MLB Player News
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Three hits in rout
Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 10-2 rout of the Orioles.
The young superstar has hit safely in five straight games, and since the beginning of June, Guerrero is slashing a mammoth .370/.453/.748 with 12 homers and 31 RBI in 32 games. He's fallen behind Shohei Ohtani in the home run race, but the 22-year-old leads the majors in batting average and RBI as he sets his sights on a Triple Crown.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Blasts 21st homer
Olson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored Wednesday against Houston.
Olson gave the Athletics an offensive jolt in the first inning by blasting his 21st homer of the season. He reached base on a free pass in the sixth frame and came around to score to account for his second run of the contest. This performance was welcomed for Olson, as he had failed to record a home run and had driven in only two runs across his previous 14 games. Despite the slump, Olson is still hitting an excellent .284/.375/.557 with 54 runs scored and 56 RBI across 347 plate appearances on the season.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Collects pair of RBI
Olson went 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a run-scoring groundout in a loss to the Astros on Tuesday.
Olson got it done with some small ball Tuesday, as he opened the scoring on the afternoon with his first-inning single before notching the final run of the game for Oakland in the second with a grounder that plated Elvis Andrus. The pair of RBI snapped a 13-game drought in that category for Olson, who hit just .170 over that stretch.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: On bench Wednesday
Vaughn isn't starting Wednesday against Minnesota.
Vaughn had started in each of the last nine games, and he recorded hits in seven of those appearances. The 23-year-old hit .355 with two home runs, two doubles, seven runs and five RBI during that time, but he'll get a breather while Billy Hamilton starts in left field and bats eighth.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: On bench for matinee
Diaz isn't starting the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against Cleveland, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Diaz had started each of the last three games, and he went 4-for-11 with a home run, a double, five runs, two RBI and two walks during that time. Ji-Man Choi will start at first base while Austin Meadows serves as the designated hitter.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Indians' Josh Naylor: Transferred to 60-day IL
Naylor (ankle) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
Naylor was carted off the field after taking a gruesome hit to his lower body during a collision June 27, and he later underwent surgery to repair multiple fibula fractures and ligament tears. The 24-year-old won't return during the 2021 season, but the team isn't yet sure whether he could be ready for spring training next year, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
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Luke Voit 1B | NYM
Yankees' Luke Voit: Records five hits in win
Voit went 5-for-6 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 12-1 win over the Mariners.
Voit anchored a 12-run, 18-hit offensive display Tuesday night with a career-high five hits, including a two-run single in the second inning and an RBI single in the third. The 30-year-old has started off a bit slow since his return from the injured list in late June; however, he's building up some momentum heading into the All-Star break after hitting safely in each of his last three contests. For the year, Voit's slashing .237/.302/.381 with three homers, 10 RBI, 12 runs scored and a 7:31 BB:K over 106 plate appearances.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Collects pair of hits
France went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 12-1 loss to the Yankees.
France was the only Mariner with multiple hits on the evening and drove in the team's lone run on an RBI single to left-center field in the sixth. The 26-year-old has been a bright spot so far this season, slashing .268/.353/.428 with eight homers, 35 RBI, 37 runs scored and a 25:56 BB:K over 317 plate appearances. France is now working on a seven-game hitting streak.
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Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW
Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: Not starting Tuesday
Dalbec isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Angels, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Dalbec started each of the last three games after returning from a hamstring injury, and he went 2-for-10 with four strikeouts. Danny Santana will take his place at first base and bat eighth.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Slugs fourth homer
Diaz went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a win over Cleveland on Monday.
Diaz uncorked his fourth homer of the season in the seventh inning to bring the Rays within a run. The 29-year-old didn't notch his first round tripper of the season until June 6, but he's made up for lost time since that point and is now just 10 RBI shy of the career-high 38 he recorded in 2019.