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Top Jeimer Candelario News
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Nationals' Jeimer Candelario: Replaces Guerrero on WBC roster
Candelario has replaced Vladimir Guerrero on the Dominican Republic's roster for the World Baseball Classic.
Candelario will join the Dominican Republic team after Guerrero had to withdraw from the roster due to knee trouble. The 29-year-old joined the Nationals after a disappointing 2022 season with the Tigers that saw him register a .633 OPS, 13 homers and a 129:28 K:BB over 467 plate appearances. He'll likely be a bench bat for the loaded DR lineup during the tournament.
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Nationals' Jeimer Candelario: Signs with Nationals
Candelario and the Nationals agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal Tuesday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Candelario was non-tendered by the Tigers after a down season in 2022, which saw him hit just .217/.272/.361 with 13 homers. He's found himself in a great spot to try to launch a bounceback campaign, as his primary competition for playing time at third base will be Carter Kieboom, a career .197/304/.285 hitter who missed most of last season due to Tommy John surgery. A better 2023 for Candelario isn't too tough to envision, as he hit a strong .278/.356/.458 across the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
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Jeimer Candelario: Becomes free agent
The Tigers declined to tender Candelario a contract for 2023.
Candelario finally enjoyed some success against big-league pitching in 2021, smacking 42 doubles with a .794 OPS, but it all came crashing back down for him in 2022. HIs batting average fell more than 50 points and Candelario will now be looking for a new team in free agency.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Absent from Monday's lineup
Candelario isn't starting Monday against Seattle.
Candelario went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout Sunday against the Twins, and he'll be out of the lineup for the third time in the last four games. Kody Clemens is taking over at the hot corner and batting seventh.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Sits again Saturday
Candelario remains on the bench for Saturday's game against the Twins.
Candelario's age-28 season has been a disappointing one, as his .210/.267/.360 slash line (78 wRC+) represents a significant drop from the .278/.356/.458 line (125 wRC+) he managed over the previous two years. He'll sit for the second straight game, with Brendon Davis getting the nod at third base.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Heads to bench
Candelario will sit Thursday against the Twins.
Candelario has gone 8-for-20 with four doubles across his last six games, though that's only been enough to drag his season-long slash line up to .210/.267/.360. Harold Castro will start at third base Friday.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Riding pine Tuesday
Candelario is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Royals.
Candelario has started four of the last seven games and is 7-for-14 with three doubles, one run and one RBI over that stretch. Harold Castro will start at the hot corner while Miguel Cabrera starts at designated hitter.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Absent from Friday's lineup
Candelario isn't starting Friday against the White Sox.
Candelario is getting a day off after he went 4-for-7 with two doubles, a run and a strikeout over the last two games. Miguel Cabrera will serve as the designated hitter and bat third.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Perfect day at plate
Candelario went 4-for-4 with two doubles and one run scored in Tuesday's victory over Baltimore.
Candelario was perfect at the dish Tuesday as he recorded a hit in all four at-bats, two of which went for extra bases. The multi-hit effort was his fifth in his last 15 games, but those games have come sporadically as he has maintained a part-time role since the beginning of September. He's slashing .209/.266/.359 on the season.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Not in Monday's lineup
Candelario isn't starting Monday against the Orioles.
Candelario went 0-for-3 with an RBI during Sunday's loss to the White Sox and will head to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera is serving as the designated hitter and batting cleanup.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Sitting Saturday
Candelario will be on the bench Saturday against the White Sox.
Candelario has gone hitless in six of his nine games thus far in September while striking out at a 35.3 percent clip. Harold Castro will start at the hot corner Saturday.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Sitting Tuesday
Candelario is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Astros.
The Tigers have spread the playing time around a bit more this month, as Candelario didn't hit enough through the first five months to lock down a true everyday role. He is hitting .243 with two home runs over his last 10 games.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Resting Sunday
Candelario is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Candelario gets Sunday off after starting at the hot corner Saturday, with Ryan Kreidler taking over. The rookie Kreidler is seeing more playing time as the 54-85 Tigers look toward the future, so Candelario's fantasy value will likely take a hit down the stretch as he sees his playing time reduced.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Knocks in three in win
Candelario went 3-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run, while also scoring three runs in Friday's 10-2 victory over the Royals.
Candelario launched a three-run shot in the second inning that scored Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter. Candelario smacked a double in the fifth, but was not credited with an RBI when Jonathan Schoop reached the plate due to a fielding error. Candelario also made it home on a fourth-inning groundout from Willi Castro and a ninth-inning single from Riley Greene. Candelario now has hits in back-to-back games after a three-game hitless streak and has raised his batting average to .207 to go along with 13 homers on the season.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Losing playing time
Candelario is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.
The 28-year-old is on the bench Tuesday for the fourth time in Detroit's last five games, as rookie Ryan Kreidler is beginning to see more time at third base. Candelario finished August on a six-game hit streak during which he hit .375 with two home runs, three doubles and eight RBI, but he's 0-for-10 with a walk through his first three appearances of September.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Sits out Monday
Candelario is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
After a 9-for-24 stretch to end the month of August, he has yet to record a hit in September. Candelario has now been on the bench for two of the last four games. In his place, Ryan Kreidler will take over at third base and bat eighth.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Takes seat Friday
Candelario is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.
Candelario started the past eight games and had a .944 OPS with two home runs, three doubles and eight RBI during that span, but he'll head to the bench for Friday's series opener. Prospect Ryan Kreidler will man the hot corner and could cut into Candelario's playing time down the stretch.
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Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Extends hitting streak
Candelario went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Mariners.
Candelario has largely struggled this season, though he is now riding a six-game hitting streak, which has boosted his season batting average above .200. That's not saying a ton, though perhaps Candelario could deliver some fantasy value over the final month of the season even if his overall numbers are down from 2021.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-1, 216 lbs |
| Birthplace: New York, NY |
| Age: 29 |
| Experience: 5 |
| Bats/Throws: S, R |