MLB Player News
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Leads charge in twin bill
Winn went 4-for-9 with a home run, three runs scored and three RBI across both games of Saturday's doubleheader sweep of the Cubs.
Hitting leadoff in both contests, Winn banged out two hits in each and wrapped his day with a solo shot off Javier Assad on the third pitch he saw in the nightcap. Winn is having a strong start to July, slashing .300/.364/.400 through 12 games with two doubles, a homer, a steal, five RBI and 10 runs.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Clubs clutch homer
Lindor went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, a stolen base and two walks Saturday in a 7-3 win against Colorado.
New York was hanging onto a one-run lead in the bottom of the eighth inning when Lindor slugged a 420-foot, three-run home run to center field. The long ball was his fourth through 13 games in June and his 17th overall this season. Lindor also swiped his 18th bag of the campaign in the contest, and he's one of seven major leaguers with at least 15 homers and 15 thefts so far in 2024.
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Oneil Cruz SS | PIT
Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Picking up RBI pace
Cruz went 0-for-4 with two RBI on Saturday against the White Sox.
Cruz went hitless but drove in a pair of runs on a fielder's choice and a sacrifice fly. Across his last 29 games, Cruz has 23 RBI --- over half of his total for the season. In that same span, he's also maintained a .260 average with seven home runs and three stolen bases.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Cracks 16th homer
De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Marlins.
The Reds teed off on Edward Cabrera and the Miami bullpen for six combined homers, and De La Cruz got in on the fun with a long ball to the batter's eye in the third inning. De La Cruz has been managing a hand issue recently, but it hasn't cost him playing time -- his absence Thursday was said to be unrelated -- nor has it affected his performance. De La Cruz is a first-time All-Star and he's been a top-10 fantasy player so far this season on account of his .255/.345/.476 slash line, 16 homers, 41 RBI, 63 runs and 46 steals through 95 games.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Clubs game-deciding homer
Abrams went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-5 win at Milwaukee.
The 23-year-old entered the contest in a 1-for-19 slump and started off 0-for-4 on Saturday, but he erased a one-run deficit in the ninth inning with a two-run homer off Brewers closer Trevor Megill. Abrams is batting just .183 through 13 games in July, but he still has a .269/.344/.486 slash line for the season to go along with 15 home runs, 48 RBI and 15 steals.
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Ha-seong Kim SS | SD
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Not starting Saturday
Kim is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup against Atlanta, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Kim will get a rest amidst a four-game mini-slump during which he's gone 2-for-12 with no walks. Tyler Wade is taking over at shortstop in Kim's stead.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Back in lineup Friday, Saturday
De La Cruz is starting at shortstop and batting second Saturday against the Marlins.
De La Cruz got just his second day off this season Thursday against Colorado, though the rest day reportedly wasn't related to the hand injury he's been managing. That appears to be confirmed with his inclusion in the lineup Friday and Saturday. De La Cruz will look to extend a four-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 7-for-17 with three doubles and three stolen bases.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Shines late in win
Perdomo went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 5-4 win over Toronto.
Perdomo scored one of Arizona's two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie the game, and his sacrifice fly an inning later walked off the Blue Jays. The shortstop has hit safely in nine of 11 contests, going 13-for-40 (.325) with two walks, six RBI, one steal and nine runs. He's currently batting a career-high .287.
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Brett Wisely 2B | SF
Giants' Brett Wisely: Gets aboard four times
Wisely went 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 7-1 win over the Twins.
Wisely's offense has been all or nothing in July with three multi-hit efforts and just one hit over the other seven contests. The shortstop finished a home run shy of the cycle Friday in one of his best games of the year. The triple was his first of the campaign. Wisely is slashing .286/.322/.436 with three home runs, 10 doubles, 18 RBI, 16 runs scored and one stolen base over 150 plate appearances. With Nick Ahmed released by the Giants earlier in the week, Wisely is now the starting shortstop, though he may sit out in favor of Tyler Fitzgerald against some left-handed pitchers.