MLB Player News
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Braves' Freddie Freeman: Hits 10th homer
Freeman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Saturday's win over the Brewers.
Freeman is only hitting .221 and has lacked consistency at the plate, but he's getting the job done in terms of power and is just one of four National League hitters to have reached the 10-homer plateau. The star first baseman has also hit safely in six of his last seven contests while extending his hitting streak to three games.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Crushes ninth homer
Olson went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run during Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Twins.
The 27-year-old started the scoring Saturday with a 420-foot, two-run blast to right-center field during the opening frame. Olson has a .260/.340/.528 slash line with nine home runs, seven doubles, 25 RBI and 19 runs through 35 games this season.
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Jose Abreu 1B | HOU
White Sox's Jose Abreu: Socks solo shot in loss
Abreu went 2-for-4 with a home run in Saturday's loss against the Royals.
Abreu was involved in a nasty collision Friday but still got the start Saturday, and he responded by launching his eighth homer of the season -- off Mike Minor -- and hitting safely for the seventh time over his last eight contests. The slugging first baseman is hitting .333 with three homers and 14 RBI across 39 at-bats this month.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ATL
Royals' Carlos Santana: Goes deep once again
Santana went 2-for-3 with a home run, an additional run scored and two walks in Saturday's win over the White Sox. He also stole a base.
Santana launched his eighth homer of the season in the top of the ninth inning, taking Jose Ruiz deep. Santana has homered in back-to-back games for the second time in 2021 and also extended his RBI streak to four appearances.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Slams 10th home run
Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the 4-0 win over the Phillies on Saturday.
Guerrero hit his 10th home run of the season off Aaron Nola in the first inning. This marks back-to-back games and three of the last five with a home run for Guerrero. The 22-year-old is off to a terrific start, leading the Blue Jays with a .308 average and 1.015 OPS. His 10 homers has him tied for fifth in the American League. In addition, he's drawn the fifth-most walks (27) in all of baseball.
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Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW
Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: Collects two doubles, two RBI
Dalbec went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs during Saturday's 9-0 win against the Angels.
The 25-year-old now has three straight games with two RBI and has driven in 11 runs in his past seven contests. Dalbec is 9-for-25 with three homers and three doubles during that stretch as he's heated up after a tough start to the season.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Donning splint for multiple days
France (wrist) will wear a splint for up to five days and take anti-inflammatory drugs during his time on the 10-day injured list, the Associated Press reports.
France was hit by a pitch in the forearm back on April 28, and he slashed .067/.192/.089 over the 52 plate appearances covering his subsequent 13 games before hitting the injured list. There's very likely a connection to his struggles, and the hope is the combination of downtime and the anti-inflammatory medication will get him back to full health and the success at the plate he enjoyed early in the season.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Giants' Donovan Solano: Rehab assignment begins
Solano (calf) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
Solano has been out with a calf strain for over three weeks but appears to be close to returning to the active roster. He'd gotten off to a good start before suffering the injury, hitting .300 through 50 at-bats.
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Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE
Diamondbacks' Kole Calhoun: Shifts to 60-day IL
Calhoun (hamstring) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Saturday.
The 33-year-old has been on the injured list since April 28 and was ruled out 6-8 weeks after undergoing a procedure to excise the left semitendinosus tendon in his left hamstring, so the move won't significant affect his recovery timeline. Calhoun will now be eligible to be activated at the tail end of the original timetable in late June.
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Yandy Diaz DH | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Doubles twice in blowout
Diaz went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 12-5 win over the Mets.
It was undoubtedly the best offensive performance thus far in 2021 for Diaz, who's hitting .333 in his last seven games with just three strikeouts in 24 at-bats during that span. Despite having yet to homer this season, the first baseman has been a legitimate offensive contributor in past seasons and shouldn't be overlooked despite the early lack of power.