MLB 2025 | Iglesias secures his seventh save; Pagés hits his eighth home run; Vargas achieves a multi-hit game; Cionel delivers another scoreless performance; Yordan is still absent
- BaseballdeCuba
- May 16, 2025
- 3 min read
Cuban Players News for the 2025 Major League Baseball season. A compilation of several sources.
Raisel Iglesias pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn a save against the Nationals on Thursday.
Raisel Iglesias secured the save on Thursday against Washington, giving up one hit without any strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning. This performance was crucial for Iglesias, who had allowed a run in each of his last three outings and had blown two of his previous four save opportunities. The 35-year-old has been unusually poor in 2025, with a 5.71 ERA over 17.1 innings, after achieving a sub-3.00 ERA in the past five seasons, including a 1.95 ERA over 69.1 innings in 2024.
Andy Pagés boosts Dodgers with a home run.
Andy Pagés went 1-for-3 in the Dodgers' 19-2 victory over the Athletics, hitting a home run, driving in three runs, and scoring once. He was later substituted by Chris Taylor. This marked Pagés' eighth home run of the year, bringing his RBI total to 24 for the season. Pagés is batting .291 with eight home runs over 41 games this season. He's been versatile in the outfield and continues to excel at the plate, posting a slash line of .313/.333/.516 with three home runs and thirteen RBIs in his last fifteen games. With 24 RBIs, he's already surpassed half of his 2024 total (46) and is just five home runs short of his personal best (13).
Adolis García recorded one hit on Thursday.
Adolis García recorded a hit in three at-bats during Thursday's 1-0 win over the Astros. His only hit was his ninth double of the season. Having participated in 44 games this year, García is now hitting .239/.269/.413 in May. He has accumulated 6 home runs and 24 RBIs in 2025.
Miguel Vargas achieved a game with multiple hits.
In Thursday's 7-1 loss to the Reds, Miguel Vargas went 2-for-4 and drove in the White Sox's sole RBI. As the leadoff hitter, Vargas maintained his impressive performance over the last 15 games, posting a .278/.371/.444 slash line with 2 home runs, 8 RBIs, and four multi-hit games.
Cionel Pérez continues to remain scoreless.
Cionel Pérez returned to the mound during the Orioles' 4-0 defeat against the Twins on Thursday. He pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings, issuing one walk and striking out one batter. This marked his third straight appearance without surrendering a run. His ERA dropped from 8.44 to 7.64 for the season, and in May, he has pitched 4 2/3 innings with a 1.93 ERA, though his strikeout-to-walk ratio remains a subpar 4:6.
Luis Robert Jr. hitless on Thursday.
Luis Robert Jr. did not get any hits in Thursday's 7-1 defeat against the Reds. Robert went 0-for-3 and struck out once. He has failed to get a hit in three of his last four games. Amid ongoing trade rumors before the July 31 trade deadline, Luis Robert's season slash line has dropped to .186/.290/.314, with a high strikeout rate of 29.8%. Nevertheless, he tops the MLB in steals with 17 and excels as a defender in center field.
Yordan Álvarez was still absent.
Yordan Álvarez is still "a few days away" from rejoining the lineup, as reported by Matt Kawahara. On Thursday, Yordan practiced hitting in the cage again, and manager Joe Espada mentioned that everything went as expected. It seems likely that Yordan will be back during Houston's weekend series, although he was not in the lineup on Thursday against the Rangers. When he does return, fans hope that the muscle strain in his hand will be a thing of the past, allowing him to improve his performance at the plate following a challenging start with a .210/.306/.340 slash line in his first 100 at-bats in 2025.
Edgar Quero had the afternoon off.
Edgar Quero was not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds. He took a break for the day game, having started as catcher in the first two games of the series in Cincinnati.
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