlanta.
Sosa had gone 0-for-11 over the last six games before a big effort Saturday. He opened the scoring with his solo shot in the third inning and tacked on Philadelphia's last run in the seventh. The infielder has been a reliable depth option this year with a .269/.320/.448 slash line, seven homers, 29 RBI, 32 runs scored, 11 doubles, four triples and seven stolen bases over 241 plate appearances. Sosa has a short-term path to playing time while Alec Bohm sits with left hand soreness, but the former is likely to be limited to a short-side platoon role when the Phillies are at full health.