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  • Gabriel Arias SS | CLE

    Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Strikeout rate spiking

    Arias went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Athletics.

    Arias struck out multiple times for the sixth time over his last seven games (14 Ks in 22 at-bats). He's always had a tendency to swing and miss -- his 31.2 strikeout percentage in 2025 marks his third consecutive season over 30 percent -- but the versatile infielder has taken it new extremes in June. Arias is batting .185 (10-for-54) with 25 strikeouts (43.1 percent) through 16 contests this month.

  • C.J. Abrams SS | WAS

    Nationals' CJ Abrams: Clubs 10th homer

    Abrams went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Dodgers.

    Abrams logged his third multi-hit effort in his last four games. The homer was his 10th of the season and his second in June, but he's hitting a strong .294 (20-for-68) this month. The shortstop has also logged six steals over 18 games in June. For the season, he's batting .279 with an .832 OPS, 15 thefts, 24 RBI, 47 runs scored, 15 doubles and two triples over 63 contests.

  • Joseph Ortiz 2B | MIL

    Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Season-high three RBI in rout

    Ortiz went 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 17-6 win over the Twins.

    The 26-year-old shortstop piled up a season-high three RBI in his second three-hit effort of the year. Ortiz has put together a modest-four game hitting streak, and he's at least maintained a high average despite a lack of power recently. Across his last 12 outings, Ortiz is batting .333 (13-for-39) with two extra-base hits, five RBI, six runs scored and two stolen bases.

  • Jorge Mateo SS | ATL

    Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Begins baseball activities

    Interim manager Tony Mansolino said Friday that Mateo (elbow) has resumed baseball activities and is nearing a rehab assignment, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

    Mansolino didn't specify a target return date for Mateo, but a return to baseball activities is still a significant step forward for the 29-year-old, who has been out since early June with elbow inflammation.

  • Josh H. Smith SS | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Returns to starting nine

    Smith (hamstring) is batting leadoff and playing DH on Friday against Pittsburgh.

    Smith was held out of the lineup for three consecutive games due to left hamstring soreness, but he's been cleared to DH on Friday. The Rangers could look to ease Smith back into work in the field. He logged a hit in seven straight games before sustaining the injury, going 13-for-31 (.419) with two homers during that stretch.

  • Thomas Saggese SS | STL

    Cardinals' Thomas Saggese: Back in majors

    The Cardinals recalled Saggese from Triple-A Memphis on Friday.

    The 23-year-old was up with the Cardinals for most of April while Masyn Winn was sidelined and was productive with a .341/.364/.512 slash line and one homer in 14 games. Saggese was boxed out for playing time, however, which resulted in him returning to Memphis, where he has an .836 OPS in 185 plate appearances this year. Ivan Herrera (hamstring) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move Friday, and Saggese could fill a large number of those plate appearances since the Cardinals likely still want him to get regular playing time.

  • Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Getting breather

    Henderson is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.

    Henderson isn't part of the starting nine for the first time since June 6, resting for the series opener against New York. Luis Vazquez will bat ninth and fill in at shortstop.

  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Excellent in Thursday's win

    Bogaerts went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and three total runs scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers.

    Bogaerts has at least one extra-base hit in four of his last five games, but the homer was his first since May 14 versus the Angels. The shortstop is batting just .235 (16-for-68) in June, which is right in line with his .239 average for the season. He also hasn't provided much power with a .653 OPS while adding four homers, 28 RBI, 32 runs scored, 14 doubles and 13 stolen bases over 73 contests. At his current pace, Bogaerts is in danger of missing the 10-homer mark for the first time since 2015.

  • Jacob Wilson SS | ATH

    Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Blasts ninth homer

    Wilson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 6-4 extra-inning win over the Astros.

    Wilson had gone four games without a multi-hit effort, and his homer Thursday was his first since June 5. The shortstop is batting .410 (25-for-61) over 16 games this month, though just five of his hits in that span have gone for extra bases. Wilson continues to be a contact machine, batting .359 with a .908 OPS, nine homers, 39 RBI, 40 runs scored and five stolen bases over 71 contests. He tied Aaron Judge with 101 hits to lead the majors so far this season, and no other player has more than 94 through Thursday's action.

  • Nick Allen SS | HOU

    Braves' Nick Allen: Rare extra-base hit in easy win

    Allen went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Mets.

    The 26-year-old infielder entered Thursday with just six extra-base hits this season, and the double was only his third extra-base knock in the month of June. Allen has carved out a steady role in 2025 -- he's started 64 of Atlanta's 73 games at shortstop -- but it hasn't yet translated to much fantasy appeal. He's hit eighth or ninth in the batting order in all but one of his outings, with Allen slashing just .230/.308/.268 with zero home runs, 13 RBI, 20 runs scored and six stolen bases through 211 plate appearances.

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