MLB Player News
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Another pair of RBI
McMahon went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and two RBI on Sunday against the Padres.
McMahon delivered the game-winning knock with a two-RBI double in the eighth inning. He's come through timely hits of late, racking up five RBI across his last five games while also reaching base at a .381 clip in that span. McMahon has gotten on base at a decent .332 rate across 244 plate appearances, but he has a disappointing .132 ISO.
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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 3B | 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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J.D. Davis 1B | LAA
Mets' J.D. Davis: Swats second homer
Davis went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Angels.
His fourth-inning blast off Patrick Sandoval proved to be the winning run in a 4-1 victory. Davis has started 10 of the last 12 games, primarily as the Mets' DH, and while he's slashed .341/.391/.463 over that stretch, Sunday's long ball was only his second of the season in 136 plate appearances.
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Rafael Devers 1B | 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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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Swats homer Sunday
Arenado went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Reds.
Arenado has hit safely in each of four games since sitting out once to manage knee soreness. He's 6-for-15 (.400) with a homer, a double and three runs scored in that short hot streak. The third baseman displayed prolific power early in the season, but he's picked up only four long balls in his last 26 contests. For the season, Arenado has a .281/.352/.498 slash line, 11 homers, 41 RBI, 28 runs scored and 14 doubles through 58 games, and he's been caught in both of his stolen-base attempts.
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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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Evan Longoria 3B | ARI
Giants' Evan Longoria: Remains sidelined
Longoria (hamstring) remains on the bench Sunday against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Longoria left Friday's game with left hamstring tightness and didn't appear in Saturday's contest. Exactly how much more time he'll have to miss is unclear. Wilmer Flores will get the start at the hot corner Sunday.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: On bench Sunday
Muncy will sit Sunday against the Giants, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Muncy started three games in a row after returning from a bout of elbow inflammation Thursday, but he'll get the day off here against tough lefty Carlos Rodon. Hanser Alberto starts at second base, Justin Turner at third and Will Smith at designated hitter, the three spots Muncy has split time between this season.
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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.