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Shane Baz

BAL Starting Pitcher #34

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ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports the Orioles are finalizing a five-year, $68 million extension with RHP Shane Baz.

It was always the contention of their trade with the Rays that Baltimore was buying in on their ability to make Baz’s pitches play up. Now they’re paying up for the opportunity to keep him in their rotation for the next several years after apparently liking what they saw in Spring Training. Baz was set to be arbitration eligible for the second time next offseason, so the Orioles have bought out two years of free agency in this deal. It’s a reasonable price considering Baz’s talent.

Source: Jeff Passan

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Bryson Stott

PHI 2nd Baseman #5

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Bryson Stott went 1-for-3 with a walk and a home run against the Reds on Monday.

After the Reds took a one-run lead in the top of the 8th inning, Stott clubbed a two-run home run off Graham Ashcraft to put the Phillies on top for good. Stott has had really good contact metrics all season, but the production hadn’t been there early on. It’s starting to tick up lately. In May, Stott is hitting .254 with five doubles, five home runs, 18 RBIs, and an .890 OPS in 15 games. Those 18 RBIs lead all of Major League Baseball in the month.

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Temper power expectations for Guerrero Jr.

May 18, 2026 01:32 PM

After finally hitting his first home run of May, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s power outage to start the season could actually be a sign of things to come for the remainder of year, where he could finish with 20-25 home runs.

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Miguel Andujar

SD Designated Hitter #41

Miguel Andujar went 2-for-4 and homered for the only run Monday in the Padres’ 1-0 win over the Dodgers.

Andujar homered with one out in the bottom of the first, and the lead held up for the rest of the game. It was his second straight start batting second. It’s an odd fit for such an aggressive hitter, but since he’s hot right now, the Padres might as well lean into it. Andujar is batting .298/.319/.504 in 135 plate appearances. Nothing much suggests he’ll keep slugging like this, but he’ll be a lineup fixture for San Diego until he cools off.

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Michael King

SD Starting Pitcher #34

Michael King shut out the Dodgers for seven innings, striking out nine, for his fourth win Monday.

King ought to buy his catcher dinner after this one, as Rodolfo Durán threw out two of three basestealers and was correct on all three of his challenges behind the plate. Of course, King was pretty good, too, giving up just five hard-hit balls and finishing up with a 35 percent CSW. He’s allowed a total of two runs in his last three starts, and his ERA is down to 2.31. He’ll make his next start at home against the A’s.

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Mason Miller

SD Relief Pitcher #22

Mason Miller walked two but pitched a hitless ninth for his 15th save Monday against the Dodgers.

Miller spotted the Dodgers two baserunners in a 1-0 game, but after walking Freddie Freeman and Kyle Tucker, he retired Will Smith, Max Munch and Andy Pages to close it out. He threw 22 pitches in all, so consider him probable for Tuesday.

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD Starting Pitcher #18

Yoshinobu Yamamoto ended up on the wrong side of a 1-0 game Monday after throwing seven innings in a loss to the Padres.

Yamamoto gave up a homer to the second batter he faced tonight and that was enough to drop him to 3-4, even though he struck out eight and allowed only two other hits. Even the homer was a little cheap; it was 98.1 mph off the bat of Miguel Andujar, and it would have stayed in play in 13 of the 30 ballparks. Yamamoto will likely make his next start Sunday against the Brewers.

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Ramón Laureano

SD Left Fielder #5

Ramón Laureano went 0-for-3 with a strikeout as the Padres’ No. 8 hitter Monday against the Dodgers.

Laureano has spent quite a bit of time as a leadoff man this season, but he’s earned a place at the bottom of the lineup with his .214/.293/.370 line and ugly 32 percent strikeout rate. Playing time has yet to turn into a big issue, in part because he’s clearly better defensively than the Padres’ alternative corner-outfield options (other than Bryce Johnson, who can’t hit). He’ll probably heat up again at some point, but he’s a tough mixed-league play right now.

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Ryan Jeffers

MIN Catcher #27

Ryan Jeffers will undergo tests Tuesday for a sprained left wrist.

Jeffers is off to a fantastic start to his season, so it’d be a shame if he landed on the IL with an injury apparently sustained on a broken-bat foul ball tonight. Alex Jackson would be the obvious choice to replace him on the roster, though since he’s out of options, the team could instead go to Noah Cardenas or David Bañuelos if they think it’d be a short IL stint for Jeffers. That way, the Twins wouldn’t risk losing Jackson when Jeffers returns.

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Source: Aaron Gleeman

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Josh Bell

MIN Designated Hitter #56

Josh Bell went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI against the Astros on Monday.

Both of Bell’s home runs came off Astros starter Tatsuya Imai. He hit a solo home run in the second inning and a two-run shot in the fourth inning. Bell also added an RBI single in the sixth inning. He needed a game like this and with his average at .223 and OPS at .647, he needs to keep hitting if he’s going to remain a regular player for the rest of the season.

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Julio Rodríguez

SEA Center Fielder #44

Julio Rodríguez hit a solo homer to help the Mariners top the White Sox on Monday.

Rodríguez worked a full count and then lashed his eighth homer of the season to right-center off Noah Schultz. The 25-year-old’s .251/.318/.421 slash is certainly not what fantasy managers are hoping for come the final weeks of the year, but consider how poorly he’s started in previous seasons, managers should be thrilled that he’s already driving the ball in the early-ish portion of 2026.

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Josh Naylor

SEA 1st Baseman #12

Josh Naylor stole two bases while going 3-for-4 in a win for the Mariners on Monday over the White Sox.

After stealing no bases until April 20, Naylor now has a 40-stolen base pace. And he’s done it as one of the slowest players in the league. Remarkable. The 28-year-old has started swinging the stick at a quality rate as of late, too, and he’s been much better than his .260/.325/.370 slash indicates.

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