MLB Player News
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Leaves Tuesday's game
Mondesi was removed from Tuesday's game at Seattle with right groin tightness, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.
Mondesi is considered day-to-day and the Royals labeled his exit precautionary. The 23-year-old went 1-for-3 with a run scored and recorded his 27th stolen base before leaving the game. Kansas City will wrap up its series in Seattle on Wednesday.
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Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA
Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Hits IL with abdominal issues
Adrianza was placed on the injured list Tuesday with abdominal issues.
The utility man will be out at least until June 27 with this vague injury. Luis Arraez was recalled from Triple-A to take his spot on the roster.
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Tommy Edman 2B | LAD
Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Slow start to majors career
Edman has logged action in five major-league games since being promoted from Triple-A Memphis on June 8 and is 1-for-6 with a double, a stolen base and three runs.
The rookie has only started one of those five contests, appearing as an in-game replacement in the other four. Edman's big-league tenure is expected to only last through Jedd Gyorko's (back) stay on the injured list, which could conclude as early as Tuesday.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Drives in two
Crawford went 1-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBI in Monday's 3-2 win over the Dodgers.
Crawford got the Giants on the board early with a two-run double off Kenta Maeda in the second, which proved to be the biggest blow in a narrow victory. The veteran shortstop has now contributed two solid performances over his last three contests (4-for-12 with three doubles). We have seen these brief spurts before this season, but they have yet to materialize into a legitimate hot streak. Crawford remains a low-end fantasy shortstop with a .209/.281/.322 slash line through 67 games.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Leads AL in doubles
Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Monday's 2-0 win over the Twins.
Bogaerts' ninth-inning double delivered the insurance run in the win. It was his AL-leading 22nd double, while the RBI was his team-leading 48th in 71 games.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Struggling since return
Wendle, who went 0-for-3 in a loss to the Yankees on Monday, is 1-for-16 overall since returning from a stint on the injured list due to a wrist injury.
Wendle missed all but four games between April 1 and June 13 with hamstring and wrist issues, and he clearly is struggling to regain his timing against big-league arms. The versatile infielder is slashing an abysmal .111/.179/.139 over a modest 39 plate-appearance sample this season, but given his .300/.354/.435 line across 139 games in 2018, Wendle clearly has the ability to snap out of his current doldrums.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Dodgers' Corey Seager: Maintaining arm strength
Seager (hamstring) played catch Monday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.
Seager was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left hamstring strain, but the Dodgers already have him playing catch, likely to keep his arm strong while his lower body heals. He's expected to remain on the shelf for approximately 4-to-6 weeks.
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Chris Owings SS | LAD
Red Sox's Chris Owings: Links up with Red Sox
Owings signed a minor-league contract with the Red Sox on Monday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
Owings was released by the Royals earlier in the month after posting an anemic .133/.193/.222 slash line in 41 games. The utility man will get up to speed at the team's spring training facilities in Fort Myers before reporting to Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Braves' Dansby Swanson: Scores another run in win
Swanson went 1-for-5 with a run scored in Sunday's 15-1 win over the Phillies.
Since opening June with eight two-hit outings in 11 starts, Swanson's bat has predictably cooled down. He's gone 3-for-14 over his last four games, but thanks to a 4:2 BB:K in that span, he's been able to bring value out of the No. 2 spot in the lineup. Swanson's favorable spot in the order between Ronald Acuna and Freddie Freeman should continue to prop up his run and RBI counts even amid his relative dry spells at the plate.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Pair of hits in return
Gordon (wrist) went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple in a win over the Athletics on Sunday.
Gordon was back in the lineup after a one-game absence due to wrist soreness and delivered with a clutch three-bagger in the eighth to extend the Mariners' lead to 6-3. The veteran speedster is enjoying a strong month at the plate after a late start, going 6-for-20 with three doubles, Sunday's triple, two RBI and a walk.