MLB Player News
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Jesse Winker DH | NYM
Mets' Jesse Winker: Crosses plate four times Monday
Winker went 2-for-4 with two walks, four runs scored and an RBI in Monday's rout of the Nationals.
The Mets combined for 21 hits and 19 runs, and Winker was right in the middle of the offensive eruption as the cleanup hitter. The 31-year-old is beginning to climb out of his early-season hole at the plate, and over his last nine games he's batting .276 (8-for-29) with three doubles, a homer, three RBI and seven runs while working on the strong side of a platoon at DH with Starling Marte.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Reaches four times, swipes bag
Ohtani went 1-for-2 with a run, three walks and a stolen base in a 7-6 extra-inning victory versus Miami on Monday.
The Marlins largely pitched around Ohtani in the contest, putting him on base via walk three times. The superstar slugger was able to make the most of his lone hit by following his first-inning single with a steal of second base before coming around to score on a Freddie Freeman base knock. Ohtani hasn't homered in his past seven contests, but he's picked up a pair of thefts in that span while going 8-for-27 (.296 batting average) at the plate.
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Luke Keaschall 2B | MIN
Twins' Luke Keaschall: Out two months
Keaschall may not need surgery on his fractured right ulna bone, but is still expected to miss two months or more, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. "It's probably going to be a couple months before he's back into playing games," said Twins head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta.
He suffered a right forearm fracture after getting hit by a pitch in the first inning of Friday's game. Keaschall will undergo weekly X-rays to check his progress and to confirm he won't need a plate inserted in his arm to heal properly.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Exits early Monday
Alvarez was removed from Monday's game against the Tigers after hitting a single in the bottom of the seventh inning, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Rome notes that Alvarez appeared to be in discomfort after sliding into second base earlier in the game, and the club made the decision to pull the slugger following his next at-bat. It's unclear if this was a precautionary move given the 8-3 lead late in the game, but Houston should have more information to share after evaluating Alvarez further.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | SD
Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Hammers fifth home run
O'Hearn went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Monday's win over the Yankees.
O'Hearn belted a three-run shot in the third inning, which made the difference in the 4-3 victory. It was his fifth long ball of the year and fourth over his last nine appearances. He's now slashing .300/.372/.557 with eight extra-base hits and 11 RBI through 78 plate appearances.
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Kris Bryant DH | COL
Rockies' Kris Bryant: Having follow-up scans on back
Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt said that Bryant (back) visited with Dr. Robert Watkins on Monday and will undergo follow-up scans, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
The results of that imaging will determine the next steps for Bryant's rehab. Bryant was placed on the 10-day injured list in mid-April and subsequently diagnosed with lumbar degenerative disc disease. The 33-year-old has managed just a .400 OPS over 41 plate appearances in 11 games this season.
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Joc Pederson DH | TEX
Rangers' Joc Pederson: Idle against southpaw
Pederson is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.
With southpaw JP Sears toeing the rubber for the Athletics, the left-handed-hitting Pederson will hit the bench for the series opener. Jonah Heim will fill in for Pederson as Texas' designated hitter.
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Ben Rice 1B | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Idle for series opener
Rice is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles.
Though the Orioles are sending right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano to the hill, the left-handed-hitting Rice will hit the bench for the series opener in Baltimore, breaking a streak of five consecutive starts. Rice missed two straight starts early last week due to a left elbow contusion, but he went 3-for-19 with a home run, a double and three walks over the ensuing five games, and the Yankees haven't indicated that he's dealing with any setbacks on the health front. With Rice out of the lineup, Trent Grisham will draw a second consecutive start atop the batting order, while Aaron Judge returns to the two hole after batting third behind Rice in Sunday's 5-1 win over Toronto.
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Alec Burleson 1B | STL
Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting out fourth straight game
Burleson is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in Cincinnati.
It marks four games in a row that Burleson has been out of the lineup, with three of them coming against right-handed pitchers. The Cardinals are again going with Nolan Gorman at designated hitter and in the fifth spot in the batting order for Monday's series opener.
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Josh Bell DH | WAS
Nationals' Josh Bell: Getting rest Monday
Bell is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
Bell will exit the starting nine for just the third time in 29 games on the season after a rough showing in the Nationals' three-game series with the Mets over the weekend, when he went 1-for-12 with five strikeouts. With Bell on the bench, James Wood will get a day out of the outfield and will serve as Washington's designated hitter.