MLB Player News
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Luke Voit 1B | NYM
Padres' Luke Voit: Lands on injured list
Voit was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a biceps tendon injury. The transaction is retroactive to April 23.
The 31-year-old sat out of the lineup Saturday with the biceps injury and will now be sidelined for at least the next week and a half. Voit was scheduled to undergo medical testing, but the results of those tests remain unclear, leaving his return timeline up in the air. Luis Campusano was recalled from Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Nationals' Josh Bell: Won't start, could pinch hit Sunday
Manager Dave Martinez said the MRI on Bell's right hamstring came back "pretty clean," but the first baseman won't be in the lineup Sunday against the Giants, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. He could be available off the bench as a pinch hitter.
The 29-year-old was removed from Saturday's contest with tightness in his right hamstring, but he appears to have avoided a serious injury. Bell also exited a contest earlier this week with a knee issue but didn't end up missing any time for that injury. He'll have Monday's scheduled off day to aid in his recovery before potentially sitting out additional games. Maikel Franco will shift to first base in his place while Lucius Fox fills in at the hot corner.
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Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW
Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: Delivers run in loss
Dalbec went 1-for-4 with an RBI-triple and scored a run in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Rays.
A nine-inning pitchers' duel, which included nine no-hit innings by Tampa Bay pitching, turned wild in the 10th. Dalbec delivered the game's first run and scored on a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning, but the Rays came back in the bottom half of the frame. Dalbec's slow start is like his 2021 season; he's 8-for-48 (.167) with one home run, two RBI and a .523 OPS through 13 games.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Produces five hits, homer
France went 5-for-6 with a home run, three runs and five RBI in a 13-7 win over the Royals on Saturday.
France tormented Kansas City pitching all game Saturday, with RBI singles in the first, second and seventh innings and a three-run home run in the eighth to blow the game open. After a modest first week of the season, the 27-year-old has gone 14-for-29 with three home runs and five multi-hit games over his last seven contests to bump his seasonal line to an impressive .356/.441/.610.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Drives in three
Mountcastle went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-4 win against the Angels.
Mountcastle singled home a run and stole second in the first inning and came up clutch in the seventh with a two-run single that got the score to it's eventual final. Don't expect more activity on the bases as the 25-year-old swiped only four bags in 144 games last season while the three RBI matched Mountcastle's total coming into Saturday.
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Yandy Diaz DH | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Returns from injured list
Diaz (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Sunday. He'll start at first base and bat cleanup in the Rays' series finale with the Red Sox, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
Diaz landed on the COVID-19 IL on Saturday but will rejoin the active roster after missing only one game. The 30-year is still in search of his first home run of 2022 and has a .275/.383/.325 slash line with two doubles, two RBI and five runs in 12 games.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Guardians' Josh Naylor: Tallies first homer
Naylor went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Saturday against the Yankees.
After grounding into a double play in his first plate appearance, Naylor took Nestor Cortes yard in the fifth frame for his first home run of the season. He later reached base again on a leadoff single to start the eighth inning and ultimately came around to score on a two-run homer by Austin Hedges. Naylor has played regularly since being activated from the injured list April 15, and he's now delivered five consecutive multi-hit games.
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Connects on first homer
Cronenworth went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 3-2 victory against the Dodgers on Saturday.
Cronenworth singled in the first inning and tacked on a solo shot in the third to extend San Diego's lead to 2-0 and break out of a major slump. Prior to Saturday's game, the 28-year-old had gone hitless across his previous seven games, a streak that spanned 23 at-bats and saw his average fall from .296 to .160. He's still reaching base at a solid .343 clip thanks to 11 walks compared to 10 hits, but his .189 average and .302 slugging stand to experience some positive regression with career marks of .265 and .453.
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Jose Abreu 1B | HOU
White Sox's Jose Abreu: Swats second homer
Abreu went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 9-2 loss to the Twins.
He accounted for all of Chicago's offense with a solo shot in the sixth inning and an RBI groundout in the eighth. Abreu hasn't quite locked in his swing yet, slashing .208/.283/.396 through 13 games with two homers and six RBI, but his .242 BABIP is well below his normal level and figures to rise as the weather warms up.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Homers in big win Saturday
Torkelson went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and two runs scored in a win over the Rockies in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
Torkelson connected for his third home run of the season in the first inning with two runners on, helping lead the Tigers to an easy 13-0 win. The rookie got off to a slow start but is starting to get going, and his OPS is up to .849 for the season. He should continue to post solid numbers as he gets more comfortable with MLB pitching.