MLB Player News
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Reaches 20-steal mark
Abrams went 1-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 9-8 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Abrams has had an inconsistent July, batting .170 (16-for-94) while logging six steals over 24 contests this month. The 23-year-old's still regularly hitting leadoff and that's unlikely to change with the Nationals focusing on the future for the remainder of the campaign. The shortstop has a .256/.331/.457 slash line, 15 home runs, 20 steals, 51 RBI and 64 runs scored over 99 contests this season.
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Willy Adames SS | MIL
Brewers' Willy Adames: Goes yard Monday
Adames went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 8-3 win over Atlanta.
This was Adames' second multi-hit effort over nine games since the All-Star break. He's batting .286 (10-for-35) with two homers and four RBI in that span. The shortstop is up to a .249/.333/.435 slash line with 17 long balls, 71 RBI, 57 runs scored, 12 stolen bases and 24 doubles over 106 contests as an all-around productive batter.
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Rafael Ramirez SS | WAS
Nationals' Rafael Ramirez: Dealt to Washington
The Nationals acquired Ramirez, infielder Jose Tena and left-hander Alex Clemmey from the Guardians on Monday in exchange for outfielder Lane Thomas, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
Ramirez has spent the 2024 season at Single-A Lynchburg, with whom he slashed .182/.294/.316 with four home runs, 23 RBI, 24 runs scored and seven stolen bases over 55 contests. The infielder will likely stick at the Single-A level with his new organization, joining the Nationals' Carolina League affiliate in Fredericksburg.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Getting Monday off
Reds manager David Bell said that De La Cruz will be out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs in what amounts to a routine maintenance day, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
Per Rosecrans, Bell previously informed De La Cruz that he would receive a day off shortly before and after the All-Star break in an effort to keep him fresh down the stretch. After sitting out July 11, De La Cruz will be out of the lineup Monday for just the third time through 106 games this season. De La Cruz will get a chance to rest his feet one day after stealing a career-high-tying four bases in Sunday's loss to the Rays, bringing his total up to an MLB-leading 55 on the season.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Collects 21st steal
Lindor went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Sunday's loss to Atlanta.
The veteran shortstop continues to make a impact from the top of the Mets' order. Through 24 games in July, Lindor is slashing .280/.396/.602 with nine of his 22 homers and six of his 21 steals on the year, while also adding 17 runs and 22 RBI.
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Orlando Arcia SS | ATL
Braves' Orlando Arcia: Pops eighth homer
Arcia went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Mets.
The shortstop extended his hitting streak to eight games with a seventh-inning shot off Ryne Stanek, one of four Atlanta long balls in a 9-2 rout. Arcia may be finding his 2023 form at the plate -- over the last 13 contests, he's slashing .325/.386/.475 with two of his eight homers on the season.
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Oneil Cruz SS | PIT
Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Homers again Sunday
Cruz went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, two walks and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Diamondbacks.
Cruz finally got the Pirates on the board with a solo blast to right off Joe Mantiply in the sixth for his second homer in as many games. Sunday was also just the third time this season he's drawn multiple walks in one game. Since coming back from the All-Star break, the 25-year-old is hitting .314/.385/.743 with three homers, nine RBI, eight runs and a 4:10 BB:K in 39 plate appearance over nine games.
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Xavier Edwards SS | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Hits for cycle
Edwards hit for the cycle while going 4-for-4 with a walk in Sunday's loss to Milwaukee. He scored two runs and had one RBI.
Edwards knocked a leadoff home run on the first pitch of the game, the first long ball of his MLB career, and he finished off the cycle with an infield single in the ninth inning. It's only the second cycle in franchise history, with Luis Arraez collecting the first in April 2023. Since rejoining the Marlins in early July, Edwards has gone 31-for-78 (.397) with six extra-base hits over 22 games. He owns a .956 OPS through 105 plate appearances overall.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Racks up three hits in loss
Tovar went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Giants.
Tovar's hitting streak is up to 15 games, with this being his ninth multi-hit effort in that span. During the streak, he's gone 28-for-66 (.424) with five home runs, seven doubles, 13 RBI and 13 runs scored. The shortstop's surge has him up to a .287/.313/.485 slash line for the season, and he's added 17 homers, 50 RBI, 55 runs and 31 doubles across 104 contests.
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Casey Schmitt 2B | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Smacks homer in win
Schmitt went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Rockies.
Schmitt made an early impact Sunday, going deep off Austin Gomber in the first inning. The homer was Schmitt's third of the season and his first since he was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. The infielder has added a .244/.271/.511 slash line with seven RBI, seven runs scored, one double, one triple and no stolen bases over 48 plate appearances in the majors this season. He's an option all over the infield, but Schmitt is most likely to share second base as a short-side platoon partner with Brett Wisely until Thairo Estrada (wrist) returns.