MLB Player News
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Jorge Soler DH | LAA
Marlins' Jorge Soler: Smacks 13th homer
Soler went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Rockies.
Soler got the Marlins on the board with a first-inning solo shot and added an RBI double as they tried to rally in the ninth, but it ultimately wasn't enough. The homer was his fourth in the last eight games. Soler's up to 13 long balls, 10 doubles, 29 RBI, 25 runs scored and a .246/.323/.526 slash line through 47 contests.
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Christopher Morel 1B | MIA
Cubs' Christopher Morel: Keeps power surge going
Morel went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Mets.
Morel continued his incredible power surge, as he now has nine home runs in just 12 games this season. While this level of production has been unexpected, the youngster did record 16 home runs in 113 games as a rookie last year, so this isn't completely out of thin air. Morel is highly unlikely to keep this pace up, but he could be a strong fantasy contributor the rest of the way.
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Joc Pederson DH | TEX
Giants' Joc Pederson: Unable to fully grip bat yet
Pederson (hand) was still unable to grip the bat at full strength as of Tuesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Pederson had been aiming to return to the Giants on their current road trip, which began Monday in Minnesota and runs through the coming weekend, but that seems doubtful to happen. He was placed on the injured list May 15 due to a right hand contusion and the swelling has yet to fully dissipate.
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Eloy Jimenez DH | TOR
White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Multiple rehab games coming
Jimenez (abdomen) will spend 3-to-4 days on a rehab assignment with Double-A Birmingham before being re-evaluated, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.
Jimenez was spotted exiting the White Sox' clubhouse Tuesday with a suitcase headed for Birmingham, so it appears he could begin his rehab assignment as soon as Wednesday and return perhaps as early as this weekend. The slugger has been out since early May following an emergency appendectomy.
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Matt Carpenter DH | STL
Padres' Matt Carpenter: On bench against lefty
Carpenter is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Nationals.
Carpenter enjoyed a big day in the Padres' series finale against the Red Sox on Sunday, but he'll start out on the bench for Tuesday's opener against Washington with left-hander MacKenzie Gore set to take the mound. Nelson Cruz is serving as the DH and Brandon Dixon will play first base.
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Mark Canha LF | TEX
Mets' Mark Canha: Sitting amid slump
Canha is out of the lineup Tuesday night against the Cubs.
Tommy Pham, Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte are starting across the outfield. Mark Vientos is taking a turn as the designated hitter. Canha has slashed just .232/.271/.357 over his last 59 plate appearances dating back to April 28.
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Ji-Man Choi 1B | NYM
Pirates' Ji-Man Choi: Doing more baseball activities
Choi (Achilles) fielded grounders from his knees Tuesday in Pittsburgh, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
Choi is easing back into baseball activities five weeks after being placed on the 10-day injured list because of a left Achilles strain. He was eventually transferred to the 60-day IL and probably won't be ready to return to the Pirates' active roster until late June or early July.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Blasts two homers in rout
Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, three total runs and five total RBI in a 12-2 win against the Brewers on Monday.
Alvarez smacked a 425-foot solo shot in the fifth inning and followed that with a grand slam in the sixth. He's up to 12 homers on the campaign and has knocked in 46 runs, second-most in the majors. Those marks put Alvarez on pace to easily exceed his career-best marks of 37 long balls and 104 RBI.
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Justin Turner DH | CHC
Red Sox's Justin Turner: No hits in return
Turner (knee) went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday's 2-1 loss to the Angels.
Turner missed both of the Red Sox's games over the weekend after leaving Friday's game with left knee soreness. The 38-year-old was back in the No. 3 spot in the lineup Monday while serving as the designated hitter. The 0-fer dropped his season average to .272, though he has hit safely in six of his last 10 contests with three home runs in that span.
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J.D. Martinez DH | NYM
Dodgers' J.D. Martinez: Goes deep twice
Martinez went 4-for-5 with two solo homers and three runs scored in Monday's win over Atlanta.
Martinez went deep to get the Dodgers on the board in the second inning and later clocked another homer in the seventh. It was his first multi-hit game since he collected four hits April 18. Martinez has three home runs in his last three games, giving him eight for the year with a .264/.310/.566 slash line through 142 plate appearances.