MLB Player News
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Blaine Crim 1B | COL
Rockies' Blaine Crim: Lands in Colorado
The Rockies claimed Crim off waivers and optioned him to Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.
The 28-year-old Crim went 1-for-11 with one walk and six strikeouts during a brief stint in the big leagues with the Rangers back in May, but he had been raking at Triple-A Round Rock before Texas designated him for assignment Thursday. Over 378 plate appearances with Round Rock, Crim slashed .284/.373/.515 with 18 home runs and three stolen bases. Crim will stick around in the Pacific Coast League and link up with the Rockies' affiliate in Albuquerque, but he could receive another look in the majors before the end of the season if Colorado has a need for a short-side platoon first baseman or designated hitter.
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Jared Triolo SS | PIT
Pirates' Jared Triolo: Making third straight start
Triolo will start at third base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Since the Pirates traded Ke'Bryan Hayes to the Reds on Wednesday, Triolo appears to have temporarily settled in as the preferred option at third base. He'll pick up a third straight start after going 1-for-7 with two walks, two runs and one RBI through the first two games of the series in Colorado.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Sent to Triple-A
The Rockies optioned Toglia to Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.
The 26-year-old recently fell into more of a part-time role and has now lost his place on the major-league roster. Toglia has played in 85 games for the Rockies this season and has a .194/.261/.361 slash line and 38.3 percent strikeout rate over 329 plate appearances.
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Nate Lowe 1B | BOS
Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe: Receiving rest Sunday
Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Lowe appears to be getting a rare rest day Sunday after starting in each of the Nationals' last 38 games dating back to June 17. Josh Bell will cover first base, and James Wood will get a day out of the outfield as the designated hitter.
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Warming Bernabel 1B | COL
Rockies' Warming Bernabel: Another multi-hit game
Bernabel went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run in Saturday's 8-5 win over the Pirates.
His sixth-inning double was enough to chase Paul Skenes from the game, and Bernabel was brought home two batters later on a Brenton Doyle single. The 23-year-old is off to a fantastic start to his major-league career, going 14-for-28 (.500) with four doubles, one triple, five runs, three home runs and seven RBI in seven games.
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Pete Alonso 1B | NYM
Mets' Pete Alonso: Homers in second straight game
Alonso went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional run and a double Saturday in a 12-6 victory versus the Giants.
Alonso set the tone for a big offensive night for the Mets when he cranked a three-run blast to center field in the first inning. The All-Star slugger has gone deep in each of his past two games following a rough 1-for-23 stretch at the plate. Alonso is up to 24 homers on the season as he seeks another campaign with at least 30 long balls -- the only time he hasn't reached that mark in his career was during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
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Bryce Harper 1B | PHI
Phillies' Bryce Harper: Goes deep in loss
Harper went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Tigers.
Harper accounted for two of the Phillies' five hits off Tarik Skubal and made things interesting late with a two-run blast in the eighth inning. In 14 games since the All-Star break, the 32-year-old Harper has tallied five multi-hit efforts while launching six homers with 12 RBI, 12 runs scored and a stolen base. For the season, Harper is slashing .269/.375/.503 with 16 home runs, 47 RBI, 50 runs scored and 10 steals across 363 plate appearances.
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Troy Johnston 1B | MIA
Marlins' Troy Johnston: Idle Saturday
Johnston is not in the Marlins' starting lineup against the Yankees on Saturday.
Johnston will be on the bench for the start of Saturday's game while Eric Wagaman starts at first base and bats seventh. Johnston has gone 1-for-5 with a run in two games since being recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville on Tuesday.
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Spencer Horwitz 1B | PIT
Pirates' Spencer Horwitz: Scores twice in loss
Horwitz went 1-for-5 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored Friday against the Rockies.
Horwitz reached base twice in the first inning, leading off the game with a single and then walking in his second plate appearance while coming around to score on both occasions. He's swung the bat well since the All-Star break, going 15-for-47 with one home run, nine RBI and six runs scored across 13 games. Horwitz looks likely to remain Pittsburgh's leadoff hitter against righties while sitting against most lefties.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Stays hot in Friday's win
Vaughn went 3-for-5 with a walk, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 16-9 win over the Nationals.
The first baseman remains locked in, clubbing his 11th homer of the season in the eighth inning off Andry Lara. Vaughn has been a revelation since joining the Brewers in early July, slashing .386/.448/.772 over 17 games with four doubles, six homers, 13 runs and a massive 24 RBI, and he's finally showing the kind of upside that led the White Sox to select him third overall in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft.