MLB Player News
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Hunter Feduccia C | TB
Rays' Hunter Feduccia: Traded to Tampa Bay
The Rays acquired Feduccia on Wednesday in a three-team trade with the Reds and Dodgers, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Feduccia has performed well in Triple-A this season with a .287/.398/.460 slash line through 329 plate appearances, but he was unlikely to spend a lot of time in the majors with Will Smith and Dalton Rushing already on the Dodgers. The path to playing time is much more favorable in Tampa Bay, as the Rays' catcher room currently consists of Nick Fortes (.632 OPS) and Matt Thaiss (.638 OPS).
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Sitting against righty Wednesday
Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Goldschmidt has faded into more of a part-time role of late, as he'll hit the bench for the fourth time in the Yankees' last seven matchups with a right-handed starting pitcher. Ben Rice will get the call at first base Wednesday while the Rays send righty Zack Littell to the hill.
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Tyler Locklear 3B | ARI
Mariners' Tyler Locklear: Promotion made official
The Mariners recalled Locklear from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.
Locklear has been mashing this season with Tacoma, sporting a .316/.401/.543 batting line with 19 home runs and 17 stolen bases over 97 games. With Josh Naylor manning first base, Locklear's best chance at playing time would be if the Mariners open up the designated-hitter spot by shifting Jorge Polanco to second base on a permanent basis. The right-handed-hitting Locklear could also occupy the short side of a platoon with the left-handed-hitting Naylor, who has produced a 94 wRC+ versus southpaws on the season.
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Ty France 1B | TOR
Twins' Ty France: Heading to bench Wednesday
France is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Byron Buxton's injured ribcage has indirectly reopened more playing time of late for France, who had started in six of the previous seven games while going 7-for-19 with three doubles, four walks, three runs and two RBI. France is on an expiring deal and doesn't fit into the Twins' long-term plans, so the 31-year-old could be a candidate to be dealt elsewhere ahead of Thursday's deadline. With France out of the lineup for the final game before the deadline, Kody Clemens will shift back over to first base after making his previous two starts at second base.
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Coby Mayo 3B | BAL
Orioles' Coby Mayo: Taking seat Wednesday
Mayo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Mayo will be on the bench for the series finale after he had started in each of Baltimore's last four games while going 4-for-13 with two extra-base hits and a walk. Since getting called up from Triple-A Norfolk on May 31, Mayo has maintained a .749 OPS and has begun to earn more playing time against lefties especially, but Baltimore may need to move another key bat ahead of Thursday's trade deadline in order for the young infielder to gain more of a foothold in the everyday lineup.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Homers in loss
Aranda went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees.
Aranda left the yard for just the second time this month with a solo blast to right-center field in the third inning. Tuesday was his third multi-hit effort over the last six games, and he's reached base safely in nine straight. Aranda is enjoying a breakout season and currently ranks third in the American League in batting average (.315) and on-base percentage (.396) and is sixth in OPS (.876).
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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Shows off power during win
Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, double and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 9-6 win over Atlanta.
Pasquantino got the Royals on the board early with a solo shot in the first inning, before adding an RBI double in the sixth as part of his second three-hit effort in his last six games. With his recent power surge, the first baseman now has 18 homers on the season, and he's tacked on 65 RBI, 43 runs scored and a .268/.329/.446 slash line through 105 games.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Astros' Christian Walker: Continues to heat up in July
Walker went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Nationals.
That's now four consecutive outings with at least one hit for Walker, who continues to heat up in July following a miserable start to his Astros career. The veteran first baseman had a .635 OPS for the year through June 29, but Walker is hitting a hot .329 with three home runs, four doubles and 18 RBI through 85 at-bats this month.
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Tyler Locklear 3B | ARI
Mariners' Tyler Locklear: Call-up on tap
The Mariners are expected to recall Locklear from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.
Locklear wasn't able to crack the big-league roster out of spring training, but he's slashed .316/.401/.543 with 19 home runs and 17 stolen bases over 97 games at Triple-A this season. The 24-year-old isn't likely to see regular playing time after the Mariners acquired Josh Naylor, though the right-handed-hitting Locklear could draw starts over the lefty-hitting Naylor at first base when Seattle faces southpaws.