MLB Player News

Urena gave up two hits and struck out one in two scoreless innings of relief Wednesday during a 14-0 win over the Padres.

The right-hander threw 35 pitches (24 strikes), which could leave him unavailable to provide any length out of the bullpen when Eric Lauer makes his next scheduled start Friday in Tampa Bay. Urena has a 4.82 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 3:3 K:BB in 9.1 innings over four appearances (two starts) since joining the Blue Jays, but he seems unlikely to be a factor in the team's rotation any time soon, given his recent usage.

Springer went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Padres.

The 35-year-old outfielder snapped a 1-for-22 slump over his prior seven games with the performance. Despite that stumble, Springer is having a remarkable bounce-back campaign after a rough 2024 -- his .374 OBP would be his best mark since 2019, and with seven steals in 45 contests, he's on pace to top the career-high 20 bags he pilfered in 2023.

Lukes went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's rout of the Padres.

Lukes took Randy Vasquez deep in the fifth inning to open the scoring for the Blue Jays. The 30-year-old outfielder is slashing .302/.400/.535 through 52 plate appearances in May with three of his four homers on the season, along with nine runs and 10 RBI, and with Anthony Santander (hip) still not 100 percent healthy, Lukes should continue seeing consistent playing time against right-handed pitching.

Sosa went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Mariners.

Sosa has been in a timeshare arrangement at second base with Josh Rojas for the last week, starting only three of the last seven games. However, Sosa has been in the lineup for the last two contests and went 3-for-7 with a double and a homer. He now has four home runs on the season while hitting .272 across 167 plate appearances.

Meidroth went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base Wednesday against the Mariners.

Meidroth hit only .228 across his first 19 games in the majors, but his more recent sample has been positive. He has at least one hit in each of his last nine starts -- including five multi-hit games -- and has hit .417 with one homer, three RBI, six runs scored and five stolen bases in that span.

Elko went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and and additional run scored Thursday against the Mariners.

Immediately after being called up, Elko sat against most right-handed pitching. However, he's now started five straight games, four of which came against righties. Elko has an ugly 10:1 K:BB across 32 plate appearances, though he has mashed three home runs.

Raleigh went 2-for-3 with a double and a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the White Sox.

Raleigh took Brandon Eisert deep in the sixth inning, tying the game at 4-4. The homer was Raleigh's fourth in nine games and his 16th on the year, tying him with Aaron Judge for second most in MLB behind Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Schwarber. The 28-year-old Raleigh is slashing .249/.370/.584 with 33 RBI, 32 runs scored and five stolen bases across 208 plate appearances this year.

Palacios went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Wednesday against the Mariners.

Palacios has served on the large side of a platoon in right field for the White Sox and struggled to just a .218 average across 100 plate appearances. However, he slugged his second home run of the season Wednesday to cap a productive series against the Mariners, during which he went 4-for-10 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI. Both Mike Tauchman (hamstring) and Andrew Benintendi (calf) are on rehab assignments, and Palacios will likely head to a bench role when both are activated.

Butler went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and a stolen base in a loss to the Angels on Wednesday.

Butler gave the A's an early lead with a three-run homer in the second inning, but Los Angeles ended up winning handily. The long ball gave Butler a five-game hitting streak, and he's collected four extra-base hits (three doubles and Wednesday's homer), five RBI and two stolen bases during that span. The strong stretch could be an indication that Butler's bat is coming around, and he's been quite useful in fantasy with seven home runs and eight thefts on the campaign, but his OPS still stands at .700 -- over 100 points lower than the .807 mark he finished with last year.

Dominguez threw a clean 11th inning in Wednesday's 8-4 extra-innings victory over the Brewers. He struck out one.

Dominguez sealed the victory in extra innings for the Orioles, but it's been a struggle for him overall since opening the year with a scoreless streak of 8.1 innings. Over his last 7.2 frames, the right-hander has a 9.39 ERA and 9:6 K:BB. With Andrew Kittredge having made his season debut Wednesday, Dominguez now has more competition for high-leverage work in the Orioles' bullpen.