MLB Player News
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Brewers' Willy Adames: Resumes baseball activity
Adames (concussion) resumed baseball activities Friday with High-A Wisconsin, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Adames won't join the Brewers during their current series in Cincinnati. Instead, he will be re-evaluated after the weekend and could potentially return to the lineup for a series opener against Baltimore on Tuesday. The slugging shortstop has been on the 7-day injured list since Saturday.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Marlins' Joey Wendle: Day off Friday
Wendle isn't starting Friday against the Athletics, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Shintaro Fujinami will open the game for Oakland, but southpaw Hogan Harris will serve as their primary pitcher Friday which will force Wendle to the bench. Jon Berti will take over as Miami's shortstop and bat seventh.
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Jose Barrero SS | BAL
Reds' Jose Barrero: Sitting Friday
Barrero is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Brewers.
Barrero will take a seat after he went 2-for-8 with a homer, four RBI and two runs scored over a three-game series with the Red Sox. Stuart Fairchild will slide over to center field while Will Benson enters the lineup in left field and bats eighth in the series opener with Milwaukee.
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Alika Williams SS | ATH
Pirates' Alika Williams: Goes to Pittsburgh in trade
The Pirates acquired Williams from the Rays on Friday in exchange for Robert Stephenson, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
The 24-year-old has slashed .237/.314/.417 with five homers and three steals for Double-A Montgomery this season and has just a .714 OPS at the level for his career. Williams was the 37th overall pick in 2020, but scouting reports that suggested he would be a glove-first shortstop have so far proven accurate.
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Bo Bichette SS | NYM
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Mashes 12th homer
Bichette went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Brewers.
The shortstop drove a Freddy Peralta fastball over the wall in center field in the first inning to open the scoring on the afternoon. Bichette has three long balls in the last six games, part of a month-long hot streak that has seen him slash .347/.382/.556 since the beginning of May with six of his 12 homers on the season.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Steals eighth bag
Turner went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a steal in Thursday's loss against the Mets.
Turner is now 8-for-8 on stolen base attempts this season. He's continued to struggle at the plate, however, going 5-for-38 (.132) over his last nine games. It's been a tough first year in Philly for the All-Star shortstop. Turner's now slashing just .236/.279/.369 with five homers, 28 runs scored and 15 RBI.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Swats sixth homer
Abrams went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over the Dodgers.
The 22-year-old continues to struggle with his consistency. Abrams hasn't had a multi-hit performance since May 15, batting .174 (8-for-46) over his last 13 games with a 2:13 BB:K, and on the season he's slashing .236/.288/.404 with six homers and six steals in 52 contests. He remains a key part of the Nationals' rebuild, but his sketchy plate discipline is still holding him back.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Twins' Carlos Correa: Plantar fasciitis flares up
Correa aggravated the plantar fasciitis in his left heel during Thursday's game against Cleveland, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Correa had seemingly recovered from a combination of a muscle strain and plantar fasciitis in his left foot, but it seems the latter remains an issue. It's still unknown how long Correa will be out, but it's possible he's facing a trip to the injured list this time around.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Twins' Carlos Correa: Exits early Thursday
Correa was removed from Thursday's game against Cleveland early, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
The reason for Correa's early exit is unclear, but the Twins should provide more details in the near future. The 28-year-old shortstop had been dealing with a foot injury, so it's possible his old injury flared back up. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.