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Colt Emerson swats seventh homer in victory

Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85

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Colt Emerson homered, drew two walks and scored a pair of runs on Friday night, leading the Mariners to a 3-1 victory over the Guardians.

The 20-year-old phenom got the Mariners on the board and evened the score at a run apiece with a 361-foot (104.0-mph EV) solo shot off of Joey Cantillo in the third inning. He then walked in the sixth inning but was cut down trying to steal second base. Emerson also walked in the eighth inning and scored on an RBI knock by Julio Rodríguez. With his 1-for-2 night, Emerson is now slashing .212/.293/.481 with seven homers, 17 RBI and one stolen base in his first 115 plate appearances.

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Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85

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Colt Emerson went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in Seattle’s 8-3 win over the Angels on Tuesday.

Emerson singled and stole a base in the second inning, then collected his second hit with a single in the fifth. With the bases loaded in the seventh, he knocked his third hit of the day to drive in two runs. The 20-year-old infielder is hitting .218/.295/.454 with seven homers, 15 runs scored, and 19 RBI across 132 plate appearances.
Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85

Colt Emerson went 0-for-3 in Wednesday’s one-sided loss to the Pirates.

Emerson clobbered a 402-foot drive to straightaway center field that Pirates outfielder Jake Mangum somehow managed to corral with an excellent leaping grab. It certainly would’ve gone for extra-bases and was just a few feet from leaving the yard altogether. The 20-year-old top prospect continues to hit near the bottom of Seattle’s lineup and has hit a real rough patch recently, batting .168 (8-for-48) with three homers over his last 15 games. He’s just 2-for-20 over his last seven contests.
Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85

Colt Emerson struck out all three times up against the Red Sox on Saturday.

At .220/.290/.495 with six homers in 28 games, Emerson’s big-league career is still off to a fine start. However, Statcast thinks he’s been extremely lucky to have six homers and three barrels and 20 hits with 17 hard-hit balls. His strikeout rate is up to 31 percent after tonight, and it seems unlikely that he’ll turn into a reliable mixed-league option until 2027 at the earliest.
Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85

Colt Emerson went 1-for-2 with an RBI single, walk and a stolen base as the Mariners triumphed over the Orioles on Thursday afternoon.

Emerson smacked a two-out RBI single off of Shane Baz in the opening inning that extended the Mariners’ early lead to 3-0. That would wind up being the extent of the offense in the game. He also swiped second base, but the M’s were unable to cash him in from there. The 20-year-old phenom has held his own so far, hitting .235/.309/.529 with six homers, 16 RBI and one stolen base in his first 94 plate appearances.
J.P. Crawford

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Mariners activated SS J.P. Crawford from the 10-day injured list.

As expected, Crawford returns to Seattle’s lineup for Tuesday’s series opener against the Orioles. The 31-year-old impending free agent wound up requiring a minimum stay on the injured list with a right hand contusion. He’ll split time with top prospect Colt Emerson at shortstop and could even wind up seeing time at third base over the final few months of the year.
Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85

Colt Emerson went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer against the Nationals on Saturday.

Emerson’s only hit of the game left the yard as he took Cade Cavalli deep for a two-run blast in the fifth inning. The 20-year-old infielder is already up to six homers and 14 RBI while hitting .233/.309/.575 across 81 plate appearances, proving to have very real power despite a high strikeout rate early in his rookie season.
Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85

Colt Emerson went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Seattle’s win over the Nationals on Friday.

Emerson took a high Zack Littell fastball and deposited it in the right-center field stands, 407 feet away, to make it 5-0 Mariners early. The power has played so far for the rookie as he’s hitting .232/.312/.551 with five homers in his first 69 at-bats. The Mariners look smarter everyday for locking him up to an extension this offseason, though he probably won’t be a full fantasy force until he hits his way further up the order.
Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85

Colt Emerson (back) is in Seattle’s starting lineup against the Orioles on Thursday.

He had missed the last three games with a back injury. Emerson is hitting .242/.319/.548 with four homers in his first 19 games and can be plugged back in lineups in leagues with daily transactions.
Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85

Colt Emerson (back) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday’s contest against the Orioles.

The encouraging development here is that Emerson was able to resume swinging a bat and is optimistic he’ll avoid a trip to the injured list. The 20-year-old top prospect is sitting out his third consecutive game due to back tightness with Cole Young drawing another start at shortstop. Emerson is presumably day-to-day heading into Thursday’s series finale in Baltimore.
Colt Emerson

SEA Shortstop #85

Colt Emerson (back) is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Orioles.

Emerson was scratched from Monday’s lineup due to tightness in his back. He’ll miss at least one more game, and Cole Young will move over from second to shortstop with Ryan Bliss handling keystone duties.

