MLB Player News
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Reaches base three times
Bregman went 2-for4 with a double and a walk Sunday against the Marlins.
Bregman collected a two-out double in the eighth inning but was ultimately stranded in scoring position. He's quietly collected at least one hit in seven of his last eight starts, though he has just four runs scored with no RBI in that span. Bregman has a strong .340 on-base percentage but has otherwise delivered an underwhelming .225 batting average and .382 slugging percentage across 244 plate appearances on the season.
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Zack Gelof 2B | ATH
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Recovering from torn labrum
Gelof hasn't played for Double-A Midland since May 26 while recovering from a torn labrum in his left shoulder, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.
Gelof suffered the injury in question after landing awkwardly while diving at a groundball. Since the labrum tear is in his non-throwing shoulder, Gelof will avoid what likely would have been a season-ending surgery, but the 22-year-old third baseman should still be viewed as out indefinitely. Before getting hurt, Gelof produced a .315/.372/.458 slash line with four home runs and eight stolen bases across his 183 plate appearances with Midland.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Goes other way for win
Devers went 1-for-3 with two-run home run in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Mariners.
Devers got a chance when reliever Paul Sewald plunked Rob Refsnyder with two outs in the top of the eighth inning. Devers reached out for the reliever's pitch, several inches out of the strike zone, and went the other way for his second home run in as many games. It's been all peaks and no valleys for Devers in 2022; the third baseman ranks seventh in OPS (.978), third in average (.335) and leads the universe in hits (83).
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Abraham Toro 1B | BOS
Mariners' Abraham Toro: Clutch hitting in Saturday's win
Toro went 2-for-5 with a game-tying RBI single and RBI double in a win over the Red Sox on Saturday.
Toro was the epitome of a clutch performer Saturday, first knotting the game at five with a two-bagger to deep left that plated J.P. Crawford on the seventh inning. He then followed it up with an RBI single in the ninth inning that erased the 6-5 edge the Red Sox had gained in the visitors' half of the frame via a Bobby Dalbec solo home run. Toro is 5-for-14 over his last three games, offering some reason for optimism he can eventually give a serious boost to his still-abysmal .180/.230/.348 slash line.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Won't return next week
Candelario (shoulder) won't play on the homestand that runs through June 19 and will require a rehab assignment before being activated, Tony Garcia of the Detroit Free Press reports.
This is useful information, as those in weekly leagues can plan to be without Candelario for another full week. Perhaps the rehab assignment will help Candelario get dialed in at the plate, as he had a .120/.185/.280 slash line over his most recent 50 at-bats.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Losing out on playing time
Moncada is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.
Moncada will sit for the third time in the last seven games. Jake Burger, who is starting at third base, has simply been more productive than Moncada this season, so while Burger will get most of his starts at designated hitter, he will also keep cutting into Moncada's playing time. Moncada is hitting .133 with three extra-base hits and zero steals in 90 at-bats.
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Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL
Yankees' Josh Donaldson: Out of Sunday's lineup
Donaldson is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cubs.
Donaldson is hitting .219 with zero home runs and one steal in 32 at-bats this month. DJ LeMahieu will start at third base.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Rays' Isaac Paredes: Out of Sunday's lineup
Paredes is not in Sunday's lineup against the Twins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Paredes is hitting .208 with two home runs, six walks and three strikeouts over his last 10 games. Vidal Brujan will start at second base and bat ninth.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Still out Sunday
Chapman (wrist) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.
Chapman didn't play Saturday due to wrist soreness, an issue that is still bothering him. He hopes to be back in the lineup Monday or Tuesday, per Mitch Bannon of SI.com. Santiago Espinal moves to third base while Cavan Biggio starts at second base.
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Tyler Nevin 3B | ATH
Orioles' Tyler Nevin: Hits go-ahead homer
Nevin went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Royals.
Nevin gave the Orioles a 4-3 lead with his sixth-inning blast off Royals starter Daniel Lynch. In his last three games, Nevin is 3-for-10 with a pair of walks and three strikeouts. The 25-year-old is typically a utility man, but he has a chance to play regularly at third base with Ramon Urias (oblique) on the injured list. Nevin is slashing .237/.322/.329 with two homers, 10 RBI, 11 runs scored and a double through 87 plate appearances.