Ernie Clement Claims Rookie Brandon Valenzuela is the Most Improved Player in MLB

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Ernie Clement Claims Rookie Brandon Valenzuela is the Most Improved Player in MLB

Valenzuela made his debut against the White Sox on April 5. “He’s being aggressive. When he swings and misses, you hear it in the dugout. “Everybody’s like, ‘Ooooo.’ Nobody does that when I swing," Clement said about his teammate. Valenzuela is slashing .254/.338/.456 with a .794 OPS and six home runs through his 42 games to date.

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Astros Outright Cesar Salazar to Triple-A

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Astros Outright Cesar Salazar to Triple-A

Salazar heads to Triple-A after the Astros designated him for assignment and he cleared waivers. The backstop has hit .056 going 1-for-18 with one RBI since his May call-up to replace injured Yainer Diaz. Despite defensive skills, the 30-year-old owns a career .189 batting average. It is the second time Houston has outrighted him this season.

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Tanner Bibee Breaks 13-Start Losing Streak As Guardians Down Rangers 6-0

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Bibee allowed three hits over eight innings to lead Cleveland to the 6-0 win. The 27-year-old had been winless in a franchise-record 13 regular-season starts since beating Detroit last September. José Ramírez and Brayan Rocchio homered for the Guardians, who improved to 37-29. Jack Leiter allowed his season-high five runs in 4 2/3 innings for Texas, which is 31-33.



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Tyler Freeman Exits After Scary 98.2 MPH Head Hit

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Derek Jeter Calls Out Yankees Underperformers Without Aaron Judge

Without Judge for a month with a rib stress fracture, the Yankees need multiple contributors. "You're not just gonna have one individual pick up the slack. They're going to need contributions from a lot of guys that have underperformed, you know, below their own expectations," Jeter said. The club has the league's best starting rotation when healthy.

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