MLB Player News

Super rookie Carlos Correa has shown all five of his tools in his brief time with the Astros since his promotion. But one of them really stood out Thursday night. That is, his speed.

Correa quadrupled his stolen base output on the year by swiping three in a defeat of Colorado. He swiped third in the third inning, second in the fifth and third in the seventh.

He also doubled, walked and scored twice.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford is getting the night off for Thursday's game against the Mariners. 

Crawford had started in the past 12 games. With Crawford out of the lineup, Joaquin Arias will step in at shortstop and bat eighth. Crawford has a slash line of .277/.345/.472 this year. 

Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed enjoyed a solid outing at the plate in Thursday's loss to the Angels.

Ahmed went 2 for 3 with a double and a RBI, boosting his batting average to .320 with eight hits and two doubles in his last eight games.

Angels rookie shortstop Taylor Featherston slammed his first career home run in Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Featherston went 1 for 4 with a solo shot to left center field in the top of the third inning.

His performance on Thursday ended a four-game hitless streak.

Braves infielder Pedro Ciriaco has done a nice job the last few days filling in for the injured Andrelton Simmons, who is sidelined due to a hand injury.

Ciriaco made his second straight start Wednesday against Boston, going 3 for 4 with one double and two RBI. He has managed multiple hits in two straight games, going 5 for 8 (.625) with two doubles, three RBI and one run.

Astros rookie shortstop Carlos Correa had another big night at the plate in Wednesday's 8-4 victory over the Rockies. Correa went 3 for 5 with a two-run home run, a double, three RBI and a run scored. 

Correa's home run, his third of the season, gave the Astros an early 2-0 lead in the first inning. He's now slashing a ridiculous .359/.375/.641 through his first nine games of his career.

Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon totaled three singles in five at-bats Tuesday against the Yankees. He added two runs and one RBI in the 12-2 win.

Gordon has hit safely in five straight games and 11 of 14 games in June. He is batting .290 (18 for 62) with three doubles, three RBI, six runs, no walks, 11 strikeouts and two stolen bases in June.

Gordon is up to 27 multihit games in 2015. The most hits he has in a game this season is five, which he achieved on April 18 against the Mets.

Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor went 2 for 5 in Tuesday's win over the Cubs. He has hit in both games since making his MLB debut over the weekend. 

Lindor recorded his first career RBI and stole his first career base. 

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts is making his first career start in the cleanup spot on Tuesday against the Braves. With Hanley Ramirez out of the lineup, manager John Farrell decided to move Bogaerts to the No. 4 position.

And why not? Bogaerts has been hitting very well so far in the month of June. The slick-fielding shortstop is batting .333 (18 for 54) with four doubles, one home run and eight RBI over 14 games this month. 

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts hit his third home run of the season during Monday night's 4-2 loss to the Braves. 

Bogaerts hit his solo home run in the seventh inning. Bogaerts finished the game 1 for 4. He now holds a slash line of .289/.330/.399 for the season.