MLB Player News
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Nick Senzel 3B | LAD
Reds' Nick Senzel: Swipes first bag
Senzel went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in a 5-4 loss Sunday against Washington.
Senzel led off the bottom of the first with a single and later stole second and scored. The center fielder has gotten off to a great start in June, hitting safely in all five games while going 7-for-23 with four runs scored. It was the first time in three attempts that the 26-year-old successfully swiped a bag. Senzel continues to display little power at the big-league level with just four extra-base hits in 117 plate appearances this season.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Knocks seventh home run
Chapman went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-6 loss to Minnesota.
Chapman hammered a solo shot in the seventh inning and scored a second run on Santiago Espinal's homer in the ninth. His 415-foot blast ended a 15-game homerless drought; he hit .245 with just four RBI during that span. On the year, Chapman is now slashing .215/.307/.373 with 14 extra-base hits through 52 contests.
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Eugenio Suarez DH | CIN
Mariners' Eugenio Suarez: Knocks in four runs
Suarez went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBI and a walk in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rangers.
Suarez twice pulled the Mariners even in the contest. He produced their first two runs with a solo home run and an RBI single in the fourth and fifth innings, then added a two-run double in the ninth to tie the game at 5-5. The third baseman is riding an eight-game hitting streak, going 11-for-29 (.379) in that span. For the season, he's up to a .236/.323/.472 slash line with 11 homers, 32 RBI, 31 runs scored and 11 doubles through 223 plate appearances after his second three-hit game of the year.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Cranks 12th homer
Devers went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run and RBI in a 5-2 win against the Athletics on Sunday.
Devers singled home a run in the first inning, walked and scored in the sixth and smacked a solo home run off A.J. Puk in the eighth to extend a Boston lead. The 25-year-old ended a five-game homer drought with the long ball, pulling him into a tie for 14th in the majors on the heels of last season's career-best mark of 38. Devers' .341/.371/.606 slash line features a batting average and slugging percentage and a .977 OPS that all rank among the top six in MLB.
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Jason Vosler 3B | SEA
Giants' Jason Vosler: Steals base in win
Vosler went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in a 5-1 win Sunday in Miami.
Vosler started at third base for the fifth straight game. He singled, stole a base and scored in the Giants' four-run fourth inning. Since being recalled from Triple-A on Wednesday, he is 5-for-16 with two homers, a double and a stolen base and has reached base safely in all five contests. With Evan Longoria (shoulder) limited to a hitting role, Vosler is making the most of his opportunity to fill in at the hot corner.
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Kevin Newman 3B | LAA
Pirates' Kevin Newman: Starts running
Newman (groin) resumed running Sunday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
He is eligible to return June 26, and it seems like that could be achievable. The Pirates have deserving young middle-infield options in Diego Castillo and Tucupita Marcano, so it remains to be seen how much Newman will play once healthy.
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Jason Vosler 3B | SEA
Giants' Jason Vosler: Swats another homer
Vosler went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Marlins.
Vosler has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this year, which accounts for all four of his long balls. With Evan Longoria still dealing with lingering shoulder soreness, Vosler will make a fifth straight start at third base in Sunday's road trip finale in Miami. He's posted a .298/.370/.596 slash line with eight RBI, eight runs scored and a pair of doubles through 54 plate appearances this year.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Exits with shoulder injury
Candelario left Sunday's game against the Yankees with a left shoulder injury.
The team didn't offer any further details about the severity of the injury. Candelario dove to try to make a play on a line drive early in the game and was replaced by Harold Castro. The Tigers have an off day Monday.
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Nick Maton DH | CHW
Phillies' Nick Maton: To IL with shoulder sprain
Maton was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right shoulder sprain.
Maton had been up for just a couple days and went 3-for-6 with a triple and a home run before suffering the injury. Didi Gregorius was activated in a corresponding move.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Mashes 14th homer
Ramirez went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Orioles.
He gave the Guardians an early lead by taking Tyler Wells deep in the first inning. Ramirez has been raking since mid-May, and over his last 16 games he's slashing .310/.420/.810 with seven of his 14 homers on the season and four of his seven steals, along with 14 runs and 21 RBI.