MLB Player News
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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: Strong showing against Nats
Neto went 3-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Nationals.
The shortstop took Patrick Corbin deep in the fifth inning, which was Neto's fourth homer in the last seven games. The 23-year-old is batting .448 (13-for-29) over that hot streak, pushing his slash line on the year up to .267/.329/.469, and he's closing in on his first career 20-20 campaign with 17 long balls and 21 steals through 114 contests.
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Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Swipes two more bags Saturday
Edwards went 1-for-4 with two walks, a run scored and two stolen bases in Saturday's 9-8 extra-inning loss to the Padres.
The Marlins ran wild on Kyle Higashioka, going 5-for-5 on steal attempts on the afternoon with Edwards leading the charge. The 25-year-old shortstop is up to 15 stolen bases in 17 attempts through only 37 games on the season, but he's been even more dangerous on the basepaths over the last couple weeks, going 11-for-11 in the last 16 contests while slashing .359/.419/.469. The last player in MLB history to steal 100 or more bases over a full season was Vince Coleman in 1987 with 109, but that's the kind of pace Edwards is on right now.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Belts 25th homer
Seager went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
After going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts during a shutout loss in the matinee, Seager's bat woke up in the nightcap, and his sixth-inning shot off Luke Weaver gave the Rangers a 6-1 lead in an eventual 9-4 win. Seager is surging, launching six homers over the last eight games with 10 RBI, and on the season the All-Star shortstop is slashing .273/.353/.497 with 25 long balls and 60 RBI.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Three hits in Saturday's win
Perdomo went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Saturday's 11-1 win over the Phillies.
Perdomo has gone 18-for-40 (.450) over his last 12 contests, a span that includes a trio of three-hit efforts. He was hitting just .246 on July 28, but he's up to .291 now with a .732 OPS, one home run, 13 doubles, one triple, three stolen bases, 21 RBI and 34 runs scored across 205 plate appearances this year. His hot bat has helped him maintain a starting role at shortstop.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Twins' Carlos Correa: Begins sprinting
Correa (heel) is sprinting on the field and is feeling better, but won't go on a rehab assignment until he sees how his foot responds to increased activity, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Correa was placed on the 10-day injured list July 20 due to right plantar fasciitis. It initially didn't appear he would be out long, but he still experienced pain in his heel in early August when jogging. Correa will likely go on a short rehab assignment when he's ready to play again.
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Jose Caballero 2B | NYY
Rays' Jose Caballero: Homer, steal in loss
Caballero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Orioles.
Caballero has a steal in four of his last five games, but his homer Saturday was his first since July 21. The infielder continues to feature most frequently at third base and shortstop. He's up to 32 steals this year while adding eight homers, 31 RBI, 44 runs scored and a .238/.295/.369 slash line over 98 contests.
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Tyler Fitzgerald CF | LAD
Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Swipes two bags in win
Fitzgerald 1-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Tigers.
Fitzgerald stole second and third in the seventh inning and has two multi-steal games in his past three contests after swiping just one base in July. The 26-year-old has remained scorching in August, going 13-for-37 with three home runs, five thefts and five multi-hit efforts across nine games. For the year, he is hitting .313 with 12 homers and 12 steals in just 176 plate appearances.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Racks up three hits Saturday
Henderson went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Rays.
Henderson entered Saturday in an 0-for-15 skid, but he broke out in a big way. The shortstop is 16-for-52 (.308) since moving down to the No. 3 spot in the order July 28, though he has just one home run in that span. For the year, he's at a .286/.373/.549 slash line, 29 homers, 69 RBI, 94 runs scored, 14 stolen bases, 22 doubles and six triples over 116 contests.
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Taylor Walls 3B | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Resting Saturday
Walls isn't in the Rays' lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Walls owns a .157/.283/.198 slash line through 145 plate appearances on the season, and he'll step out of the lineup against the formidable Corbin Burnes. Jose Caballero will shift to shortstop in Walls' place while Curtis Mead starts at the hot corner.