MLB Player News
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Mark Canha LF | TEX
Athletics' Mark Canha: Involved throughout rout
Canha went 3-for-6 with an RBI and three runs in Tuesday's blowout win over the Astros.
Canha singled and scored in the first inning, did the same in the second and did it a third time in the sixth, scoring three of his team's 21 runs on the day. He now owns an excellent .337/.449/.584 slash line over his last 24 games.
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Eloy Jimenez DH | TOR
White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Hits first slam
Jimenez went 1-for-4 with a grand slam home run in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Royals.
Jimenez gave the White Sox all the runs they needed in the first inning, belting the first grand slam of his career. He's fought through a couple of injuries and rookie growing pains to hit 25 home runs in 107 games.
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Kyle Lewis DH | ARI
Mariners' Kyle Lewis: Swats homer in big-league debut
Lewis went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Reds.
Lewis played right field in his major-league debut and plated Seattle's first run with a 426-foot shot in the fifth inning. The 24-year-old was called up from the minors Monday after slashing .263/.342/.398 with 11 homers, 62 RBI and 152 strikeouts in 122 games with Double-A Arkansas this season.
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Franmil Reyes DH | WAS
Indians' Franmil Reyes: Drives in four Tuesday
Reyes went 1-for-2 with four RBI and a walk in the Indians' 8-0 victory over the Angels on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old wound up driving in half of his team's runs for the game, cranking a three-run double in the third inning before adding a sacrifice fly in the seventh. He's had a prolific power-hitting campaign in 2019, cranking 34 homers, 17 doubles and driving in 74 runs despite a pedestrian .250 batting average across 497 plate appearances between the Padres and Indians.
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Byron Buxton CF | MIN
Twins' Byron Buxton: Ruled out for season
Buxton was placed on the 60-day injured list and will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery Tuesday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports
After visiting team doctors in New York, it's been determined that Buxton will require season-ending surgery to repair the labrum in his left shoulder. According to Derek Wetmore of SKOR North, the estimated recovery time is 5-to-6 months, so it's unclear at this time whether he'll be ready for the start of spring training. Ronald Torreyes will replace Buxton on the 40-man roster.
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Byron Buxton CF | MIN
Twins' Byron Buxton: Could miss remainder of season
Manager Rocco Baldelli stated Tuesday on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM that Buxton (shoulder) may be done for the year.
Buxton has been away from the team for a scheduled visit with team doctors, and although an official diagnosis hasn't been provided by the Twins, it appears the outfielder's status for the final stretch is in jeopardy. More information on Buxton's availability should become clear in the coming days.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Crushes two home runs
Alvarez went 2-for-5 with two home runs in a 15-0 win over the Athletics on Monday.
Alvarez hit two solo home runs in his first two at-bats to give him 24 on the season. The second home run had a 113.5 MPH exit velocity with a 36-degree launch angle and landed in the upper deck in right field at Minute Maid Park. Alvarez set the franchise record for rookie home runs in a season with the first blast, playing in only 71 games. Alvarez has a .316/.409/.673 slash line in 308 plate appearances.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Could be back next week
Stanton (knee) could return to action during the Yankees' next homestand, which begins Sept. 17, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
Injuries have limited Stanton to just nine games this season, but the Yankees have a commanding division lead without him. They'll likely care most about getting him back for the playoffs, but he appears to have time to get around two weeks' worth of regular-season practice in before the postseason begins. "He's ramping up pretty good and he's getting close to where it's full baserunning," stated manager Aaron Boone, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. "He's doing his full defense already. We're going to have him slide and hopefully he'll be back in the mix with us sometime in the next week."
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Mark Canha LF | TEX
Athletics' Mark Canha: On base thrice in win
Canha went 2-for-3 with an RBI groundout, a walk and a run in a win over the Tigers on Sunday.
Canha came through with his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 26 in the low-scoring victory, snapping out of the 3-for-23 slump that had encompassed his previous eight games in the process. The veteran has been a valuable contributor with both the glove and bat, and with his 52nd RBI of the season Sunday, he tied the second-highest total of his career in that category.
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Kyle Lewis DH | ARI
Mariners' Kyle Lewis: Earns September callup
Lewis was called up by the Mariners on Monday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
The 11th-overall pick in the 2016 draft, Lewis brings big raw power and a strong arm, though his contact ability is questionable. He'll jump straight from Double-A to the majors for his debut despite not exactly thriving at that level, posting a .263/.342/.398 slash line (good for a 109 wRC+) with just 11 homers and a 29.4 percent strikeout rate in his second opportunity with Double-A Arkansas. The Mariners will give him a shot to see what he can do down the stretch, though he may not be ready to be a valuable fantasy contributor just yet.