MLB Player News
-
Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Big night in Saturday's loss
Turner went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a second run scored and two stolen bases in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Brewers.
The shortstop extended his hitting streak to 13 games with yet another impressive effort, and over that stretch Turner is slashing .357/.383/.929 with nine of his 21 homers and three of his 25 steals on the season. The 30-year-old has now posted his third straight 20-25 season, and he has yet to be caught stealing in 2023 -- in fact, he's nabbed 30 straight bags dating back to last September. Turner's career 85.9 percent success rate on the basepaths is the second-highest of all time among players with more than 200 attempts, behind only Carlos Beltran's 86.4 percent mark.
-
Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Hits bench Sunday
Winn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Tommy Edman will handle shortstop duties in the series finale after Winn manned the position in each of the past five games. While the long-term future remains bright for the 21-year-old rookie, he's gotten off to a slow start to his big-league career with a .170/.188/.213 slash line through his first 49 plate appearances for St. Louis.
-
Gabriel Arias SS | CLE
Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Two-run blast in win
Arias went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-6 victory over the Rays.
Arias singled in his first at-bat before adding a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to put the Guardians up 4-1. He's now racked up multiple hits in back-to-back games and in four of his last eight, adding five RBI over that latter stretch to go along with nine runs scored. On the downside, the utility man has also struck out 12 times over his last nine games while drawing only one walk.
-
J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Goes deep in three-hit performance
Crawford went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two additional runs scored and a hit-by-pitch in Saturday's win over the Mets.
Crawford put a cap on his big game by launching a decisive solo home run down the right field line in the ninth inning, giving Seattle an 8-7 lead. In 11 games since returning from a concussion, the 28-year-old shortstop is hitting .341 (14-for-41) with four homers, eight RBI, 17 runs, one steal, 11 walks, and 13 strikeouts.
-
Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Drives in two
Tovar went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI on Saturday against the Blue Jays.
Aided by Coors Field, Tovar has had a nice start to Colorado's current homestand, as he has collected six hits across 23 at-bats while tallying three doubles and four RBI in that stretch. He's also been on a nice power surge overall, racking up five homers and six doubles across his last 33 games. Despite some of his strong numbers of late, Tovar still has plenty of holes in his skill profile, as illustrated by his .309 wOBA and 78 wRC+ across 509 plate appearances on the season.
-
Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Braves' Orlando Arcia: Delivers go-ahead homer
Arcia went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 4-2 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.
Arcia has homered three times and added eight RBI over his eight-game hitting streak. He's gone 11-for-30 (.367) in that span. His homer Saturday was a key hit, giving Atlanta the lead in the 10th inning. For the season, the shortstop has a career-high 17 long balls with 55 RBI, 57 runs scored, a stolen base and a .282/.336/.454 slash line in a career year.
-
Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Pops solo shot
Bogaerts went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Giants.
Bogaerts is up to 16 homers this year, four of which have come in his last 13 contests. While he's shown a little more power lately, he's batting just .220 (11-for-50) over that span. The shortstop is at a .261/.332/.399 slash line with 46 RBI, 61 runs scored and 13 stolen bases through 131 games this season, putting him on track for his worst numbers since 2014, which was his first full major-league campaign.
-
Javier Baez SS | DET
Tigers' Javier Baez: Back in action Saturday
Baez (general soreness) is starting at shortstop and batting eighth Saturday against the White Sox.
An illness and general soreness have led to Baez missing five games over the past couple weeks, but he is in the starting nine Saturday after missing three games in a row. He hit .175 with one home run, seven runs, six RBI and one steal in 20 August games.