MLB Player News
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: Exits minor-league game with injury
Guerrero left the second game of Double-A New Hampshire doubleheader Saturday in the seventh inning after stepping on first base awkwardly, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Fortunately, the team doesn't consider the injury to be a major concern, but the Blue Jays understandably wanted to play it safe with the prized prospect, who went 2-for-7 in the twin bill prior to exiting the contest in the final frame. Consider Guerrero day-to-day until the Blue Jays update his status.
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Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE
Angels' Kole Calhoun: Heads to disabled list
The Angels placed Calhoun on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with a right oblique strain.
The injury seemingly comes out of nowhere for the struggling Calhoun, although he did sit out Friday against right-hander Bartolo Colon. The 30-year-old had a dismal May in which he went 8-for-74 with one RBI and one extra-base hit, bringing his season slash line to .108/.193/.122. Calhoun is eligible to return for the June 12 matchup with the Mariners, but at this point it's unclear how long he is expected to be on the shelf.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Cranks two more homers Friday
Olson went 3-for-4 with a walk, two home runs, three runs scored and five RBI in Friday's 16-0 rout of the Royals.
He took Ian Kennedy deep in the second and third innings, giving Olson 11 homers on the year and three in the last two games. The five RBI were also a career high for the 24-year-old, but despite his current form he still carries a .246/.330/.464 slash line through 58 games, a step backwards across the board from his explosive 2017 debut.
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Jose Abreu 1B | HOU
White Sox's Jose Abreu: Two hits in Friday's win
Abreu went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Friday's 8-3 win over the Brewers.
The two-bagger was Abreu's 20th of the season, putting him well on pace to top last season's career-high 43. The 31-year-old remains the rock-solid foundation for a young and sometimes shaky White Sox offense, slashing .301/.362/.526 on the year.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Smacks ninth homer Thursday
Olson went 1-for-4 a solo home run in a win over the Rays on Thursday.
Olson launched the first of two round trippers off Ryan Yarbrough in the seventh, blasting a mammoth 475-foot shot to right. The 24-year-old appears to be picking up the pace in terms of his power hitting, as he more than doubled up his homer total from April's two by smacking six during May. A boost in flyball rate from 36.8 percent to 45.5 percent appears to have played a significant part, a trend that Olson will look to continue as the calendar flips to June.
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Yuli Gurriel DH | SD
Astros' Yulieski Gurriel: Not in Thursday's lineup
Gurriel is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox.
Gurriel will head to the bench with a modest seven-game hit streak (10-for-32), although he does not have an extra-base hit in that stretch, and has only one home run on the season. J.D. Davis will get the start at first base Thursday with Jose Altuve serving as the designated hitter.
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C.J. Cron 1B | BOS
Rays' C.J. Cron: Solo home run in win
Cron went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Athletics.
Cron began a parade of solo home runs for the Rays, as all four of the club's runs in the win came via solo jacks. The 28-year-old has a career-best .809 OPS and needs just four more home runs the remainder of the year to match his personal high of 16.
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Evan White 1B | LAA
Mariners' Evan White: Riding 11-game hitting streak
White went 3-for-5 with two runs in High-A Modesto's win over Stockton on Monday.
White now boasts an 11-game hitting streak during which he's slashing .395/.447/.674 with two doubles, two triples, two home runs, seven RBI, four walks and eight runs. The 22-year-old's average has risen 31 points to .294 over that stretch, and he certainly appears to be acclimating to the jump in competition after having played in the Northwest League during his first season of pro ball in 2017.
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Yuli Gurriel DH | SD
Astros' Yulieski Gurriel: Makes first hot corner start
Gurriel started at third base and went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Monday's 5-1 win over the Yankees.
Gurriel made his first start of the season at third, giving Alex Bregman a day off, but he's not a novice at the position. He started 24 games at the hot corner last season and it was his natural position in Cuba. Monday's two-hit effort was his sixth multi-hit game in the last 10, a stretch in which Gurriel is hitting .341 (15-for-44) although with little impact (one RBI, two extra-base hits).
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Alex Kirilloff LF | MIN
Twins' Alex Kirilloff: Slugs eighth homer Monday
Kirilloff went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk for Low-A Cedar Rapids in its 4-3 loss to Clinton on Monday.
The long ball was Kirilloff's eighth of the season, boosting his OPS to an excellent .945 across 193 plate appearances. After missing the entire 2017 campaign while recovering from Tommy John surgery, the 20-year-old hasn't missed a beat in his first taste of full-season ball and has firmly reestablished himself as one of the top prospects in the Minnesota organization. A midseason promotion to the Florida State League seems likely for the 2016 first-round pick.