MLB Player News

Abrams went 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Padres.

Facing the team that selected him sixth overall in the 2019 MLB Draft, Abrams made a nuisance of himself from the bottom of the Nationals' order. The walk was a rarity for the 22-year-old shortstop -- his last one came April 23 -- and his inability to control the strike zone continues to limit his production. Through 20 games in May, Abrams is slashing .269/.279/.448 with three of his five homers and three of his six steals on the year.

Franco went 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, one run scored and one steal in Wednesday's 7-3 victory over the Blue Jays.

Franco singled in his first at-bat and scored the first run of the game on an RBI knock by Isaac Paredes. The shortstop walked his next time up and proceeded to steal second but was stranded to end the second inning. He added run-scoring singles in the fourth and eighth to extend Tampa Bay's lead, marking his fifth game with at least three hits this season. Franco has been as advertised to start 2023, slashing .286/.347/.480 with seven home runs, 25 RBI, 28 runs scored and 15 stolen bases.

McLain went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 10-3 win over the Cardinals.

One day after launching his first career homer, McLain went yard again, although this time he got some help -- his drive to the wall in right field during the fourth inning bounced off the glove of a leaping Oscar Mercado and hopped over the fence. McLain has quickly shown his stellar numbers at Triple-A this season were no fluke, batting .281 (9-for-32) through his first eight big-league games with four doubles and two home runs, though his 4:14 BB:K indicates he will need to make some adjustments down the road.

Neto went 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Red Sox.

Neto crushed a first-pitch fastball 417 feet to plate three runs in the second inning on his way to the first three-hit game of his career. The rookie shortstop has popped three homers in May after failing to connect on a big fly in April. Neto slashed .322/.408/.529 in 201 plate appearances in his brief minor-league career. After his best game of the season he is up to .266/.333/.411 in the majors.

Anderson went 1-for-4 with an RBI on Wednesday against the Guardians.

Anderson delivered his lone hit in the third inning, which drove in Clint Frazier. That was only his third RBI across 21 games since he returned from a knee injury May 2. Anderson has been a significant disappointment overall this season, as he has yet to homer across 138 plate appearances, though he's salvaged some fantasy value by swiping six bags.

Allen is not in the lineup Wednesday night against the Mariners.

Aledmys Diaz is at shortstop and Tony Kemp will cover second base. Allen has shown a bit more life at the plate in recent weeks, but he holds an overall .205/.247/.260 season slash line.

Turner went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's win over Arizona.

Turner smacked a two-out, two-run homer off Jose Ruiz to tie the game 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth before the Phillies would win it in extras. The long ball was Turner's fifth of the season and first since May 6. The clutch hit may be what Turner needs to get his season going -- he's still slashing just .250/.295/.392 with 25 runs scored, 13 RBI and six stolen bases through his first 217 plate appearances with the Phillies.

Berti is starting at third base and batting leadoff Wednesday in Colorado, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

This is Berti's fifth straight start in the leadoff spot and his third start in the last five games at third base as he fills in for the slumping Jean Segura. Berti is 7-for-18 at the plate over that span.

Adames went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Astros.

Adames followed up a leadoff double by Christian Yelich with a two-run home run to open the scoring in the first inning. The shortstop was retired in his next three at-bats and is still struggling with consistency at the plate, but he's second on the team in homers with nine. Last year, Adams finished with 31 home runs and 98 RBI while slashing .238/.298/.458. He's currently slashing just .204/.290/.381.

DeJong is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Reds.

This is a rare day off for DeJong, who has hit his way back into an everyday role with a .291/.371/.616 slash line through 97 plate appearances. He's sitting on eight homers, 18 RBI, three steals and 21 runs scored in 25 games. Tommy Edman will cover shortstop and bat seventh Wednesday versus Cincinnati.