MLB Player News
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Carries offense with two homers
Adames went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
The shortstop took Eric Lauer deep in the fifth inning to get the Giants on the board before adding another solo shot off Chad Green in the seventh. Adames is up to 14 homers on the season, including four in his last nine games, and he's batting .314 (16-for-51) in July with 10 runs and 14 RBI in 14 contests.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Reaches 25 steals in win
Turner went 1-for-3 with two walks, one RBI, one run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Angels.
Turner played a key role in the Phillies' comeback win, delivering an RBI single and stealing second in the fifth inning before walking and scoring in the sixth. Though he's gone just 13-for-53 in July, the shortstop has hit safely in 10 of 13 games this month and still leads the National League with 114 hits. He's slashing .289/.345/.430 with 11 home runs, 41 RBI, 64 runs scored and 25 steals across 432 plate appearances.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: On bench Saturday
Betts isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
After starting the month of July with a .188/.212/.354 slash line through 52 plate appearances, Betts will get a day off to regroup Saturday. Miguel Rojas will pick up a start at shortstop as a result and bat ninth.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Homers in Friday's loss
Abrams went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's loss to the Padres.
The shortstop accounted for all of the Nationals' offense when he took Jason Adam deep in the eighth inning to tie the game at 2-2, before Kyle Finnegan fell apart in the top of the ninth. Abrams sat out the final game before the All-Star break due to a sore shoulder, but he appeared fully healthy as he launched his 13th homer of the season, and his first in July. Despite the power drought, Abrams is slashing .289/.327/.444 on the month with three steals, four RBI and nine runs in 13 contests.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Hits fifth in return
Tovar went 1-for-4 against the Twins on Friday.
Tovar had been sidelined since early June with an oblique strain but returned to hit fifth in the order. That was a departure from earlier in the season, when he primarily hit second in the lineup. With all three of Tyler Freeman, Mickey Moniak and Jordan Beck hitting relatively well, Tovar could stay in the middle of the order for the foreseeable future.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Logs two RBI in win
Perdomo batted second in the order and went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in Friday's 7-3 win over St. Louis.
Perdomo tripled in the first inning but was stranded there, and he then singled in a pair of runs in Arizona's three-run second inning. He took the second spot in the batting order against a right-hander, which typically is the domain of Ketel Marte, but Marte was placed on the restricted list to deal with a burglary at his home in Phoenix. Perdomo spent one game batting ninth just before the break, but that may have been a one-game decision. He's spent most of the last month in the upper third.
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Picks up steal Friday
Winn went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Winn has swiped a bag in each of his last two games after going 18 contests without attempting a steal. The shortstop has warmed up with the bat with a trio of multi-hit efforts across his last six games, going 8-for-25 (.320) in that span. On the season, he's been just fine without standing out, slashing .258/.319/.380 with seven home runs, six steals, 32 RBI, 56 runs scored and 19 doubles over 86 games.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Activated Friday
Tovar (oblique) was activated from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday's game against the Twins.
Tovar, who also missed time with a hip injury earlier this year, hit .120 with zero extra-base hits, zero walks and six strikeouts in six rehab games in the Pacific Coast League. While he struggled on his rehab assignment and hasn't gotten going at the plate in the majors either (.708 OPS, three homers in 32 games), Tovar is set for three games in Coors Field this weekend, so he's a solid option in most formats.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Back in action Friday
Abrams (shoulder) is starting at shortstop and batting leadoff Friday against the Padres, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
The 24-year-old was scratched from the lineup for the final game of the first half last Sunday due to shoulder soreness, but he's good to go coming out of the All-Star break. Through 82 games this season, Abrams is on pace for a career campaign with 12 homers, 20 steals and a .287/.353/.483 slash line.
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Cam Devanney 3B | PIT
Pirates' Cam Devanney: Reporting to Triple-A with new club
The Pirates optioned Devanney to Triple-A Indianapolis after acquiring him from the Royals on Wednesday in exchange for infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier.
Though Frazier's departure clears a spot on the 26-man active roster, the Pirates are instead expected to call up another player from the minors to fill the vacancy ahead of Friday's game against the White Sox. In the meantime, Devanney should receive regular playing time at Indianapolis, and his ability to play every infield position as well as the corner outfield should earn him a look with the big club before long. After the Royals called him up from Triple-A Omaha on July 8, Devanney didn't make his MLB debut last week before he was dealt to the Pirates. The 28-year-old produced at a high level for Omaha, slashing .272/.366/.565 with 18 home runs and three stolen bases across 288 plate appearances.