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Brooks Lee homers, drives home four in win

Brooks Lee

MIN Shortstop #22

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Brooks Lee went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in a 10-5 win over the Guardians on Wednesday.

Lee had a monster game here in a big win for his Twins. He helped get a rally churning with a run-scoring single in the third inning and broke this game open with a three-run homer in the fourth. That long ball was especially painful for the Guardians since it came after an error let that inning get to Lee. Overall, he’s been solid in an everyday role this season with a .254 batting average, .746 OPS, 15 home runs, and 56 RBI. Those power numbers are already approaching his totals from last season in 41 fewer games.

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Ben Ross

MIN Shortstop

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Twins recalled INF/OF Ben Ross from Triple-A St. Paul

Ross was just demoted four days ago, but since Kaelen Culpepper (hamstring) landed on the injured list, he can be recalled this quickly. Ross is starting at shortstop and batting ninth on Wednesday against the Yankees and will likely be the team’s starting shortstop in the short term unless the wanted to move Brooks Lee, who is out of the lineup on Wednesday, back there.
Brooks Lee

MIN 3rd Baseman #22

Brooks Lee went 3-for-6 with one run scored on Wednesday against the Tigers.

The biggest of Lee’s three hits came to begin the eighth inning when he sparked a three-run rally that eventually tied this game. The Twins still lost in 12 innings, but Lee put himself in the middle of a few rallies as a table-setter out of the second spot on their order. He’s been a tremendous compiler this season in an everyday role with 22 home runs, seven stolen bases, and a .250 batting average.
Brooks Lee

MIN 3rd Baseman #22

Brooks Lee hit a solo homer in a loss to the Padres on Sunday.

Lee was responsible for the only run for the Twins as Minnesota was swept by San Diego over the weekend. The 25-year-old is now up to 20 homers on the season with 69 RBI and a relatively-solid .735 OPS.
Brooks Lee

MIN 3rd Baseman #22

Brooks Lee went 3-for-4 and homered in a loss to the Padres on Saturday.

Lee hit one of three homers off Casey Mize before Mize exited due to injury, and he also doubled and singled. The former first-round selection has put together a solid -- albeit unspectacular -- season in 2026 with 19 homers, 68 RBI and a .729 OPS. Keep in mind that Lee is still just 25 until February, so there’s a chance that we haven’t seen the best version of the infielder just yet.
Brooks Lee

MIN 3rd Baseman #22

Brooks Lee went 1-for-4 with a grand slam as the Twins fell to the Phillies 7-5 on Sunday.

Lee connected for a grand slam off Andrew Painter in the bottom of the first, but Minnesota could only muster one more run the rest of the way. The 25-year-old infielder is up to 18 homers and seven stolen bases on the year, but he entered Sunday with a league-average batting line. The former first-round pick will likely need to show sustained improvement by the end of 2027 to remain part of the team’s future core. It’s notable that he shifted from shortstop to third base earlier this summer.
Brooks Lee

MIN 3rd Baseman #22

Brooks Lee went 2-for-5 with a homer against the Brewers on Sunday.

Lee took advantage of Jacob Misiorowski losing some velocity in his last two innings of work today and homered off a 99.4-mph fastball in the fifth. He almost got him again in the sixth, hitting a 95.8-mph cutter 365 feet to right, but it was caught by a leaping Luis Lara. Statcast said it would have been a homer in 15 ballparks.
Brooks Lee

MIN 3rd Baseman #22

Brooks Lee delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning on Thursday night, leading the Twins to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Royals.

The Twins entered the eighth inning trailing 3-1 but pulled a bit closer as Josh Bell smacked an RBI single off of Aaron Bummer. Two batters later, Lee strolled to the dish with the bases loaded against Nate Pearson and shot a two-run single into right field to put the Twins ahead to stay. He finished the day 1-for-4 and is now hitting .240/.298/.414 with 16 homers and 60 RBI in 444 plate appearances on the season.
Brooks Lee

MIN 3rd Baseman #22

Brooks Lee hit a two-run homer Friday as the Twins downed the Mariners 5-3.

Minnesota also got solo shots from Royce Lewis and Ryan Jeffers. At 97.1 mph off the bat, Lee’s homer fell a little short of qualifying as a barrel, but that’s not unusual for him. In fact, he has just 12 barrels despite collecting 16 homers this year. His exit velocity numbers suggest he should be doing quite a bit worse than his current .244/.302/.423 line, but the Twins don’t need anyone telling him that.
Brooks Lee

MIN 3rd Baseman #22

Brooks Lee went 0-for-4 against the Royals on Wednesday.

Lee manned the two-hole in the Twins lineup in their first game without Byron Buxton, who went back on the injured list with yet another right hip injury before this game. Lee couldn’t muster a single hit or hard-hit ball in a game where the Twins had 14 as a team. He’s struggled to a .687 OPS over his last 30 games and will need to pick up the slack without Buxton.
Brooks Lee

MIN Shortstop #22

Brooks Lee went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI, and one walk on Friday against the Angels.

