Franmil Reyes Homers Monday Night

Cleveland Indians outfielder and designated hitter Franmil Reyes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Reyes went deep in the sixth inning to put the Indians down 7-3 and now has 10 home runs and 26 RBI on the season to go along with a .250 […]

Yermin Mercedes Won't Slow Down

Chicago White Sox designated hitter Yermin Mercedes continued his impressive season in Monday's victory versus the Minnesota Twins. Mercedes went 3-for-6 on the evening with two runs and three RBI. Mercedes has been arguably the best waiver wire pickup on the season and won't stop hitting. He has always been a contact hitter in his […]

Giancarlo Stanton Placed On 10-Day Injured List With Quad Strain

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (quad) was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left quad strain. Stanton was scratched from Friday's lineup due to the ailment, then sat out the weekend's slate of games before the Yankees ultimately opted to place him on the injured list. Judging by the Yankees' […]

Shohei Ohtani Scheduled To Pitch Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels pitcher outfielder Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to take the mound Wednesday against Cleveland. Ohtani was originally slated to toe the rubber on Tuesday but will now be pushed back just one day due to fatigue. The two-way star looked electric on the mound in his last outing, allowing one run and striking […]

Giancarlo Stanton Remains Out Of Lineup Sunday

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (quad) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles. Stanton will miss his third game since being scratched from the lineup on Friday due to a tight left quad. Manager Aaron Boone had said Saturday that the slugger's condition improved overnight, meaning the Yankees are […]

Albert Pujols To Sign With Dodgers

Free-agent first baseman Albert Pujols is expected to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers on a one-year deal. While the Dodgers have yet to confirm the transaction, multiple MLB sources have reported on the deal. Pujols was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels on May 6 and reportedly had three or four teams […]

Giancarlo Stanton Not In Saturday's Lineup

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (quad) is absent from Saturday's lineup for the game against the Orioles. Stanton will miss his second straight game after he was scratched from Friday's lineup due to left quad tightness, though manager Aaron Boone had noted the slugger could miss a day or two. Stanton's next chance […]

Yordan Alvarez To Get Day Off Sunday

Houston Astros outfielder/designated hitter Yordan Alvarez is in the lineup for Saturday's game but is expected to get the day off on Sunday. The slugger was initially slated to start in left on Sunday, though he's been experiencing soreness in his legs and will get the day off, per manager Dusty Baker. Alvarez has been […]

Giancarlo Stanton Considered Day-To-Day

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (quad) is considered day-to-day with left quad tightness. Stanton was scratched from Friday's lineup due to the ailment, which he first felt during the series finale against the Rays- and again during pregame warmups. Manager Aaron Boone said that the slugger could be "down a couple of days" […]

Shohei Ohtani Has Next Start Pushed Back

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (fatigue) will have his next start on the mound pushed back an additional one to three days due to fatigue, according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. Coming off his best start in years, Ohtani was scheduled to take the mound again on Tuesday against Cleveland, but manager […]

Ty France Will Be Placed On The Injured List

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France will be placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a wrist injury. This issue may stem from April 19, when France was plunked in the forearm/wrist area by Los Angeles Dodgers starter Dustin May. France had struggled mightily after that point, batting .096 with a .332 OPS in […]

Giancarlo Stanton Scratched From Friday's Lineup

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (quad) has been scratched from Friday's lineup due to left quad tightness. Stanton was originally slated to resume his usual role as the number-two hitter in the order, though he was removed from the lineup late. The slugger had appeared in each of the last nine games, so […]

Yordan Alvarez Hitting .400 This Month

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez heads into this weekend's action absolutely on fire at the plate. Alvarez has hits in 10 of his last 11 games and is slashing .400/.412/.760 through 50 at-bats in the month of May. The 23-year-old is back punishing opposing pitchers, similar to what he accomplished in 2019. Alvarez will […]

Albert Pujols Receiving Interest From Multiple Teams

Free-agent first baseman/designated hitter Albert Pujols is receiving interest from three to four teams, according to Robert Murray of FanSided. Pujols was released by the Angels earlier this month after slashing .198/.250/.372 with five home runs, 12 RBI and nine runs scored in 24 games this season. It will depend entirely on the team that […]

Mitch Moreland Collects Two Hits In Loss To Red Sox

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Mitch Moreland went 2-for-4 with a run scored in a loss to the Red Sox on Thursday. Moreland batted in the two-hole for the first time this season as he's been heating up on the A's current road trip. Moreland has hits in five of his last six games and has […]

