MLB Player News
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Mickey Gasper C | MIN
Twins' Mickey Gasper: Called up as 27th man
The Twins recalled Gasper from Triple-A St. Paul to serve as the 27th man for Wednesday's doubleheader with the Guardians, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Gasper wasn't available for the resumption of Monday's suspended game earlier in the day, but he'll join the Twins for Wednesday's regularly scheduled contest before likely heading back to Triple-A. The utility infielder has logged 39 plate appearances with the Twins on the season and has slashed .176/.282/.206 with no home runs or stolen bases.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Grabbing seat Wednesday
McCutchen is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
McCutchen had started each of the previous six games and 13 of the last 14, so he's earned a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Bryan Reynolds is getting a start at designated hitter and Alexander Canario will cover right field.
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Seiya Suzuki DH | CHC
Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Drives in four in rout
Suzuki went 3-for-5 with a walk, a double, a home run, three runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 14-1 win over the Marlins.
The game was tied 1-1 until the Cubs erupted for eight runs in the sixth inning, with Suzuki's two-run blast on a Lake Bachar fastball capping the offensive outburst. It was Suzuki's 12th long ball of the year and his third in the last eight games, a stretch in which he's batting .300 (9-for-30) with four doubles, six runs and 11 RBI.
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Rafael Devers DH | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Goes deep in win
Devers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Mets.
Devers laced one of two solo home runs off Clay Holmes in the fifth inning, giving Boston all it needed. For Devers, it was his third home run in the last four games, and the DH has been on a heater since late April. He's batting .391 (34-for-87) with seven doubles, eight homers, 25 RBI, 16 runs and one steal over 23 games. Devers has managed to not let the drama that engulfed him last week -- when he refused to play first base -- affect his bat.
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Anthony Santander DH | TOR
Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Goes deep as No. 6 hitter
Santander went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Padres.
After being dropped to sixth in Toronto's lineup Tuesday, Santander responded by smashing his sixth homer of the year. While he's batting just .190 (12-for-63) over his last 17 games, the switch-hitting slugger does have four homers and 10 RBI during this stretch. Santander has dealt with shoulder and hip issues in the early going, so Tuesday's showing was an encouraging sign as he searches for a rhythm at the plate going forward.
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Ben Rice 1B | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Smacks homer off southpaw
Rice went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a sacrifice fly in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.
Rice entered Tuesday's game with a .173 batting average across 37 plate appearances against left-handers, but he put the Yankees on the board in the second inning by taking southpaw Patrick Corbin deep to right field for a solo homer. Rice extended the Yankees' lead to two runs on a sacrifice fly in the fourth frame, which gave him his sixth multi-RBI game of the season. Rice has a .902 OPS across 165 plate appearances this season, which is fifth best in the American League.
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Moises Ballesteros DH | CHC
Cubs' Moises Ballesteros: Optioned to Triple-A
The Cubs optioned Ballesteros to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday.
With Ian Happ (oblique) back from the 10-day IL, Ballesteros is headed back to the minors. Across his first 18 big-league plate appearances, Ballesteros slashed .188/.278/.188 with zero extra-base hits, three RBI, three runs scored and a 2:1 BB:K.
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Anthony Santander DH | TOR
Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Moved down to sixth in lineup
Santander is batting sixth for Tuesday's game against the Padres.
It's the lowest Santander has batted in Toronto's lineup this season. After hitting third in each of his first 39 games with the Blue Jays, Santander was moved to fifth in the order over the weekend against the Tigers. Santander has continued to struggle and is now slashing a disappointing .182/.264/.308 with five home runs, 16 RBI, 12 runs scored, zero stolen bases and an 18:44 BB:K through 178 plate appearances for Toronto.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Retakes MLB homer lead
Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Ohtani hit the first of back-to-back solo homers with Mookie Betts in the sixth inning, going 389 feet to left field. The long ball was Ohtani's 17th of the campaign, pushing him back ahead of Kyle Schwarber -- who went deep earlier in the day -- for the MLB lead. Ohtani is in the midst of a big month of May, slashing .352/.427/.859 with 10 home runs, 21 RBI, 19 runs and a stolen base through 17 games this month.