MLB Player News

Vaughn went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Red Sox.

Vaughn extended his hitting streak to five games when he tallied his 12th home run of the campaign in the sixth inning. After struggling to tap into power for the first couple of months of the season, Vaughn now has four homers in his last 13 starts. While that pace certainly won't keep up, he has a career-best .445 slugging percentage and .203 ISO across 318 plate appearances for the season.

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.

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.

Padlo was designated for assignment by the Angels on Saturday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Padlo is removed from both the 40-man and 26-man active rosters to make room for Mike Moustakas with the latter joining the Angels in a trade after Saturday's rout of the Rockies. Padlo will now hit the waiver wire, and if he goes unclaimed he'll likely report back to Triple-A Sat Lake to provide organizational depth.

Singleton signed a minor-league contract with the Astros on Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Singleton's less-than-stellar .103/.188/.138 slash line through 11 games with Milwaukee prompted the Brewers to designate him for assignment June 17. Now, Singleton will rejoin the Astros -- the same team he debuted with in 2014 -- and provide organizational depth at first base. Barring injuries, Singleton's chances to return to the majors this season are low.

Raley (hand) is hitting third and starting in left field Saturday against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Raley was held out of Friday's game after injuring his hand Thursday. However, his absence will be limited to one game and his return will push Manuel Margot back to the bench.

Lester was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday.

Lester lost his spot on the 26-man roster with Cedric Mullins (groin) returning from the injured list. Over 23 plate appearances with the Orioles, Lester hit .182 with four RBI and a 1:7 BB:K across 11 games. If Baltimore needs another bench bat in the future, he'll likely be an option to fill a utility role.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Friday that Dalbec does not have an obvious path to regular at-bats in Boston, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. "Obviously where we're at roster-wise, he needs to be patient," Cora said.

Dalbec was called up from Triple-A Worcester on Friday after the team placed Pablo Reyes (abdomen) on the injured list. The Red Sox plan to use Dalbec mainly at corner infield, but first and third base are manned by Triston Casas and Rafael Devers, respectively. Dalbec has played some shortstop -- the most obvious path to at-bats given the team's current roster -- but the Red Sox will try to stay away from him there.

Lowe went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 4-2 extra-inning win over the Yankees.

Lowe has reached base safely in nine consecutive games, a stretch which includes 10 walks. He's 11-for-32 with a line of .344/.512/.500 in those nine games. After a two-game stretch batting fifth, Lowe was restored to his customary three hole for the last two games (2-for-5, four walks).

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.