MLB Player News
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Goes deep Saturday
Swanson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Pirates.
Swanson took Pittsburgh reliever Ryan Borucki deep in the sixth inning, giving him 13 home runs on the season. The shortstop has been solid recently with a .278 batting average and two long balls across his last five games. Swanson should be able to surpass last season's total of 16 homers fairly soon if he stays healthy, and his career high of 27 long balls also remains well within reach.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Multi-hit streak continues
Smith went 2-for-5 with a walk, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Friday's 3-1 win over the White Sox.
Smith led off innings in his first three plate appearances and scored runs in all three. The two-hit effort extended a multi-hit streak to five games, during which he's gone 10-for-23 with two walks, two doubles, two homers, four RBI and seven runs scored. The versatile Smith has served as the DH, shortstop, first baseman and third baseman over his last six starts.
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Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Resting Saturday
Edwards isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Washington.
Edwards will catch a breather Saturday after going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's series opener. Javier Sanoja will fill in at the keystone and bat ninth.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Racks up three hits in win
Crawford went 3-for-5 with a double and one RBI in Friday's 7-2 win over the Guardians.
Crawford has six multi-hit efforts over his 11 games in June, going 16-for-43 (.372) so far this month. The double was his first extra-base hit in five contests. The shortstop continues to be steady atop the Mariners' order, and he's now at a .286/.399/.393 slash line with five home runs, 25 RBI, 28 runs scored, 10 doubles and three stolen bases over 66 games this season.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Keeps power surge going
Adames went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Dodgers.
Adames has homered in three of his last four games, going 6-for-16 (.375) with six RBI in that span. The shortstop went just 2-for-30 over his 10 contests prior to this power surge. Recent success aside, it continues to be a challenging first year in San Francisco for Adames, who is batting .204 with a .635 OPS, eight homers, 32 RBI, 37 runs scored and three stolen bases over 69 games.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Crosses home plate thrice
Abrams went 3-for-6 with three runs scored in Friday's 11-9 loss to the Marlins.
Abrams reached base safely on three singles and came home to score in the third, seventh and eighth innings. Friday marked the eighth time that he has recorded at least three hits in a game, two of which have come over his last four outings. Abrams is slashing .270/.335/.412 with 11 steals, 14 doubles, nine home runs and 22 RBI across 246 plate appearances this season.
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Luis Guillorme 3B | HOU
Astros' Luis Guillorme: Headed to Houston
The Astros are expected to select Guillorme's contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
With Isaac Paredes (hamstring) and Jacob Melton (ankle) both going down with injuries over the past couple of days, the Astros will turn to Guillorme to provide some bench depth. The 30-year-old infielder hasn't been particularly impressive in the minors this season, slashing .245/.376/.310 with 21 RBI and 24 runs scored across 242 plate appearances.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Huge performance in loss
De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 11-5 loss to the Tigers.
De La Cruz enjoyed his first game with three or more hits since March 31, highlighted by a solo home run in the fifth inning. The 23-year-old has been on a tear in June, tallying four multi-hit efforts with seven extra-base hits, six RBI, nine runs scored and three steals through 11 games. On the year, he's slashing .267/.347/.477 with 14 homers, 46 RBI, 52 runs scored and 20 steals across 300 plate appearances.
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Taylor Walls 3B | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: On bench Friday
Walls is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.
Walls had started five consecutive games at shortstop but will yield to Jose Caballero at the position Friday for the second time in three games. Walls is 8-for-24 (.333) with six RBI and three runs scored in June.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Back in lineup Friday
Wilson (hamstring) is in the Athletics' starting lineup Friday and is batting second against the Royals.
Wilson missed the final two games of the Athletics' series against the Angels earlier this week and had the off day Thursday, so he's back in action after getting three days of rest due to a tight hamstring. Wilson is slashing .366/.402/.520 with eight home runs, 38 RBI, 36 runs scored and five stolen bases across 272 plate appearances this season.