MLB Player News
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Kyle Schwarber DH | PHI
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Belts 37th home run
Schwarber went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double and a walk in Tuesday's victory against the White Sox.
Schwarber knocked a two-run blast in the third inning for his 37th homer of the year. He's gone deep five times in his last seven games and 12 times over his last 22 games. Schwarber is one long ball shy of tying his 2024 total of 38, and he's quickly approaching his third career 40-homer campaign. His slash line is up to .256/.384/.582 with 86 RBI in 477 plate appearances.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL
Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Clubs 14th homer
Ozuna went 1-for-3 with two walks and a two-run home run in Monday's win over the Royals.
The 34-year-old slugger put Atlanta in the lead for good with his fourth-inning shot off Rich Hill. It was Ozuna's 14th homer of the year and third in his last 10 games, but it might also end up being his last for the team with the trade deadline looming. Despite the recent uptick in power, Ozuna still hasn't rediscovered the form that saw him post a .916 OPS over the prior two seasons -- he has only one other hit over that 10-game stretch, and through 404 plate appearances in 2025 he's slashing just .233/.361/.393.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Swats key homer in victory
McCutchen went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Monday in a 6-5 win over the Giants.
McCutchen's lone hit was a huge one -- he banged a two-run homer to left field in the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie. The knock was his first hit over his past three games, a span in which the veteran slugger has gone 1-for-14. McCutchen now has 10 home runs on the campaign, a mark he's reached in every one of his 17 big-league seasons.
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Christian Yelich LF | MIL
Brewers' Christian Yelich: Lifts 20th homer in win
Yelich went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 8-4 win over the Cubs.
It was the 20th homer of the season for Yelich, who tallied his most RBI since his eight-RBI eruption during the June 20 win in Minnesota. The star left fielder has performed pretty close to a five-category fantasy producer since the start of June, having slashed .291/.357/.479 with eight big flies, 30 RBI, 22 runs scored and five stolen bases over his last 182 plate appearances (44 games).
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Ivan Herrera C | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Making first start in outfield
Herrera will start in left field and bat second in Monday's game against the Marlins.
Herrera has been taking pregame outfield reps in recent weeks, but he'll be making his first-ever professional start in the outfield Monday. All 11 of his previous starts this month since he returned from a hamstring injury had come at designated hitter.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Next mound start set for Wednesday
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Ohtani will make his next start as a pitcher Wednesday against the Reds in Cincinnati, Ken Powtak of the Associated Press reports. "Shohei is going to go on Wednesday and then he'll probably pitch the following Wednesday, so that probably lends itself to the six-man," Roberts said, in reference to his plan to expand the Los Angeles rotation from five starters.
The two-way phenom has made six starts since getting cleared for his Dodgers debut as a pitcher on June 16. After first completing two one-inning starts, Ohtani followed with a pair of two-inning starts, then worked three innings apiece in his last two outings. Assuming Ohtani's usage pattern holds, he'll likely be in line to cover four innings Wednesday, though Roberts indicated that the Dodgers won't have a designated pitcher to piggyback the right-hander like they had in each of his previous six outings. That said, with Blake Snell (shoulder) potentially in line to return from the 60-day injured list later in the week to give the Dodgers seven starting pitchers, Emmet Sheehan could be moved to the bullpen and may be tasked with covering multiple innings behind Ohtani on Wednesday.
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Josh Bell DH | WAS
Nationals' Josh Bell: Three hits against Twins
Bell went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's win over Minnesota.
The veteran first baseman might be on the trade block, and if so, Bell's doing his best to increase his value to a contender. Over 19 games in July, he's slashing .348/.434/.515 with five doubles, two homers, eight runs and nine RBI.
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Adrian Del Castillo C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Adrian Del Castillo: Maintains presence against RHP
Del Castillo started at designated hitter and went 1-for-4 in Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Pirates.
Del Castillo continued to be a lineup regular at DH against right-handed starters (Paul Skenes on Sunday). He doesn't have one plate appearance against a southpaw. His playing time could take a hit when Pavin Smith (oblique) returns, but a healthy Smith might be needed to handle first base. Additionally, the Diamondbacks are clearly sellers heading into the trade deadline, which suggests the organization may give developmental plate appearances to prospects like Del Castillo over the final two months.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Getting night off
Flores is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Flores had been included in the starting nine in both of the first two games of the series against his former team, but he'll be riding the pine for the series finale while another ex-Met (Dominic Smith) replaces him at first base. Rafael Devers is eventually expected to handle first base on a full-time basis, but Flores should stick in the lineup over Smith more often than not as the Giants' designated hitter.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Not in Sunday's lineup
McCutchen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
McCutchen will head to the bench after going 1-for-13 with a solo homer while starting the previous three games. Bryan Reynolds will receive a turn at designated hitter as Jack Suwinski picks up a start in right field.