MLB Player News

O'Hearn went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers.

O'Hearn took Joel Payamps deep to left center in the seventh to put the Orioles ahead 3-2. It was his first home run since May 20. The 29-year-old has seven hits over his last five games while seeing steady action versus righties. He's raised his slash line to .302/.345/.566 with three homers, 15 RBI, six runs and a 4:13 BB:K over 58 plate appearances.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with a grand slam, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's loss to the Reds.

Freeman crushed a changeup from Luke Weaver and sent it over the wall in center to cap off a five-run fourth inning for the Dodgers. It was his fifth game this season with at least three RBI and his second grand slam of the year. The 33-year-old is as consistent as they come with his approach at the plate and is now slashing .329/.402/.565 with 11 homers, 39 RBI, 51 runs, eight steals and a 29:44 BB:K over 281 plate appearances. Freeman appears to be on track to surpass his home run (21), RBI (100) and steal (13) totals from a season ago.

Alonso went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to Atlanta.

The Mets did all their scoring in the third inning, and Alonso's blast off Bryce Elder gave them a 4-1 lead the pitching staff ultimately squandered. The first baseman leads the majors with 22 homers, three ahead of Aaron Judge (toe). However, Alonso sports just a .231 batting average on the season thanks to a career-worst .199 BABIP.

Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-4 win over St. Louis.

Lowe homered in the third inning, and just like last season, Lowe appears to have flipped a switch in June. The lefty-hitting first baseman is 7-for-21 with a double, two home runs and six RBI over five games (1.042 OPS) this month.

Wade went 3-for-3 with a double, three walks, two RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Rockies.

It doesn't get much better than that for a leadoff hitter. Wade has done an excellent job of setting the table lately, going 19-for-52 (.365) with eight walks over his last 13 games. This was his sixth multi-hit effort in that span. The 29-year-old is up to a .285/.429/.480 slash line with eight home runs, 19 RBI, 31 runs scored, nine doubles and two stolen bases through 58 contests in what's been an excellent bounce-back campaign.

Raley went 2-for-3 with a triple, a homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-0 win over the Twins.

Raley scored the game's first run in the fourth inning after leading off with his first career triple. He'd then break the game open in the fifth, crushing a 450-foot, two-run homer off Louie Varland to give Tampa Bay a 5-0 lead. Raley is now 5-for-11 with four extra-base hits in his last three games. He's slashing an impressive .261/.355/.590 with 11 homers, 27 runs scored, 24 RBI and seven stolen bases through 155 plate appearances this season.

Kirilloff (illness) is back in the lineup Tuesday versus the Rays.

Kirilloff was scratched from the Twins' lineup ahead of Sunday's series finale against the Guardians because of an illness, but he's clearly feeling better following Monday's scheduled team off day. The 25-year-old will start at first base and bat second Tuesday versus Tampa Bay.

Beaty cleared waivers and elected free agency Tuesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

After being designated for assignment by the Giants last week, Beaty went unclaimed on the waivers and will now look to sign elsewhere. The 30-year-old first baseman holds an .853 OPS in Triple-A this season, giving him a solid chance at landing with another team as organizational depth.

Calhoun signed a minor-league contract Tuesday with the Dodgers.

Calhoun is in the lineup at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday night. He exercised the opt-out clause in his minor-league pact with the Yankees last week after failing to earn a call-up despite posting a .919 OPS in 23 games (105 plate appearances) at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Rockies manager Bud Black said Tuesday that Cron (back) is at least a week away from beginning baseball activities, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Cron has been on the shelf since mid-May due to lingering discomfort in his lower back and there remains no timetable for his return to the active roster. Nolan Jones and Elehuris Montero are currently drawing the majority of starts at first base for Colorado, with a few Mike Moustakas sightings sprinkled into the mix.