MLB Player News
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Homers Tuesday
Arcia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Cardinals.
Arcia took Daniel Ponce de Leon deep in the fifth inning for his fourth home run of the season. Though he's already exceeded his home run total from 2018, Arcia has struggled to hit for a respectable average and is buried at the bottom of the team's batting order. That his limited his stolen-base opportunities early on.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Cubs' Javier Baez: Homers, scores twice
Baez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.
Baez just keeps rolling, as he now has seven home runs, 18 RBI and 19 runs scored through 21 games this season. The 26-year-old finished second in National League MVP voting last season, and he appears destined to be in that conversation again in 2019 based on his production so far.
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Marlins' Jon Berti: Draws first start of 2019
Berti is starting at third base and batting ninth Tuesday against the Indians, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Berti's contract was selected by the Marlins on Saturday, and after walking in his lone at-bat thus far, he'll receive an opportunity to enter the starting lineup Tuesday. The Marlins will bump their usual starter at third base, Brian Anderson, to right field, opening up the hot corner for Berti.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Nationals' Trea Turner: Yet to resume throwing
Turner (finger) has been participating in baseball activities but still hasn't resumed throwing, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.
Turner has progressed to taking groundballs along with other baseball activities, although he'll need to begin throwing in the near future if he has any shot of returning by his original 4-to-6 week time frame. Washington has yet to issue a firm timetable for his activation at this point.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Cubs' Javier Baez: Productive in win
Baez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
With the game tied 1-1, Baez started the bottom of the ninth inning with a double, then came around to score the winning run on David Bote's walkoff single. Baez is now batting .302 this season with a .938 OPS, 17 RBI and 17 runs scored across 20 games.
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Paul DeJong SS | DET
Cardinals' Paul DeJong: Another pair of two-baggers
DeJong went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and an RBI in a win over the Mets on Saturday.
Following a rare 0-for-4 night Friday, DeJong was right back to tormenting opposing pitchers Saturday. With his pair of doubles, DeJong now has 14 extra-base hits in 91 plate appearances, putting him nearly a third of the way to the 45 he amassed in 2018 over 490 opportunities. Moreover, despite seeing a career-low 3.65 pitches per plate appearance thus far this season, DeJong's current .329 average and .396 on-base percentage easily qualify as career highs.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Braves' Dansby Swanson: Lifts fifth homer
Swanson went 1-for-3 with an two-run homer in Atlanta's 8-7 win over the Indians in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.
Swanson homered in the seventh inning off Dan Otero, pulling the Braves to within four runs. The 25-year-old raised his batting average to .258 and has 20 RBI for the season.
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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Sitting front end of doubleheader
Camargo is out of the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader with the Indians.
He'll head to the bench for just the second time in a six-game stretch, but the 25-year-old will likely check back into the lineup for the nightcap. Camargo hasn't been a major help in the counting-stats categories this season with only one home run, no steals and three runs, but his defensive versatility and strong on-base skills should continue to earn him at least semi-regular work.
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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Shaky in field Thursday
Camargo went 2-for-4 in Thursday's loss to the Diamondbacks but also committed his first two errors of the season.
Getting the start at third base, Camargo booted groundballs in the second and seventh inning, with the latter leading to an unearned run. The utility man has started five of the last seven games around the diamond, going 8-for-20 with a homer and seven RBI, but if his defense becomes a concern, manager Brian Snitker may scale back Camargo's playing time and give Charlie Culberson a chance when regular members of the lineup need a break.