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  • Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Homers off bench

    Goldschmidt went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Wednesdays' 3-2 win over the Mariners.

    Goldschmidt was out of the starting lineup, but he delivered the game-tying run with his seventh-inning solo shot as a pinch hitter. The first baseman is 9-for-24 (.375) over his last six games, adding two homers and five RBI in that span. For the season, he continues to offer steady offense with a .346 average, .901 OPS, five homers, 22 RBI, 27 runs scored and three stolen bases across 177 plate appearances.

  • Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL

    Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Homers, drives in five runs

    Hoskins went 4-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, five total RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 9-5 victory over the Guardians.

    The first baseman launched a two-run homer during the seventh inning and also delivered three runs on singles in the sixth and ninth frames to match Cleveland's run production by himself. Hoskins went 0-for-3 to snap a modest seven-game hit streak Tuesday, but he's gone 14-for-45 (.311 average) with five doubles, two homers, 11 RBI and five runs through 13 contests in May, which has boosted his OPS for the season to .858.

  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Rare day off Wednesday

    Torkelson is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

    Torkelson clubbed his 11th home run in Tuesday's extra-innings victory over the Red Sox, but he will receive just his second day off of the season in Wednesday's series finale. Colt Keith is playing first base for the Tigers and Kerry Carpenter will be the club's designated hitter.

  • Nick Sogard SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Gaining traction at first base

    Sogard will start at first base and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

    Sogard will draw his fourth start in five games and looks to have settled in as Boston's preferred option at first base in the wake of Triston Casas (knee) being lost for the season and Romy Gonzalez (back) recently going on the IL. Unless the Red Sox look for help outside the organization or if Rafael Devers reverses his stance and agrees to take some reps at first base, Sogard could be in store for a regular role so long as he performs well enough at the plate to warrant the playing time.

  • Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Set to begin rehab assignment

    Rodriguez (finger) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday.

    Rodriguez has been shelved for the past month with a laceration on his right index finger but has been cleared to test himself in a game setting. The switch hitter shouldn't require too many at-bats in the minors before being activated from the 10-day injured list.

  • Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Moved to 60-day IL

    The Pirates transferred Valdez (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.

    The transaction clears room on the 40-man roster for waiver pickup Michael Helman and ensures that Valdez won't be available for the big club until around the All-Star break. The Pirates initially deactivated Valdez on May 9 due to left shoulder inflammation, but his move to the 60-day IL could suggest that he's dealing with a more significant injury. Before getting injured, Valdez had been seeing regular reps at first base, but playing time could be difficult to come by for him once he's activated since Spencer Horwitz (wrist) is poised to beat him back from the IL.

  • Xavier Isaac 1B | TB

    Rays' Xavier Isaac: Missing in action

    Isaac has not played for Double-A Montgomery since May 4 due to an undisclosed injury.

    Isaac dealt with an elbow issue in spring training and spent 11 days on the injured list in early April with the injury, so this latest absence could be related. Isaac is slashing .235/.435/.559 with two home runs and one stolen base in 11 games this year. He has a 32.6 percent strikeout rate after logging a 40.6 percent strikeout rate in 31 games at Double-A to close 2024.

  • Ty France 1B | TOR

    Twins' Ty France: Exits game with foot contusion

    France was removed during the fifth inning of the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader in Baltimore with a left foot contusion, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports. He went 0-for-3 at the plate prior to his departure.

    France grounded out in the top of the fifth inning before being replaced on defense prior to the bottom of the frame. The Twins could have more information on France's status in between games, but France will likely sit out the second leg of the twin bill, at the very least.

  • Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Getting day off Wednesday

    Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Seattle.

    It's a rare day off for Goldschmidt, who had started each of the previous six contests. The Yankees are going with Ben Rice at first base and Aaron Judge at designated hitter in the series finale.

  • Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS

    Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Minimum absence expected

    Red Sox manager Alex Cora believes Gonzalez (back) will be ready to return from the 10-day injured list when first eligible May 18, MLB.com reports.

    Gonzalez first suffered a back injury one week ago and officially landed on the IL this past weekend. It's unclear whether he will need to play any rehab games before being activated, but the infielder appears on track for activation Sunday. Once activated, Gonzalez should regain his standing as Boston's top option at first base.

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