MLB Player News

Indians catcher Carlos Santana is playing first base Tuesday against the White Sox.

Yan Gomes will take over catching duties. Santana will faceoff against rookie Andre Reinzo. He's hitting sixth. Santana has a .271/.377/.450 slash line over 340 at-bats. 

Kole Calhoun didn't make a lot of prospect lists, but his relatively quiet call-up in the wake of Albert Pujols' injury makes him an interesting add in deeper leagues. 

Calhoun, 25, was hitting .354 in 59 Triple-A games this season, with 12 home runs, 10 steals, and a 1.047 OPS. He has a career .317 average in the minors, and has reached double-digit steals and home runs in each of the last three seasons. 

He can play the outfield and first base, and should see a good amount of playing time over the next two months, as the Angels have enough moving parts to work Calhoun in regularly. Nothing is guaranteed, but Calhoun has shown enough skill in the minors (including a 1:1 BB/K ratio this season) to have some impact and be a nice surprise in Fantasy. 

The Angels recalled outfielder Kole Calhoun from Triple-A Salt Lake Sunday to take Albert Pujols' roster spot as Pujols landed on the DL, the Los Angeles Times reports. 

Calhoun made his major league debut last season and went 4 for 23 (.174) over limited action with one RBI. The 25-year-old Calhoun is batting .354 with 12 homers and 49 RBI over 240 at-bats with Salt Lake. 

Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun was not in the lineup for Triple-A Salt Lake Saturday night, which could be an indication that he'll join the big-league club to take Albert Pujols' roster spot, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Pujols was sent back to Los Angeles for an MRI, after aggravating his plantar fasciitis Friday.

Astros designated hitter Chris Carter mashed his 19th home run of the season Saturday afternoon in Toronto. Carter took starter Josh Johnson deep in the first inning for a three-run homer. 

The slugger finished the game 1 for 3 with the three RBI in the 8-6 win. He added a walk and is batting .223 on the year. He has 51 RBI. 

Carter has just six hits in his last 10 games for Houston and just four RBI, including the three he picked up Saturday. 

Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera recorded his second career four-run game Wednesday during a 10-1 rout in Seattle. Cabrera became the second Cleveland player to accomplish scoring four runs in a game this season. 

Batting fourth for the Tribe, Cabrera went 2 for 4 with a walk in the game. He doubled and added his eighth home run. It was a solo blast in the sixth inning. Cabrera's double in the first drove in two runs and he played three in total on the afternoon. 

After starting the second half of the season slowly, Cabrera has gone 4 for 8 in the last two games with four RBI. He's batting .251 on the year. 

Cleveland designated hitter Carlos Santana doubled twice among his three base hits Wednesday afternoon during a 10-1 win at Seattle. 

Santana hit a ground-rule double to left field in the first inning to score Asdrubal Cabrera. He also plated Cabrera with a double in the third. 

The DH and No. 5 batter in the game finished 3 for 5 and is batting .272 on the season. The 27-year-old recorded just his first two RBI since the All-Star break for the Indians. 

Twins slugger Chris Colabello produced his first major-league RBI during Saturday's 3-2 win against the Indians. Colabello has been recalled four times this season, but unlike previous recalls where Colabello was mostly a bench option, the Twins are ready to play the 29-year-old rookie.

"With the numbers he put up at Triple-A, we need to find out if he can do some sort of that here," general manager Terry Ryan said, per The Star Tribune. "There are a lot of players who can succeed in Triple-A, and they come up here, and they’re not that type of player. That’s why we need to get him out there -- see what he can do against this caliber. He might take off."

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire plans to start Colabello regularly.

"We just want to see him get some swings. The kid’s done everything you can do in Triple-A," Gardenhire said before Saturday’s game. "He’s earned a shot here. For the most part, he’s going to get consistent swings."

Astros outfielder Chris Carter returned to action Friday night against the Mariners.

Carter, who missed the final two games before the All-Star break, finished 1 for 4 with a single and a walk in a 10-7 defeat. He is hitting .229 with 18 home runs and 47 RBI in 292 at-bats.

Astros outfielder Chris Carter is back in the lineup for Friday's game against Seattle, The Seattle Times reports.

Carter missed the final two games before the All-Star break with an ankle injury. The issue isn't expected to linger. He is hitting .229/.326/.469 with 18 home runs in 87 games.