Lee continues to produce. His second double of this game cut the Angels’ lead to 4-2 and put the tying runs in scoring position with just one out. The Twins would push one more run across, but sadly never tie this game back up. Nevertheless, Lee has kept his head above water all season with a .744 OPS to go along with 14 home runs and five stolen bases as we approach the All-Star break.

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Lyon Richardson

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Brewers selected the contract of RHP Lyon Richardson from Triple-A Nashville

Richardson was designated for assignment in the middle of August but ultimately re-signed with the Brewers. He has a 6.48 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, and a 47/40 K/BB ratio over 58 1/3 innings in 42 career appearances at the MLB level.
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Ceddanne Rafaela

BOS Center Fielder #3
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Red Sox activated OF Ceddanne Rafaela (quad) from the 10-day injured list.

Rafaela is right back in the lineup, batting sixth and playing center field. The 26-year-old has been out since early September with a quad strain, and despite not playing in any rehab games, he’s been hitting off the Trajekt machine and took live at-bats against Garrett Crochet (shoulder) on Tuesday. He may be a bit rusty after the layoff, but the Red Sox could really use a jolt on offense right now.
- Eric Samulski

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Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19
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Tim Healey of the Boston Globe reports that the Red Sox and Cubs are planning a doubleheader on Friday.

There is a severe storm coming into the Northeast this weekend, but both the Cubs and Red Sox will likely need these final games for playoff seeding. The current plan is to play two games on Friday and then perhaps move Saturday’s game up to an early game before the weather gets really bad. If that schedule bears out, it would obviously impact the pitching matchups and would likely lead to many hitters sitting out at least one game with three games being played in such close succession. It’s a situation to monitor.
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Jackson Holliday

BAL 2nd Baseman #7
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Jackson Holliday will get surgery on his left wrist in the next week.

Holliday was placed on the injured list on Monday, and Orioles manager Craig Albernaz confirmed that the 22-year-old has a TFCC tear in his left wrist. Holliday said it is not a complete tear, so he should expect about a 10-week recovery timeline after he has surgery. That should have him ready for the start of spring training in 2027.
- Eric Samulski

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Tyler O'Neill

BAL Right Fielder #9
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Tyler O’Neill received a PRP injection in his injured shoulder.

O’Neill has been out since August 23rd with shoulder inflammation and was healthy for just 260 plate appearances this season. The Orioles expect the 31-year-old to be ready to start the 2027 season, but he will not be guaranteed any role as he heads into the final year of his contract, where he will make $16.5 million.
- Eric Samulski

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Alex Cook

TB Relief Pitcher #54
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Rays optioned RHP Alex Cook to Triple-A Durham.

The Rays are bringing up Mason Englert as a spot starter on Wednesday, so Cook was sent down to make room. He posted a 4.76 ERA in 5 2/3 innings for the Rays this season. He can still be recalled in time for the AL Divisional Series, but it would likely take an injury in Tampa Bay’s bullpen for that to happen.
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TB Relief Pitcher #59
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Rays recalled RHP Mason Englert from Triple-A Durham.

Englert will start on Wednesday instead of Ian Seymour. It remains to be seen what the plan is for Seymour, but the Rays clinched the AL East and a bye in the postseason on Tuesday, so they probably just want to give Seymour some time off. Englert has a 4.25 ERA in 82 2/3 innings in Triple-A, but he is not a recommended streamer against the Yankees.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (back) is now starting at first base and batting second against the Orioles in Game 1 of the doubleheader on Wednesday.

Guerrero Jr. was out on Monday with a back injury and was originally held out of the lineup on Wednesday before being a late addition. He’s clearly not 100 percent, but the Blue Jays will be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss, so there is incentive for their star to try to play through the discomfort.
- Eric Samulski

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BAL Left Fielder #13
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Orioles recalled OF Heston Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk

With Samuel Basallo (concussion) landing on the injured list, Kjerstad, who had been optioned to the minors four days ago, will come back up. The former top prospect is just 4-for-19 (.211) in 11 games with the Orioles this season and was hitting .287/.334/.456 with 11 home runs and 44 RBI in 79 games at Triple-A.
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BAL Catcher #29
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Orioles placed C Samuel Basallo on the 7-day concussion injured list.

Basallo was hit with a foul tip on Monday, and it turns out that will end his 2026 season. The 22-year-old struggled in his first MLB season, playing through a shoulder injury and hitting .222/.291/.406 with 18 home runs, 54 RBI, and a nearly 27 percent strikeout rate. With Adley Rutschman no longer in town, Basallo will enter 2027 as the starting catcher, but his fantasy value will be impacted by how much of his struggles this season can be attributed to his multiple injuries.
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