MLB Player News
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Jose Salas SS | MIN
Marlins' Jose Salas: Heads to High-A
The Marlins promoted Salas from Single-A Jupiter to High-A Beloit on Tuesday.
Salas turned in a .267/.355/.421 slash line in 257 plate appearances on Jupiter fo the season, but he had really heated up at the plate in June, as he produced a .993 OPS over his 21 games on the month. The 19-year-old switch hitter was also efficient on the basepaths, nabbing 15 steals on 16 attempts. The Marlins had been giving Salas exposure to multiple positions at Jupiter, with the teenager receiving starts at second base, shortstop and third base.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Day off Tuesday
Perdomo will sit Tuesday against the Padres.
Perdomo sits after going hitless in his last nine games. Jake Hager will take over at shortstop.
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Oneil Cruz SS | PIT
Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Slugs second career homer
Cruz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday against the Nationals.
Cruz occupied the leadoff spot for the Pirates and smacked his first homer of 2022 in the fifth inning against Erick Fedde. He has delivered production in line with his promising tools across eight games in Pittsburgh by racking up four extra-base hits, driving in eight, scoring five runs and swiping a base.
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Tommy Edman 2B | LAD
Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Collects 18th steal
Edman went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Monday's 9-0 rout of the Marlins.
The 27-year-old infielder is in a bit of a funk at the plate, batting .147 (5-for-34) over the last eight games, but he's still maintained fantasy value with three steals. Edman is up to 18 stolen base on the season to go along with a .269/.340/.398 slash line, seven homers, 31 RBI and 56 runs through 74 contests.
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Marlins' Jon Berti: Snags 22nd steal
Berti went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Monday's 9-0 loss to the Cardinals.
Brian Anderson made his return to action Monday and got the start at third base, but Berti slid over to second base and hit leadoff in the contest with Jazz Chisholm (undisclosed) getting another day off. Berti has hit safely in 11 straight starts, batting .356 (16-for-45) over that stretch with 10 of his 22 steals on the season.
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Diego Castillo 3B | MIN
Pirates' Diego Castillo: Sits after five straight starts
Castillo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
Castillo started each of the past five games and went 4-for-20 with three solo home runs over that stretch, but he benefited in part from lineup regulars Ke'Bryan Hayes and Oneil Cruz sitting out three and one of those contests, respectively. Both Hayes and Cruz are in the lineup Monday, and with Josh VanMeter (finger) also back from the 10-day injured list and Tucupita Marcano (illness) likely to come off the COVID-19-related IL by the end of the week, the Pirates suddenly have a logjam in the infield. The righty-hitting Castillo is thus likely to find himself as an odd man out for an everyday role, though he may still see steady starts against left-handed pitching.
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Luke Williams SS | ATL
Marlins' Luke Williams: Optioned to Triple-A
Williams was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Williams rejoined the major-league roster at the beginning of June and hit .226 with a double, six runs, an RBI and three stolen base over 21 games during his time with the Marlins. However, he'll head back to the minors after Brian Anderson (back) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Monday.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Dodgers' Trea Turner: Provides insurance run
Turner went 1-for-6 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's extra-innings victory versus Atlanta.
Turner went hitless in his first five at-bats, but he opened the 10th inning on second base as the designated runner and scored on Freddie Freeman's double. In the following frame, Turner came up with a two-out single that padded Los Angeles' lead to two runs, helping the team secure the win. Turner hasn't disappointed in his first full season with the Dodgers, posting a .317/.365/.496 slash line, 10 homers, 53 RBI, 40 runs and 15 thefts. He and Julio Rodriguez are the only players in the majors with at least 15 steals and at least 10 long balls.
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Pablo Reyes RF | SD
Brewers' Pablo Reyes: Sent back to Triple-A
The Brewers optioned Reyes to Triple-A Nashville on Monday.
Reyes' demotion likely sets the stage for the Brewers to activate right-hander Brandon Woodruff (hand) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Tuesday at Tampa Bay. The 28-year-old utility man was up with Milwaukee for just one day and didn't appear off the bench in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Brewers' Willy Adames: Productive day at plate
Adames went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI single and two runs scored in Sunday's victory over the Blue Jays.
Adames sent Jonathan Davis home on a single in the second inning, then came around to score later in the inning on a Rowdy Tellez homer. Adames later reached home on a Luis Urias sac fly. The shortstop has a hit in back-to-back games and in eight of his last 10 games. Adames improved his batting average to .216 after the three-hit performance.