MLB Player News
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Mashes seventh homer
Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 11-6 win over the Orioles.
His sixth-inning blast off Tyler Wells capped the scoring for the Red Sox on the night. The shortstop is locked in at the plate, and over the last eight games Bogaerts has gone 14-for-33 (.424) with four of his seven homers on the season, adding eight RBI and 11 runs for good measure.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Remains without timetable
Mondesi (oblique) still doesn't have a timetable to begin a rehab assignment, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.
Mondesi will travel to the Royals' team facility in Arizona on Saturday, and he should be able to ramp up his activity level while he's there. However, it's not yet clear when the shortstop could appear in live games as he continues to recover from a right oblique strain.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Not starting Saturday
Adames isn't starting Saturday against the Athletics.
Adames has gone 3-for-14 with a run, a walk and nine strikeouts in his last four games. Joey Wendle will shift to shortstop while Yandy Diaz plays third base and Yoshi Tsutsugo starts at first base.
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David Fletcher 2B | ATL
Angels' David Fletcher: Tallies three hits Friday
Fletcher went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and three RBI in Friday's 9-2 victory over the Dodgers.
The second baseman rapped a two-run single in the second inning and plated another run with a double in the sixth. The three-hit game was Fletcher's second of the campaign and extended his on-base streak to 12 contests. He is slashing .276/.300/.306 overall this season.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Snaps hitless run
Correa went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 10-4 win over Toronto.
Correa's second-inning blast snapped an 0-for-19 skid and plated Yuli Gurriel in front of him. It was his fifth home run of the season, and Correa now has 16 RBI over 31 games.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Knocks first home run
Crawford went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer and a second run scored in Friday's 5-4 win over Texas.
Crawford's fourth-inning shot knotted the game up at 4-4 and gave him his first long ball of the season. The 26-year-old has three multi-hit performances over his last three games to improve his season slash line to .267/.336/.343.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Not in Friday's lineup
Wendle will sit Friday against the Athletics, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Mike Brosseau will be the third baseman with lefty Sean Manaea on the mound for Oakland. Wendle isn't being strictly platooned this season, though nearly all of his off days have come against southpaws. He's started against six of the 12 the Rays have faced thus far this season.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Team not rushing return
Mondesi (oblique) is progressing in his recovery but the Royals will not rush him back, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.
The switch-hitting shortstop's swing, particularly from the left side, needs a bit more work before he begins his rehab assignment. Mondesi is itching to return, so it sounds like he could move on to the final step in his rehab next week.
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Bo Bichette 3B | NYM
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Swipes two bags Thursday
Bichette went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases in Thursday's win over the A's.
It was a big day for the shortstop, who has found a groove at the plate. Over the last eight games, Bichette is slashing .343/.378/.571 with two homers, three steals, five RBI and nine runs.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Slumping since four-hit game
Correa went 0-for-4 in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Yankees.
Correa's hit a rocky patch since delivering a four-hit performance April 30. Since then, the shortstop is hitless over 19 at-bats with six strikeouts, lowering his batting average to .254. He's in no danger of losing his starting gig, but manager Dusty Baker could give him a rest day as a way to get Aledmys Diaz (5-for-9, five RBI over his last three games) into the lineup.