MLB Player News

Tellez went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs during Wednesday's 5-3 win against the Rays.

Tellez's entered the contest with only two hits in his past five games -- the two homers he hit Sunday versus Toronto -- and he responded Wednesday with his third multi-homer game of the season. The 27-year-old is hitting .249/.324/.494 with 15 home runs, 16 doubles, 47 RBI and 29 runs through 72 games.

Vaughn isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Angels.

Vaughn went just 1-for-18 with a double, two runs and two RBI in the last five games, and he'll be out of the lineup for the first time since June 8. Gavin Sheets is serving as the designated hitter while Leury Garcia starts in right field.

The Phillies selected Hall's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley ahead of Wednesday's game against Atlanta. He'll serve as Philadelphia's designated hitter and cleanup batter Wednesday, according to Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

The 26-year-old Hall had been one of the top power hitters at the Triple-A level in 2022, mashing 20 home runs and 18 doubles at Lehigh Valley while striking out at a manageable 20 percent clip across 315 plate appearances. The Phillies' upcoming schedule features a slew of opposing right-handed starters, so the lefty-hitting Hall looks in good position to pick up steady at-bats following Bryce Harper's (thumb) recent placement on the IL. Nick Castellanos is expected to see more work in right field to open up starts for Hall at DH.

Padlo was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.

Padlo started in just two games during his time on the Mariners' active roster, and he'll head to the minors after Seattle traded for Carlos Santana on Monday. Over 42 games at the Triple-A level this year, the 25-year-old has slashed .240/.329/.487 with 10 homers, 26 runs, 25 RBI and seven stolen bases.

Flores is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

He'll take a seat in favor of the lefty-hitting Donovan Walton as the Giants stock up on extra left-handed bats to counter Tigers right-hander Rony Garcia. Flores went 2-for-10 with a home run, a double, two walks, three runs and three RBI while starting each of the past three games, and he should have a fairly clear path to a near-everyday role at second base until Brandon Crawford (knee) comes off the injured list.

Wade (knee) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Wednesday. He'll bat leadoff and start in right field in the Giants' series finale with the Tigers, according to Maria Guardado of MLB.com.

Wade had been sidelined since May 20 due to left knee inflammation, but he appeared in seven rehab games over the last 10 days. During his rehab assignment, he slashed .261/.357/.478 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI and four runs. He should work in the strong side of a platoon now that he's back on the active roster.

Cron went 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI on Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Cron extended a few modest streaks with his performance. He grounded out in the first inning to record an RBI for the third consecutive game. Five frames later, he singled to center field to extend his hitting streak to four contests. Cron has delivered a balanced line across 321 plate appearances on the season, maintaining a .295 average to go along with 17 home runs, 55 RBI and 45 runs scored.

The Phillies will select Hall's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Hall is among Philadelphia's top prospects and will provide an extra left-handed bat for the big-league club. The 26-year-old has performed well at Lehigh Valley this year, slashing .269/.346/.548 with 20 home runs, 67 RBI, 47 runs and five stolen bases. He'll likely serve mainly as infield depth early in his major-league career but should have a chance to carve out at-bats against right-handed pitchers.

The Mariners optioned Ellis to Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.

Ellis was dropped from the 26-man active roster to make room for first baseman/designated hitter Carlos Santana, whom the Mariners acquired from the Royals on Monday. During his three-day stay with Seattle, Ellis appeared in one game and went 1-for-3.

Freeman went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in a 7-4 loss to the Rockies on Tuesday.

Freeman's career high in steals is the 10 he tallied in 2018, and with seven swipes already this season, he's well on pace to setting a new personal best in that category. Freeman is a beacon of consistency who has hit over .300 in five of the past six seasons, so the stolen-base production is certainly a nice bonus for fantasy managers.