MLB Player News
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Ramon Urias 3B | STL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Remains on bench
Urias will sit Saturday versus the Rangers.
Urias will remain on the bench for a second straight game after being activated from the 10-day injured list. The 28-year-old went 0-for-1 after he entered Friday's loss as a pinch hitter. Adley Rutschman will slot in at designated hitter while James McCann enters the lineup at catcher and bats sixth against Texas.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Ends homer drought
McMahon went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Friday against the Mets.
McMahon took Max Scherzer deep in the second inning to tally his fifth homer of the season. It was his first long ball since April 21 -- a span of 29 games -- and he hit just .198 in that span with eight RBI and 13 runs scored. McMahon has taken a significant step back to this point in 2023, as he has only a .398 slugging percentage and 43 combined RBI and runs scored across 50 games.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Improved production
Bregman went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI on Friday against the Athletics.
Bregman tallied his fourth multi-hit performance in his last 10 games, and he's also racked up eight RBI and 10 runs scored in that span. After a dreadful start to the season, he's hit .286 across his last 16 games. Bregman is striking out at only a 9.9 percent clip, so his average should continue to tick up as the campaign progresses.
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Taylor Walls SS | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Racking up stolen bases
Walls went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases Friday against the Dodgers.
Walls continues to use his defensive versatility to remain a regular in the lineup. In the last 10 games, he's started once at shortstop, four times at third base and three times at second. Walls has been particularly aggressive on the basepaths across the last two games by swiping four bases. His 13 stolen bases are the primary source of his fantasy value, but Walls has also quietly amassed an .840 OPS as well as 27 runs scored across 41 games this season.
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J.D. Davis 1B | LAA
Giants' J.D. Davis: Big power display Friday
Davis went 3-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 15-1 rout of the Brewers.
He launched a two-run shot in the seventh inning off Ethan Small, padding the Giants' already huge lead. Davis' bat has slowed down a little in May, but he's still slashing a solid .267/.345/.467 through 23 games on the month with three homers, 11 runs and 12 RBI.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Three hits, three RBI
Moncada went 3-for-5 with a triple, three RBI and a run scored Friday against the Tigers.
Moncada snapped a four-game hitless streak with an RBI triple in the fifth inning. He chipped in an additional two knocks to tally his third multi-hit performance in 14 games since he returned from a back injury. Though it's been a limited sample due to the injury, Moncada has shown significant steps forward in limiting his strikeout rate (21.3 percent) while also hitting for power (.170 ISO) across 94 plate appearances this season.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Records another multi-hit game
Jung went 3-for-5 with a triple, one RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 12-2 win over Baltimore.
Jung continued a torrid stretch with a fourth consecutive multi-hit effort (9-for-17). Overall, he's hit safely in nine straight, going 15-for-34 (.441) with six extra-base hits, 10 RBI and nine runs during the streak.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Goes yard in win
Hayes went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-6 win over the Mariners.
He had one of the Pirates' seven homers in the contest, but Hayes' was his first since April 15, a span of 34 games without a long ball. The third baseman has long underwhelmed with his power at the hot corner, but two homers in 49 contests is tough to justify on many fantasy rosters. Hayes is slashing .231/.287/.360 with 17 RBI, 26 runs scored and six stolen bases through 202 plate appearances. There's not much momentum here -- he has just four hits across his last six games, though three of them have gone for extra bases.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Gets night off Friday
Devers is not in the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.
This appears to be a planned night off for Devers, who has fallen into a bit of a slump but still boasts 13 homers and 44 RBI through 49 games on the year. Justin Turner is covering third base and batting third Friday versus the Diamondbacks and right-hander Brandon Pfaadt. Masataka Yoshida will take a turn as Boston's designated hitter.
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Ryan Kreidler 3B | MIN
Tigers' Ryan Kreidler: Starting rehab assignment
Kreidler (knee) is beginning a rehab assignment with High-A West Michigan on Friday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Kreidler has been on the injured list at Triple-A Toledo all month because of a sore knee. He'll rejoin Toledo once he's deemed ready but could push to rejoin the major-league club later this season.