MLB Player News

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera blasted his 26th home run of the season during Tuesday's 7-6 win at Toronto. Cabrera went deep for a three-run shot off Chien-Ming Wang in the second inning. 

He finished 1 for 3 with two walks. Cabrera is batting .368 on the season and is leading the majors in hitting. He has 85 RBI to lead the league. 

Mariners rookie infielder Brad Miller collected the first hits of his MLB career Sunday against the Cubs. Miller's first hit was a double off Edwin Jackson leading off the fifth inning and chased Jackson from the game in the seventh with his second double.

"It was a little weight lifted there because I wanted to get in the swing of things and help out," Miller said.

Miller also recorded his first run. He's batting .182 (2 for 11) with one RBI, two walks, three strikeouts and two stolen bases in three games since his promotion from the minors.

"It's been fun -- everything has been awesome," Miller said. "I'm just trying to get my feet wet and get comfortable and go out and play."

Mariners shortstop Brad Miller batted ninth Friday in his major-league debut against the Cubs, and he made a bit of an impact. Miller was hitless in three at-bats, however, he walked and added an RBI groundout in a 5-4 win in 10 innings. 

Astros outfielder J.D. Martinez snapped out of a slump Friday, with a 3-for-4 day against the Angels.

Martinez, who had gone 11 straight games without posting multiple hits, had two singles and a double in a 4-2 loss, raising his average to .251.

Martinez is batting just .212 in the month of June, and he has multiple hits just twice in 23 games. 

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera had another monster night at the plate as he went deep twice and recorded four hits during Friday's contest against the Rays.

Cabrera hit a two-run home run in the opening frame off Alex Colome to extend his hitting streak to a season-high 13 games. He then launched a solo shot off the rookie to extend the lead in the fourth inning. He finished 4 for 4 with three runs scored and three RBI in a 6-3 win.

It was Cabrera's 19th multi-home run game since joining the Tigers in 2008. He has gone 25 for 51 during his hitting streak. He leads the majors in batting average (.377) and RBI (81). The 30-year-old has 24 home runs and is four behind Chris Davis for tops in the majors.

Though I've always thought <player idref= was one of the more underrated prospects in baseball and have made the extra effort to acquire him in dynasty leagues, I don't know that he's the type of prospect you should rush to add off the waiver wire in standard mixed leagues (like Anthony Rendon or Nick Franklin) even now that he's the starting shortstop for the Mariners.

He's not as good as his minor-league numbers would suggest, having benefited from some extremely hitter-friendly environments, but he's one of those scrappy types who tend to get the most out of their tools. Ultimately, I think he has the potential to be another Matt Carpenter (another overlooked prospect), but as he works his way up to that level, I expect his moderate power and speed to make him somewhat fringy.

I rank him 19th among shorstops with the potential to move up. If you've been plodding along with a Brandon Crawford or Zack Cozart type, you should take a flier on Miller's upside, but otherwise, you can wait and see.

Mariners prospect Brad Miller got the call Friday to make his major-league debut. A hot bat in the minors is one thing, but can you trust Brad Miller to make an impact in Fantasy?

Our Scott White said on Friday’s broadcast of Fantasy Baseball Today that he’s not sure Miller is worth rushing out to pick up unless you need a short stop. White added that he still sees potential, as he and Nando Di fino went down a list of infielders who they would or wouldn’t drop for Miller.

Indians outfielder Michael Brantley is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Brantley has appeared in seven straight games, starting six. He'll be replaced by Mike Aviles in left. Brantley is hitting .271/.322/.374 in 273 at-bats. 

The Mariners called up infield prospect Brad Miller from Triple-A Tacoma before Friday's game against the Cubs, according to the Tacoma News Tribune. Miller hit .350/.424/.570 with five homers and 27 RBI in 25 games at Triple-A. He is hitting .316 over 67 games between Triple-A Tacoma and Double-A Jackson. 

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera homered during Tuesday's loss to the Angels. Cabrera went deep in the third inning to the opposite field off C.J. Wilson. It was his 21st HR of the year. 

Cabrera finished the game 1 for 4 with two RBI as the HR was a two-run blast. He's batting .368 on the year for the Tigers. 

Cabrera has hit in 10 straight games and has three HRs and eight RBI over that span. He's up to 77 RBI on the year.