MLB Player News
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Plays through finger laceration
Gorman suffered a left index finger laceration during the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mets, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
He was injured in the second inning when Willson Contreras stepped on Gorman's glove hand during the latter's sliding catch on a popup in shallow right field. Gorman was checked on by the team trainer but remained in the game, eventually getting removed in the ninth inning for defense. He did not play in the second game of the Cardinals' doubleheader sweep, but it does not seem as though Gorman's finger issue will prevent him from being available Monday versus the Pirates.
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Tyler Freeman 3B | COL
Rockies' Tyler Freeman: Making progress
Freeman (oblique) is swinging with no restrictions during batting practice, MLB.com reports.
Freeman has been sidelined since mid-April, so he'll likely require at least a short rehab appearance. He had only one hit in 11 at-bats prior to being sidelined, though the Rockies have rotated between Kyle Farmer, Adael Amador and Owen Miller at second base, so Freeman could have a path to playing time if his performance picks up upon his return.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | COL
Rockies' Thairo Estrada: Ramping up
Estrada (wrist) is able to swing the bat with both hands and is working his way into baseball shape, MLB.com reports.
Estrada has been sidelined for the entire season with a wrist injury but has made significant progress in the last week. There's still no timeline for his return, but he should be in line for a rehab assignment within the next couple of weeks.
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Josh Rojas 3B | CHW
White Sox's Josh Rojas: Drives in run in team debut
Rojas went 0-for-2 with a walk and an RBI in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Astros.
Rojas was activated from the injured list Sunday after a toe injury kept him sidelined for the first month of the season. He hit seventh in the order while starting at third base and managed a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning to collect his first RBI with the White Sox in his debut with the club. Rojas is projected to serve in a large-side platoon role moving forward.
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Lenyn Sosa 2B | CHW
White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Knocks in pair
Sosa went 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBI on Sunday against the Astros.
Sosa only has 10 RBI across 33 games this season, but five have come in his last 10 appearances. He's hitting a decent .256 for the campaign, but he has just a .086 ISO and also suffers from hitting in the bottom-third of the White Sox's order.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Goes deep in win
Garcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Reds.
Garcia plated the game's first run on a sacrifice in the second and then pushed the Nationals ahead for good with a solo shot to right in the seventh. Sunday was Garcia's third multi-RBI effort this season and he now has five RBI over his last five games, bringing his season total up to 12.
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Matt McLain SS | CIN
Reds' Matt McLain: Swipes bag Sunday
McLain went 1-for-3 with a walk and a steal in Sunday's loss to the Nationals.
McLain walked and stole second base for his sixth steal of the year but otherwise had a quiet day along with most of the lineup. He's yet to find any sort of rhythm offensively since returning from a brief IL stint in mid-April and currently sits in the bottom 10 of qualified hitters with a 31 percent strikeout rate.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Goes deep again Sunday
Keith went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, two walks and three runs scored in Sunday's win over the Angels.
Keith took Jack Kochanowicz deep to center in the third to put the Tigers up 5-0. It was his third home run in his last five games after he had zero in his previous 27. Over these last five games, Keith has driven in five runs and scored eight times while producing a 4:3 BB:K. He's showing signs of life and barreling the ball more after not doing much offensively over the first month of the season.
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Hye Seong Kim 2B | LAD
Dodgers' Hyeseong Kim: Swipes first big-league bag
Kim stole a base as a pinch runner in Sunday's 4-3 loss to Atlanta.
Kim hasn't received a major-league plate appearance yet after being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday -- he appeared as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning in his first major-league contest and pinch ran Sunday. The 26-year-old impressed with his speed against Atlanta, easily swiping second base after pinch running in the ninth frame for Andy Pages and later moving to third on a throw to first base by the catcher following a strikeout. However, Raisel Iglesias struck out the side to prevent Kim from crossing the plate. Per Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts plans to have Kim primarily come off the bench until Tommy Edman (ankle) returns from the injured list, though Kim might get a few starts along the way.
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Jorbit Vivas 2B | NYY
Yankees' Jorbit Vivas: Collects first big-league hit
Vivas went 1-for-2 with two RBI in Sunday's 7-5 loss to the Rays.
Vivas didn't start the contest, but he entered as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and grounded out in his first at-bat. The 24-year-old accomplished a personal milestone in his second trip to the plate, singling in a pair of runs for his first major-league hit. Vivas had gone 0-for-3 with two walks in his first two games after getting called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday. He could see frequent starts at second base while Jazz Chisholm (oblique) is on the shelf.