MLB Player News
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Swats homer Saturday
Perdomo went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Rockies.
Perdomo's fifth-inning long ball provided the Diamondbacks' margin of victory. The shortstop had gone just 2-for-22 (.901) with two walks and four strikeouts over his previous five games. Perdomo hit .309 in May, but he's batting just .183 (13-for-71) in June. He's posted a .260/.355/.414 slash line with eight homers, 51 RBI, 39 runs scored and 11 stolen bases over 75 contests this season.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Homer, three RBI in win
Lindor went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Saturday's 11-4 win over the Phillies.
Lindor smacked a solo home run in the third inning and narrowly missed another on a two-run double in the sixth. It was a much-needed breakout for the shortstop, who had been mired in an 0-for-18 slump over his previous five games. For the season, he's slashing .267/.340/.463 with 15 homers, 41 RBI, 48 runs scored and 13 steals across 341 plate appearances.
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Bo Bichette SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Smacks leadoff homer
Bichette went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the White Sox.
Bichette set the tone early Saturday with a leadoff home run off Aaron Civale. It was Bichette's 11th homer of the season, three of which have come over his last five games. He has slashed .273/.296/.481 with 11 runs scored, four home runs and 14 RBI in 81 plate appearances since the beginning of June.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Snaps slump in Saturday's rout
Volpe went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Orioles.
The shortstop came into the afternoon having gone 0-for-22 over the prior six games, but Volpe broke out with a big performance that included his ninth homer of the season, as he led off the fifth inning by slicing an Andrew Kittredge fastball just inside the right-field foul pole. On the year, Volpe sports a .236/.308/.424 slash line with eight steals, 33 runs and 41 RBI in 75 games.
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Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX
Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Playing time to increase
Manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday that Duran will see the majority of the reps at first base while Jake Burger (oblique) is on the injured list, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Bochy also gave Duran some praise for his recent work at the plate, which is another positive sign for Duran's fantasy outlook. The 26-year-old has just 51 plate appearances this season and has logged a poor .455 OPS, but he has three doubles in his last nine at-bats and will have an opportunity to prove himself in a larger role. Justin Foscue and Josh Smith could occasionally start at first base while Burger is sidelined.
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Chase Meidroth SS | CHW
White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Sitting Saturday
Meidroth is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.
Meidroth will get the day off Saturday after making three consecutive starts at shortstop. In his place, Vinny Capra will bat ninth and play shortstop.
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Kaelen Culpepper SS | MIN
Twins' Kaelen Culpepper: Promoted to Double-A
Culpepper was promoted to Double-A Wichita after hitting .293/.385/.479 with nine home runs and 15 stolen bases in 54 games for High-A Cedar Rapids.
The 21st overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft has shown improved power and speed in his second professional season along with solid walk (19.8 percent) and strikeout (16.6 percent) rates. Culpepper has been developed as a shortstop so far by the Twins, but it's not clear if that will be his eventual defensive home in the majors with Carlos Correa under contract through at least 2028 and Brooks Lee waiting in the wings behind him.
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Bo Bichette SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Picks up trio of hits
Bichette went 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI during Friday's 7-1 loss to the White Sox.
Bichette has reached base safely in five consecutive contests and has a couple of three-hit games to his name over that time as well. The 27-year-old is 9-for-21 (.429 batting average) with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI during his streak. His run-producing ability out of the leadoff spot has been valuable to the team; he has 43 RBI when hitting at the top of the order this year, second behind only Shohei Ohtani in MLB.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Snaps homerless drought
Seager went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Pirates.
Seager got a weight off his shoulder, homering for the first time in 19 contests and the first time since returning from a hamstring injury May 28. He entered the game batting .143 with just two RBI over the previous 18 games.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Logs hit, scores run in return
Smith went 1-for-5 with a run scored in Friday's 6-2 win over the Pirates.
Smith returned to action following a three-game hiatus due to a hamstring injury. His leadoff single to open the game extended his hitting streak to eight games (14-for-36, .389) and an on-base streak to 12 contests (.426 OBP). Smith is expected to retain his role as the team's leadoff batter and primary designated hitter against right-handers.