MLB Player News
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Swipes first bag of year
Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Phillies.
The Blue Jays managed only five hits on the night in a 2-1 victory, and Guerrero's was key -- he banged a one-out single up the middle in the ninth inning, stole second, then came around to score the winning run on Alejandro Kirk's walk-off single. The steal was Guerrero's first of 2025, not a surprise for a player with a career high of eight in the category, and the single extended his on-base streak to 34 games, a stretch in which he's slashing .286/.401/.460 with four doubles, six homers, 16 RBI and 23 runs.
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Tim Elko 1B | CHW
White Sox's Tim Elko: Rejoins major-league club
The White Sox recalled Elko from Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday.
Elko went just 5-for-31 at the plate during his first stint in the majors, although three of those hits were home runs. The 26-year-old has mashed at Charlotte this season (.984 OPS, 11 home runs) and could receive fairly regular playing time between first base and/or designated hitter after the White Sox placed Lenyn Sosa (hip) on the injured list in a corresponding transaction.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Astros' Christian Walker: Pops eighth homer
Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Pirates.
Walker broke a scoreless tie with his eighth home run of the year in the seventh inning. Though interrupted by a brief absence after getting hit in the hand by a pitch, Walker has gone yard three times in his last seven games. While his power production is ticking up, Walker has hit only .226 across the last month while striking out at a 25 percent clip.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX
Mariners' Rowdy Tellez: Goes yard in defeat
Tellez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to Baltimore.
Tellez snapped a 12-game homerless cold spell, also plating just his second run since May 18. The veteran slugger has functioned as Seattle's primary first baseman this season, although it appears that pitcher-friendly T-Mobile Park is severely hampering his fantasy appeal. Tellez boasts a .915 OPS over 67 at-bats on the road, but he owns a dismal .483 OPS across 68 at-bats at home.
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Jac Caglianone 1B | KC
Royals' Jac Caglianone: Batting sixth in MLB debut
Caglianone is starting at designated hitter and batting sixth in his major-league debut Tuesday in St. Louis.
Caglianone is expected to see the bulk of his starts in right field for the Royals, but he'll be broken in at DH. The No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, Caglianone earned a promotion to the majors after slashing .322/.389/.593 with 15 home runs and two stolen bases over 50 games between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Omaha.
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Triston Casas 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Triston Casas: Expects to be ready for Opening Day
Casas (knee) will be off crutches in two weeks and expects to be ready for Opening Day next season, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Casas spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since he underwent surgery a month ago to repair the ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee. He will spend most of the summer rehabbing at Boston's spring training complex in Florida.
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Nick Kurtz 1B | ATH
Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Aiming to return June 9
Athletics general manager David Forst said Tuesday that the target date for Kurtz's (hip) return is June 9 for the start of their series against the Angels, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Kurtz is not expected to resume running until Saturday as he recovers from a strained left hip flexor, so it's a surprise that he might be ready to be activated early next week. The Athletics have moved Tyler Soderstrom from left field back to first base to account for Kurtz's absence.
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Abraham Toro 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Abraham Toro: Shifts to third base
Toro started at third base and went 1-for-4 in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Angels.
Toro, who had been the regular starter at first base, shifted to third base while Romy Gonzalez, fresh off the injured list, started at first. Toro is batting .306 with an .822 OPS over 19 games since his contract was selected from Triple-A Worcester. The two could share the position going forward after Red Sox manager Alex Cora scrapped a plan to give Kristian Campbell starts there.
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Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Shines in return to lineup
Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI during Monday's 7-6 loss to the Angels.
Out since May 7 with a quad injury, Gonzalez showed just what the Red Sox have been missing in the last month, coming through with a big two-run double in the fifth that pulled Boston within a run and brought his RBI total to eight on the year. The 28-year-old picked up right where he left off after his good start to the season, now slashing .316/.365/.439 in 63 plate appearances.