MLB Player News
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Rejoins big club
Toglia was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.
The 24-year-old has spent the past month with the Isotopes and will rejoin the Rockies on Sunday after Mike Moustakas was traded to the Angels. Toglia has a .174/.240/.217 slash line in 25 major-league plate appearances this year, though he's hit well at Triple-A with an .820 OPS.
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Kody Clemens 1B | MIN
Phillies' Kody Clemens: Out of Sunday's lineup
Clemens is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Clemens has one hit in his past 21 at-bats and will take a seat Sunday for the second time in Philadelphia's past three games. Alec Bohm will shift to first base while Edmundo Sosa starts at the hot corner.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Knocks in three runs
Walker went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Giants.
Walker extended his hit streak to 10 games and has posted a .417/.462/.722 line with five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI during the stretch. He's among the league leaders in doubles (22, T-11) and RBI (52, T-6).
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Goes deep in loss
Steer went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to Atlanta on Saturday.
Steer hit one of four homers for the Reds in the contest, slugging a two-run shot to left field in the fourth inning. It was his 11th long ball of the campaign and third over his past nine games. Though Steer has slowed down a bit in June -- he's hitting just .222 this month -- he's collected six thefts over 22 games and has posted an excellent 12:12 BB:K.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Goes deep again Saturday
Olson went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, an additional run and a walk in Saturday's 7-6 victory versus the Reds.
After homering twice Friday, Olson launched a two-run shot in the fourth inning Saturday. He's gone deep six times over his past eight contests, notching 12 RBI over that span. Olson's power surge has pushed his season homer total to 24, most in the National League and second only to Shohei Ohtani in MLB.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Extends hit streak
Walker went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored in Friday's 8-5 loss to San Francisco.
Walker extended his hit streak to eight games in his final at-bat with an eighth-inning single. The first baseman is 12-for-31 (.387) with two home runs, three doubles and seven RBI during the hot streak. June has been Walker's best month, as he's posted a .346/.409/.590 line over 78 at-bats.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Two homers in defeat
Olson went 2-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 11-10 loss to the Reds.
Olson made Great American Ball Park look especially small with a couple long balls, including a laser to straightaway center clocked at 107.7 mph off the bat. Friday marked Olson's third multi-homer game this season, and he's now up to 23 home runs for the campaign, tied for second in baseball with Pete Alonso. He's tied for fourth in RBI with 55.
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Elehuris Montero 1B | COL
Rockies' Elehuris Montero: Racks up three hits in win
Montero went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's 7-4 win over the Angels.
Montero has hit safely in his last two games, going 4-for-7 in that span after enduring an 0-for-20 skid over his previous six contests. Friday marked his first multi-hit effort since he was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque in late May. The infielder has a .209/.242/.341 slash line, two home runs, 10 RBI, 11 runs scored, four doubles and a triple over 95 plate appearances. He'll likely remain limited to a short-side platoon role at first base unless he can get hot at the plate.
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Joey Votto 1B | TOR
Reds' Joey Votto: Pops two homers in win
Votto went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Friday's victory over Atlanta.
After a long recovery from rotator cuff surgery and a stalled rehab assignment earlier in the season, Votto has returned to the Reds with a bang. The 39-year-old is now 4-for-13 with three home runs and seven RBI since coming off the injured list. He's batting lower in the order than he typically has -- Votto has hit sixth in all four games since his return -- but it's probably a good thing that he doesn't have to carry as much of the offensive burden at this point in his career.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Takes part in BP
Flores (foot) was able to take batting practice before Friday's game versus the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Flores continues to make steady progress after being placed on the injured list Saturday with a bruise on his left foot. The infielder is eligible to return from the injured list before Tuesday's game versus the Blue Jays, but it's possible the Giants will have Flores participate in a short rehab assignment before adding him to the active roster.