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Ryan Helsley

BAL Relief Pitcher #21
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Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Ryan Helsley was not used on Wednesday because he is dealing with right elbow discomfort.

Helsley had been warming up, but then sat down in the bullpen and was caught on camera flexing his elbow and grabbing it, which didn’t inspire a lot of confidence in his health. Considering he was already on the injured list earlier this season with elbow inflammation, this is not a great sign. We’ll wait for more word from the Orioles, but Rico Garcia would operate as the high-leverage reliever again if Hesley were to miss time, but that would not mean he gets every save chance.
- Eric Samulski

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Dean Kremer

BAL Starting Pitcher #64
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Dean Kremer picked up the win in his return from the injured list on Wednesday against the White Sox, spinning six innings of one-run ball while striking out four.

Kremer allowed four hits and one walk. He gave up a homer to Sam Antonacci on the second pitch of the game but held Chicago scoreless after that. This was only his third start of the year after a quad injury kept him sidelined since late April. He’s pitched well in the small sample and now has a 20:3 K/BB ratio in 17 innings. His next start lines up at home against the Cubs.

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Noah Schultz

CWS Starting Pitcher #76
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Noah Schultz took the loss on Wednesday in Baltimore, allowing three earned runs on two hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings pitched.

Schultz struck out seven and looked fantastic through four innings, but things unraveled in the fifth, and multiple inherited runners scored. This was the rookie’s first start since May 24 as he missed over a month due to a knee injury. Walks remain a problem for the left-hander, and he’ll look for better results next time out against the Red Sox.

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Tyler O'Neill

BAL Right Fielder #9
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Tyler O’Neill went 1-for-2 with a solo homer and a walk as the Orioles took down the White Sox 6-1 on Wednesday.

Baltimore was being no-hit through four innings before O’Neill hit a solo blast off Noah Schultz to begin the fifth. He also made an impressive diving catch, but was later pinch-hit for and remains in a very part-time role for the Orioles. O’Neill has started against just one of the past nine right-handers the team has faced. He’s signed through 2027 as part of a three-year, $49.5 million deal he was given as a free agent.

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Sam Antonacci

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Sam Antonacci went 2-for-4 with a solo home run as the White Sox fell to the Orioles 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon.

Antonacci took Dean Kremer deep on the second pitch of the game, but it was the only run Chicago could muster. The rookie hit just one homer from April 15 through June 13, but he’s left the yard four times since then. He was already profiling as a strong fantasy asset with batting average, runs scored, and stolen-base upside, but the recent power uptick is surely welcomed. He’ll remain a must-start fantasy option as the White Sox head to Cleveland for a four-game set beginning Thursday.

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Jonatan Clase

TOR Left Fielder #8
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Blue Jays recalled OF Jonatan Clase from Triple-A Buffalo

Clase has been recalled with George Springer headed to the paternity list. However, Clase is also not in the lineup against a left-handed pitcher on Wednesday, so he might not play much in the few games Springer misses.
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Blue Jays placed DH George Springer on the paternity list.

Congrats to George and his growing family. Springer had a hot stretch earlier in the month, but is hitting .239/.340/.398 in 23 games in June with three home runs, three steals and 13 RBI. He is not a player you have to move on from in shallower formats, but you might be able to find more production on the waiver wire in 10 and 12-team leagues.
- Eric Samulski

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Max Scherzer

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Max Scherzer (back) will make a rehab start on Friday for High-A Vancouver.

Scherzer is traveling with the Blue Jays on their road trip, so he will make a rehab start Friday with Vancouver, then rejoin the team in Seattle on Saturday. From there, he will throw a bullpen on Sunday, and the team will determine next steps from there. Scherzer could return right after the All-Star break, but he would remain off the fantasy radar outside of the deepest formats until we can see him pitch deep into an MLB game.
- Eric Samulski

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Brett Baty

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Brett Baty is starting at second base and batting eighth for the Mets on Wednesday against the Blue Jays

Despite hitting .147/.261/.173 in 27 games in June, the Mets continue to play Baty at second base against right-handed pitching. Ronny Mauricio has made only one start in the last month, so there doesn’t seem to be any threat to Baty’s playing time. We would not be trusting him in fantasy leagues, though. Tyrone Taylor will make his first start against right-handed pitching since coming off the injured list, starting in left field and batting ninth.
- Eric Samulski

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is starting at first base and batting second for the Blue Jays on Wednesday against the Mets.

Vlad Jr. had missed Tuesday’s game with back tightness, but it was never expected to be a serious issue. Perhaps another day or two off could have helped the slumping first baseman with a mental reset, but he will be back in the lineup, and it’s hard to keep him out of fantasy lineups unless you’re in a shallow league and were able to claim multiple difference-makers off the waiver wire. Sean Keys will start at DH and bat eighth with George Springer on the paternity list.
- Eric Samulski

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