MLB Player News

Hoskins went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against Detroit.

Hoskins took Zac Reininger deep in the eighth inning to add an insurance run to the Phillies' lead. It was his ninth homer of the season and third in his past seven games. Though power is up around the league, Hoskins continues to stand out with his bat, racking up a 1.011 OPS across 132 plate appearances this season.

Santana went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.

He's only got four homers on the year, but three of them have come in the last three games. Impressive as the power display is, Santana's .323/.432/.495 slash line through 28 contests is downright shocking, and the 33-year-old is hitting nearly 100 points higher than he did in 2018.

Rizzo went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 11-0 win over the Mariners.

Rizzo now has seven home runs and 20 RBI this season, putting him on pace for another 30-home run, 100-RBI campaign. The slugger's .231 batting average is still fairly low for his standards, though there's plenty of time for that number to rise.

Voit went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two runs and a walk in the Yankees' 3-2 defeat to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

The Yankees only managed two runs on the day and Voit scored both, one of them coming on a sixth-inning solo homer off Merrill Kelly. He continues to hit well in the early going, as he now has a .277/.396/.545 slash line to go along with nine homers and 26 RBI in 112 at-bats.

Calhoun is starting in right field and hitting sixth Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

Calhoun is hitting just .194 through 28 games this season, prompting the Angels to drop him to sixth in the order against right-hander Marcus Stroman. This marks the first time all season the veteran outfielder is hitting anywhere but leadoff against a right-handed starter, a trend that could continue if he doesn't turn things around at the plate.

Cooper won't play Wednesday after getting hit in the left hand by a pitch on Tuesday, but he could be back in action for the weekend series against the Braves, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

Cooper suffered the injury on his first day back from a month-long absence due to a calf strain. X-rays came back negative, but he'll sit for at least one day with a bruise.

Flores is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Yankees.

Flores will retreat to the bench for Wednesday's series finale despite going 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer in Tuesday's 3-1 win. Ketel Marte is starting at the keystone in his place, with Jarrod Dyson getting the start in center field.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup for the first game of the Royals' doubleheader Wednesday with the Rays.

The Rays will open the first game with a right-handed pitcher (Ryne Stanek), but he'll only pitch an inning or two before likely giving way to lefty Jalen Beeks, who is expected to serve as the team's bulk reliever. With that in mind, the lefty-hitting O'Hearn will sit as the Royals look to counter with more right-handed options. Tampa Bay will bring another southpaw in Blake Snell to the hill for the second game, so it's possible that O'Hearn will find himself on the bench again for that contest as well.

Bell went 2-for-5 with a walk and a two-run double against the Rangers on Tuesday.

He ranks 10th in the major leagues with an average exit velocity of 94.2 mph -- he finished 97th with an average exit velocity of 90 mph in 2018. Bell leads Pittsburgh in runs (16), doubles (eight), homers (six) and RBI (21). The switch hitter's hitting both left-handed pitching (.870 OPS) and righties (.990 OPS) and is on track to help make fantasy owners forget about his disappointing 2018 campaign.

Kirilloff (wrist) could report to Double-A Pensacola later this week, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

He sustained the injury late in spring training, and originally was expected to return to the field sometime in April. He'll move to first base after playing the outfield last season.