Albert Pujols Clears Waivers

Los Angeles Angels first baseman/designated hitter Albert Pujols cleared waivers and is officially a free agent after the team designated him for assignment last Thursday. If he had been claimed, his new team would have been on the hook for the rest of his 2021 salary (almost $30 million). The Angels will now be responsible […]

Yermin Mercedes Out Of Thursday’s Lineup

Chicago White Sox designated hitter Yermin Mercedes has been left off of Thursday's lineup card versus the Minnesota Twins. Mercedes has been the waiver wire pickup of the season and it's just a routine day off. Mercedes hasn't slowed down since starting the season 8-for-8 and is hitting .376 with five home runs and 21 […]

Blast Off: Which Batters Are Hitting the Most Impactful Barrels?

Last week I read a great article by John LaRue breaking down Alex Chamberlain's offensive stat known as Blast Rate. As John pointed out, Alex took the barrel stat we know and love and split it into a subset known as "Weak Barrels" and "Blasts." This may seem like a knit-picky exercise to some, but […]

Nelson Cruz Goes Yard Wednesday

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz collected his ninth home run of the season in Wednesday's 13-8 loss to the White Sox. Cruz got every bit of a Dallas Keuchel fastball in his first at-bat of the game, sending it 423 feet into the left-center seats at an exit velocity of 106.7 MPH. Wednesday's game […]

Shohei Ohtani Throws Another Gem

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani had his best game in three years on Tuesday night against the Houston Astros, and he now has a 2.10 ERA to go with a .903 OPS as a hitter. Ohtani allowed just one run on four hits in seven innings while striking out 10 batters and […]

Nelson Cruz Goes 2-For-5 On Tuesday

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz went 2-for-5 with a pair of singles in Tuesday's game against the Chicago White Sox. It was his second-straight two-hit game. Cruz has been getting on base at a decent clip so far this month with a .293 on-base percentage, but he's slugging just .316 through May and only […]

Yankees Plan To Play Wednesday Despite Third Positive Case

The New York Yankees are still planning to play Wednesday's game as scheduled despite a third positive COVID-19 case in their clubhouse. Third base coach Phil Nevin was announced as an earlier positive case- and the Yankees have said that first base coach Reggie Willits and a support staff member non-coach have also tested positive. […]

Yankees-Rays Game Fully Expected To Be Played

New York Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin has tested positive for COVID. As of now, he's the only confirmed COVID case for the team, including all coaches and players. This report is an update and clarification to a previous report that had stated that five Yankees coaches had tested positive for COVID. Nevin is […]

Five Yankees Coaches Test Positive For COVID

Five New York Yankees coaches have tested positive for COVID-19. According to Jon Heyman of the MLB Network, all five coaches have been fully vaccinated and most are asymptomatic. No players have tested positive at this point. There's speculation that Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays could be in jeopardy but there's been no […]

Khris Davis Looking Good In Return From Injured List

Texas Rangers designated hitter Khris Davis (quad) continues to heat up after a prolonged stay on the injured list. In just his third game of the season, the veteran slugger went 2-for-4 with a triple during Monday's 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Davis is now 3-for-9 (.333) in the early going and adds […]

Shohei Ohtani To Hit For Himself Tuesday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani told manager Joe Maddon that he wants to be in the batting lineup on Tuesday against the Houston Astros, which would mark the third time hitting for himself on the same day he pitches this year after never doing it in the majors before 2021. He was […]

J.D. Martinez Has Two Hits On Monday Night

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez picked up two hits in a loss to the Orioles on Monday night to extend his on-base streak to seven games. Martinez finished 2-for-4 with a run scored against Baltimore, as he accounted for half of Boston's hits and scored the team's only run in a 4-1 defeat. […]

Rockies-Padres Game Postponed Monday

The scheduled series opener between the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres has been postponed due to inclement weather, the Rockies announced on Twitter. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday, with Game 1 set to start at 3:10 p.m. ET. Managers should adjust their lineups accordingly.

Yordan Alvarez On Fire At The Plate

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez will head into this week's action as one of the hottest hitters in the game right now. The talented slugger is slashing .469/.485/.906 in the month of May with two doubles, four home runs and seven runs batted in spanning eight games. Alvarez is hitting everything in sight and […]

Shohei Ohtani Tied For MLB Lead In Home Runs

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter/pitcher Shohei Ohtani is slugging .617 over his last 15 games heading into the team's matchup with the Astros on Monday. Ohtani is tied for the major league lead in home runs with 10 and has been a revelation at the plate as well as on the mound. On top of […]