MLB Player News

Kirilloff (wrist) will play a full nine innings for Triple-A St. Paul on Friday for the second day in a row, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

It's the first time on his rehab assignment that he'll be playing consecutive full games. Twins head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said it will be the last test for Kirilloff from a fitness perspective, and what the club does with the 25-year-old after that will simply be a baseball decision. Kirilloff has certainly looked ready to help the major-league club, as he'll enter play Friday with a 1.326 OPS and three home runs in six games for St. Paul. However, it was reported last week that the Twins might give him extended time in the minors.

The Royals recalled Pratto from Triple-A Omaha on Friday, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Pratto was optioned to Triple-A on April 7 and has slashed just .132/.200/.302 across 60 plate appearances for Omaha since then. The 24-year-old first baseman doesn't have an outstanding track record in the majors either, so he will likely serve as a depth piece behind Vinnie Pasquantino. Pratto will take Freddy Fermin's spot on the roster, who was optioned to Omaha in a corresponding move, and will start at first base Friday while batting sixth.

Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-1 loss to Minnesota.

Pasquantino's homer was the lone bright spot for Kansas City's dormant offense. The second-year first baseman is now slashing .283/.371/.522 with five homers and eight RBI so far this year. The 25-year-old is well on pace to pass his total of 10 home runs from his rookie season last year.

Raley went 3-for-5 with one double, one home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

This was Raley's best game at the plate since April 3 against Washington, when he smacked two homers. That was the outfielder's only other multi-hit game of the year. The 28-year-old will look to keep improving on his .214/.286/.536 slash line, but he does have five home runs and 12 RBI in 19 games.

Diaz went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

Diaz went deep with a 380-foot shot to right field in the seventh inning. The first baseman is well on his way to crushing his career high of 14 homers in a season, which he hit in 2019. The 31-year-old needed 307 at-bats to reach that mark that year, while he's already reached half that total in just 92 plate appearances so far this season.

Smith is out of the lineup Thursday night against the Mets, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Stone Garrett will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth versus the Mets and left-hander Joey Lucchesi. Smith got off to a decent start this year with the Nationals, but his overall batting line has sunk to .232/.323/.244 through 93 total plate appearances.

Guerrero went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.

Guerrero extended Toronto's lead to 3-0 with a two-run, two-out double in the third inning. The 24-year-old first baseman has hit safely in six straight games, going 8-for-25 with two homers and four doubles in that span. Guerrero is off to another fast start this season, slashing .333/.407/.535 with five home runs, 15 RBI and 18 runs scored through 113 plate appearances.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Pirates.

The Dodgers only managed four hits in total off Roansy Contreras and the Pittsburgh bullpen, and Freeman's eighth-inning blast was all that stood between the Bucs and a shutout. It's the fourth homer of the year for the first baseman, and Freeman sports a .289/.375/.464 slash line with nine RBI and 20 runs through 25 games -- somewhat disappointing numbers by his own lofty standards.

Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs in a loss to the Giants on Wednesday.

Goldschmidt carried St. Louis' struggling offense Wednesday, producing half of the team's hits and plating two of its three runs on a pair of solo homers. It was the first four-hit game and first multi-homer effort of the season for the star first baseman, who is slashing .315/.417/.533 through 108 plate appearances. Goldschmidt has added four homers, 13 RBI, 16 runs, two steals and a 15:17 BB:K.

Wade went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a walk and two total RBI in Wednesday's 7-3 victory versus St. Louis.

Wade was originally out of the lineup Wednesday, but he was added as the Giants' starting right fielder when Mike Yastrzemski was scratched due to a left side injury. Wade took advantage of the opportunity, hitting a solo homer to center in the fourth inning and producing a run-scoring triple in the eighth. He's hitting just .237 this season, but six of his 14 hits have gone for extra bases.