MLB Player News
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Indians' Jose Ramirez: Slugs two homers
Ramirez went 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored Thursday against the Tigers.
Ramirez terrorized Casey Mize, taking him deep in each of his first two at-bats. He now has 13 long balls on the season, four of which have come in his last six games. Ramirez has also hit well overall in that span, logging multi-hit efforts in five of those contests. Overall, he has a very strong .276/.366/.546 line with 37 runs scored, 32 RBI and 10 stolen bases across 213 plate appearances.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Delivers three-run homer
Devers went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored in Thursday's 5-3 victory over the Marlins.
Devers handed his team three insurance runs in the seventh inning, leaving the yard for the 11th time this season. The 23-year-old is enjoying a 10-game hitting streak, cracking five homers and driving in 14 over that stretch.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Homers in win
Rendon 2-for-4 with a two-run home run during Thursday's 7-3 victory over the Diamondbacks.
Rendon smacked his ninth home run of the season in the first inning and the Angels never looked back. Rendon has seen his slugging percentage drop by over 80 points from 2019, but he is carrying a career-high 16.8 percent walk rate to compensate. His season average sits at .282 as the Angels welcome the Rangers starting Friday.
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Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL
Twins' Josh Donaldson: Ejected after home run
Donaldson was ejected during the sixth inning of Thursday's game against the White Sox.
The 34-year-old gave the Twins a 3-2 lead after hitting a solo homer to start the sixth inning, but he was ejected when he kicked dirt on home plate. Donaldson was unhappy about a strike call earlier in the at-bat, and he returned for some additional dirt kicking to express his displeasure before leaving the field.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Makes fifth straight start
Bregman went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Rangers.
Bregman has hit safely in four straight contests, going 5-for-14 with two runs, two doubles and three RBI. He appears to be back to normal after a hamstring injury wiped out nearly three weeks. Bregman was initially brought along slowly when activated from the injured list last week, but Wednesday's start was his fifth straight.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Another big performance
LeMahieu went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, a double, three RBI and three runs scored Wednesday against Toronto.
LeMahieu torched the Blue Jays again, this time taking Tanner Roark deep in the first and fourth innings. He now has nine homers on the season, three of which have come in the first two games of the Yankees' series against Toronto. The performance also extended LeMahieu's hitting streak to nine games, during which he's put together three multi-hit efforts. Overall, he has a strong .373/.421/.627 line with 35 runs scored and 22 RBI in 164 plate appearances.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Tigers' Isaac Paredes: Takes seat Wednesday
Paredes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
He'll give way to Sergio Alcantara at third base in the series finale after starting in five of the previous seven contests. Since his Aug. 17 callup, Paredes is slashing .179/.236/.269 over his first 72 plate appearances in the big leagues.
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Gio Urshela 3B | MIN
Yankees' Gio Urshela: Collects three hits in return
Urshela went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and three runs in a 20-6 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Urshela returned to the starting nine after a minimum stay on the 10-day IL and demonstrated little rust, notching his second three-hit performance of the season. It was technically his fourth straight multi-hit game, though there was a 12-day pause since his previous contest due to the injury. Urshela is hitting a healthy .290/.376/.542 on the season.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Huge night in rout
LeMahieu went 4-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and five RBI in Tuesday's 20-6 rout of the Blue Jays.
His eighth-inning solo shot came off shortstop Santiago Espinal, who got pressed into duty on the mound to save the Toronto bullpen, but it still counts all the same for LeMahieu. The 32-year-old extended his hitting streak to eight games with the performance, during which he's slashing .364/.447/.758 with three homers, seven RBI and 11 runs.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Stays hot
Candelario went 3-for-5 with two runs scored during Tuesday's 6-0 victory over the Royals.
Candelario stranded four men on base, but nonetheless had a productive outing. He has raked over his last 15 games, slashing .404/.483/.673 with three home runs. He improved his average to .333 for the season.