MLB Player News
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Eddie Rosario RF | MIL
Braves' Eddie Rosario: Gets spot on big-league roster
Rosario signed a one-year contract with Atlanta on Monday.
Rosario will join Atlanta ahead of its three-game series in Colorado that begins Monday. The 33-year-old will begin his third stint in the Atlanta organization and could end up filling the strong side of a platoon in right field with Eli White until Ronald Acuna (knee) is ready to return from the injured list. Rosario struggled to a .531 OPS over 319 plate appearances between Washington and Atlanta in 2024 and logged four plate appearances with the Dodgers earlier this month before being cast off the 40-man roster and electing free agency. Before the Dodgers called him up April 18, the veteran outfielder had been hitting well at Triple-A Oklahoma City, slashing .339/.406/.542 with two home runs and three steals in 14 games.
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Wilmer Flores DH | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Adds to league-leading RBI total
Flores went 0-for-3 with an RBI and a walk in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Flores recorded his league-leading 28th RBI on a bases-loaded walk in the first frame. The veteran infielder has cooled off of late, batting .167 with just one RBI over his last four outings. Flores is slashing .248/.303/.455 with 13 runs scored, seven home runs and a 7:20 BB:K across 109 plate appearances so far this season.
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Joc Pederson DH | TEX
Rangers' Joc Pederson: Climbs above .100
Pederson went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Sunday's 3-2 loss the Giants.
Pederson's bat has shown recent life. He's gone 4-for-11 over his last five games and inched his average to .101 through 78 plate appearances. Pederson is not the only member of the team that's struggled to produce; the Rangers rank dead last in MLB with 86 runs over 28 games.
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Christian Yelich DH | MIL
Brewers' Christian Yelich: Swipes sixth base in win
Yelich went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Cardinals.
Yelich contributed early and often Sunday, scoring a run in the first inning, swiping a bag in the third and driving in two runs in the fourth. The 33-year-old has been on fire over his past 10 games, tallying five multi-hit efforts with three extra-base hits, 12 RBI, six runs scored and three steals. On the season, he's slashing .238/.345/.416 with five homers, 23 RBI, 14 runs scored and six steals across 119 plate appearances.
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Collects two hits in win
Steer batted second and went 2-for-4 with two runs in Sunday's 8-1 win over Colorado.
Steer batted second in the order, taking over for a resting Matt McLain. The former has responded well since being moved from DH-only duties to playing the field. In five games as the starting first baseman, Steer's gone 7-for-22 (.318) with a double, a home run, five RBI, a stolen base and six runs scored.
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Anthony Santander DH | TOR
Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Smacks homer in nightcap
Santander went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer in the Blue Jays' 5-1 loss to the Yankees in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader.
Santander went 0-for-4 with three punchouts in Game 1, but he rebounded in Game 2 when he took Clarke Schmidt deep to right field for a solo homer. Santander's moonshot was his third of the season and snapped a five-game hitless streak. He's slashing .179/.261/.302 with eight runs scored and nine RBI over 119 plate appearances.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Homers in win
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a double and a walk in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Royals.
Alvarez doubled in the first inning and then gave the Astros a lead they wouldn't relinquish with a 436-foot blast to center field in the third. It marked the 27-year-old's first game with multiple extra-base hits this season and his first two-hit effort since April 11. On the year, he's slashing .213/.312/.360 with three homers, 16 RBI, six runs scored and a steal across 109 plate appearances.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Knocks four hits
McCutchen went 4-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers
McCutchen drilled a solo shot in the first inning for his third home run of the season. He added three more base hits throughout the contest, but it didn't do much good as the Pirates lost 9-2. McCutchen had just one multi-hit performance over his previous 15 games, going 9-for-49 (.184) during that span. He's now slashing .276/.368/.447 through 87 plate appearances.
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Rafael Devers DH | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Homers in win
Devers went 2-for-6 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 13-3 win over the Guardians.
Devers went deep during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader and followed it up with another long ball in the sixth inning Sunday. The 28-year-old entered the weekend below the Mendoza Line for the year but went 5-for-13 with three extra-base hits, three RBI and five runs scored against the Guardians. He's now hitting .216 with four homers, 17 RBI and 20 runs scored across 137 plate appearances.
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Kyle Manzardo DH | CLE
Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Out of Sunday's lineup
Manzardo is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Manzardo has a .936 OPS with three homers in his past eight games, but he'll take a seat Sunday even though Boston is sending a righty-hander (Brayan Bello) to the mound. Jose Ramirez is resting his legs as the designated hitter while Will Wilson receives a start at the hot corner.