MLB Player News
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Eloy Jimenez DH | TB
Rays' Eloy Jimenez: Goes on Triple-A IL
Jimenez was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Durham on Monday due to right Achilles tendinitis, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jimenez has slashed .270/.331/.369 with two home runs and a 28:13 K:BB over 37 games this season with Durham, splitting time between right field and designated hitter while mixing in some starts at first base and left field. It's not clear how long the 28-year-old might be sidelined.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Crushes grand slam in loss
Devers went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and a double in Sunday's 10-4 loss to Atlanta.
Devers gave the Red Sox a brief lead with a 442-foot grand slam off Spencer Schwellenbach in the third inning. The 28-year-old has been on a tear in May, hitting .417 with eight multi-hit efforts, eight extra-base hits and 19 RBI. On the season, he's slashing .289/.404/.517 with nine homers, 38 RBI, 29 runs scored and a stolen base across 218 plate appearances.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Hand issue lingering
Manager Joe Espada said Sunday that Alvarez is improving every day but is still feeling the muscle strain in his right hand that landed him on the injured list May 5, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
The 27-year-old was initially expected to be activated when first eligible early last week, but he's been unable to completely move past the hand injury to this point. Espada indicated the Astros want to make sure the issue "completely goes away" before bringing Alvarez back, so it sounds as though the organization is taking a cautious approach. Prior to the landing on the shelf, Alvarez had yet to look much like himself in 2025 with just three homers and a .646 OPS through 29 games.
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Jorge Polanco 2B | SEA
Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Not in Sunday's lineup
Polanco is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Polanco has a .190/.261/.310 slash line through 13 games in May and will sit Sunday after starting the previous three contests. Cal Raleigh will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Mitch Garver receives a start behind the plate.
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Luke Keaschall 2B | MIN
Twins' Luke Keaschall: Shifts to 60-day IL
The Twins transferred Keaschall (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.
The 22-year-old was given a recovery timeline of two months after being diagnosed with a fractured right forearm in late April, so the move to the 60-day IL won't affect his return date. Keaschall went 7-for-19 with three doubles and five steals in his first seven big-league games prior to suffering the injury.
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Anthony Santander RF | TOR
Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Good to go Sunday
Santander (hip) is batting fifth as the designated hitter Sunday against the Tigers.
The 30-year-old sat out the previous two games due to hip soreness but is ready to go for Sunday's series finale versus Detroit. Santander was unavailable last weekend in Seattle due to a shoulder issue and played just three games before tweaking his hip. He's mostly struggled at the plate in his first 40 games with the Blue Jays and has a .187/.270/.316 slash line with five homers, 16 RBI and 12 runs.
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Joc Pederson DH | TEX
Rangers' Joc Pederson: Launches second homer
Pederson went 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run home run during Saturday's 5-1 win against the Astros.
Pederson broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning with a two-run homer, his second long ball of the year. It was also just the second time this season he's driven in two runs in a game. The 33-year-old still has an ugly .502 OPS for the year, though he may have turned a corner this month with a .233/.439/.500 slash line and 11:5 BB:K through 12 games in May.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Knocks in two
Diaz went 2-for-5 with two RBI on Saturday against the Marlins.
Diaz was held out of the Rays' series earlier in the week against the Blue Jays due to passport issues, but he returned Friday and has started both games since. He delivered a key two-RBI single in the fifth frame Saturday and tallied his first multi-hit game since May 4. As that implies, Diaz has slowed a bit this month by going 10-for-47, albeit with 10 RBI and three runs scored across 12 games.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Belts first walk-off homer
Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and two total RBI in Saturday's 7-6 win against Atlanta.
Devers was a big factor in Boston's comeback victory, first plating a run with a single in the seventh inning. He then ended the game with a 402-foot solo shot in the ninth for the first walk-off long ball of his career. Devers has reached base safely in 19 of his past 20 contests and is batting .397 with six home runs and 20 RBI during that span.
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Anthony Santander RF | TOR
Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Nursing sore hip
Santander isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers due to left hip soreness, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Santander's hip reportedly began bothering him after a swing Thursday, and it helps explain why he sat out Friday's contest as well. His absence will move Vladimir Guerrero into the DH spot Saturday, putting Ernie Clement at first base and opening up second for Michael Stefanic.