MLB Player News
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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Three-hit day in win
Pena went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base during Thursday's 8-2 win over the Pirates.
Pena turned in his first performance of the season with multiple two-baggers and showed off his speed in a different way by swiping his 11th base of the year. The 27-year-old shortstop has been a tough out lately, batting .432 (19-for-44) with four doubles, three home runs and six RBI over a 12-game hit streak.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Logs steal in loss
Smith went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Rays.
Smith was caught stealing on his first attempt of the game, but he found success on his second try. The utility player has upped his speed productivity lately, swiping three bags while going 8-for-28 (.286) over his last seven games. He's at a .266/.333/.397 slash line with five home runs, 16 RBI, 22 runs scored and eight steals on 11 attempts through 54 contests this season. Smith continues to find a place in the lineup without having a set position -- he's seen time at first base, third base, shortstop and designated hitter in the last week alone.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Smacks eighth homer in win
Henderson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Mariners.
Henderson smacked his eighth homer of the season, and he's really begun to settle in following a delayed start to the year due to an intercostal strain. Over his last 30 games, the star shortstop is batting a .279 (34-for-122) with five long balls, five doubles, 11 RBI, and 18 runs scored. Henderson entered Thursday with a top-notch 55.3 percent hard-hit rate, so perhaps he even has some room for improvement in the power department.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Keeps raking
Wilson went 3-for-5 with a home run and three total runs scored in Thursday's 14-3 rout over Minnesota.
Wilson has been one of the best hitters in baseball since mid-May -- the rookie shortstop has gone 28-for-63 (.445) with three homers in his last 16 games. The 23-year-old Wilson is batting .363, tied with Freddie Freeman for the second-best mark in the majors, with a .925 OPS, eight homers, 34 RBI and 34 runs scored through 255 plate appearances this season.
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Bo Bichette SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Homers in win
Bichette went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 9-1 win over the Phillies.
Bichette gave the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead with a 413-foot blast in the second inning. The shortstop has found his power stroke during a nine-game hit streak that includes four home runs, two doubles, a triple and 10 RBI. On the year, he's slashing .279/.324/.443 with eight long balls, 35 RBI, 27 runs scored and four stolen bases across 281 plate appearances.
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Chase Meidroth SS | CHW
White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Perfect at the plate in win
Meidroth went 2-for-2 with three walks and one RBI in Thursday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Tigers.
Meidroth was a thorn in the Tigers' side all game, giving the White Sox a 2-0 lead with an RBI single in the fourth. He's opened June on a tear, going 10-for-17 with four multi-hit efforts in his first five games. While he's homered just once this season, the rookie is slashing an impressive .312/.401/.369 with eight RBI, 18 runs scored and eight steals across 162 plate appearances.
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Tanner Schobel SS | MIN
Twins' Tanner Schobel: Promoted to Triple-A
Schobel was promoted to Triple-A St. Paul after hitting .295/.375/.470 with seven home runs and seven stolen bases in 49 games at Double-A Wichita. He went 0-for-3 in his first game Wednesday for St. Paul.
The 68th overall pick in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft didn't impress the last two seasons at Double-A (.634 OPS in 2023 and .637 OPS in 2024) but has found more power this season. He's also reduced his strikeout rate to 14.2%, the lowest of his career. He'll need to show he can maintain these improvements in Triple-A.
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Trey Sweeney SS | DET
Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Starting Thursday
Sweeney is starting at shortstop and batting eighth in Thursday's game against the White Sox.
Sweeney has seen his playing time dwindle recently, as he only started one of Detroit's four previous games, but he'll get a chance to play in Thursday's afternoon tilt. The shortstop has been squeezed a bit by Zach McKinstry and Javier Baez. The latter started the year in center field but has since seen more time in the infield due to the return of Wenceel Perez and, more recently, Parker Meadows. As long as McKinstry and Baez stay productive at the plate, Sweeney may have to settle for a bench spot more often than not.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Twins' Carlos Correa: Set to remain out Thursday
Correa (back) confirmed after Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Athletics that he will remain out of the lineup for Thursday's series finale in Sacramento, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. "We're taking the smart option of taking these two days [off] so I can go back home and play at home," Correa said, regarding his exclusion from the lineup Wednesday and Thursday. "I'm not going to be slipping at the plate."
Correa was scratched from the starting nine ahead of Wednesday's contest due to back tightness, an issue that he said was causing him to slip in the batter's box recently. The veteran shortstop and the Twins both agreed it was in his best interest to get two days off to allow his back pain to subside, but the expectation is that he'll be back in the lineup Friday versus the Blue Jays. Brooks Lee got the start at shortstop in Correa's stead Wednesday and will likely fill in for Correa again Thursday.