MLB Player News
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Four hits in doubleheader
Volpe went 4-for-7 with two runs scored, one home run and two RBI across both games of Sunday's doubleheader split against Toronto.
Both of Volpe's RBI came in Game 1 -- on a bases-loaded walk in the third inning and a solo homer to right field in the fifth. He recorded his fourth and fifth multi-hit games of the season Sunday and has started the year slashing .228/.325/.446 with three stolen bases, 15 runs scored, five home runs and 17 RBI in 117 plate appearances.
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Jorge Mateo SS | BAL
Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Two steals in first multi-hit game
Mateo went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases in Sunday's loss to Detroit.
Sunday marked the first multi-hit game of the season by Mateo, who also swiped a pair of bags for the second time in 15 appearances so far. The speedy 29-year-old is still batting just .136 with a lone extra-base hit and one run scored over 22 at-bats, but he does have five steals while seeing sporadic playing time.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Homers in win
Perdomo went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two steals and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over Atlanta.
Perdomo knocked in Corbin Carroll after the latter led off the bottom of the first with a triple. The shortstop then hit his fourth homer of the season in the fifth inning. It was a productive game for Perdomo, who endured a fallow stretch entering the game, going 2-for-27 with zero RBI over the last seven contests.
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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Drives in three in win
Pena went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Royals.
Pena drove in a run on a single in the fifth inning and then added a two-run double in the sixth. The shortstop snapped a 14-game hitting streak Friday but has now hit safely in 16 of 17 games dating back to April 8. On the year, he's slashing .255/.327/.388 with three home runs, 11 RBI, 13 runs scored and five steals across 110 plate appearances.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Logs two RBI in win
Adames went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Adames lined a two-RBI single into center field during the fifth inning, tying the game at 2-2. The 29-year-old shortstop has logged a hit in each of his last five games, during which he has recorded a .263 batting average with three RBI, a run scored and a 2:4 BB:K across 22 plate appearances. He's now slashing .205/.272/.268 with 14 RBI, 13 runs scored, four doubles, a home run and an 11:31 BB:K across 125 plate appearances in 28 games.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Rangers' Nick Ahmed: Back in lineup against lefty
Ahmed started at shortstop and went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 3-2 loss to San Francisco.
Ahmed made a second start -- both coming against lefties -- since having his contract selected from Triple-A Round Rock. He and Josh Smith have split shortstop duties while Corey Seager (hamstring) recovers. Ahmed is 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Steals increase with better OBP
De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and an RBI in Saturday's 6-4 win over Colorado.
After stealing just three bags over his first 17 games, during which he had a .278 OBP, De La Cruz has unlocked his running game by getting on base more consistently. He's hit safely in 10 consecutive contests, going 13-for-40 (.325) with a .426 OBP and eight stolen bases.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Twins' Carlos Correa: Drives in two runs
Correa went 2-for-5 with one run scored and two RBI in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Angels.
Correa got the Twins on the board in the first inning on an RBI single, and he extended the lead to four in the second when he brought Byron Buxton home on a single to left field. Correa has struggled at the dish this season, but he's 3-for-7 with two walks and three RBI through the first two games of this series.
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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: Drives in Halos' lone run
Neto went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Twins.
Neto gave the Angels their only run of the game when he took Simeon Woods Richardson deep to left-center field in the third inning for a solo home run. Neto has recorded three hits in two of his last three games, and over that span he has gone 7-for-13 with two solo home runs.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Returning in early May
Manager Bud Black said Saturday that Tovar (hip) is 7-to-10 days from returning, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Tovar was placed on the 10-day IL on April 19 with a hip contusion. The Rockies were already down Thairo Estrada (wrist) in the middle infield, and Aaron Schunk (groin) landed on the shelf Saturday. In the meantime, Kyle Farmer and Adael Amador figure to play regularly in the middle infield.