Welcome to Friday Night Lights, my weekly column breaking down my favorite home run props for Friday evening’s slate.
Read on for my 3 favorite MLB player props today for Friday, June 19, with picks for Padres vs. Rangers, Pirates vs. Rockies and Angels vs. Athletics.
MLB Player Props Today
In the table below, you'll find each of our MLB staff's top player prop picks from today's slate of games. Click on any pick or team logo to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
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Padres vs. Rangers MLB Player Prop
Wyatt Langford
Home Run
Watch out, world — here comes Wyatt Langford. This is not the man opposing pitchers want to see step into the box when he is hot, and it certainly looks like that is the case right now for the talented 24-year-old outfielder.
Langford has been known for streaky stretches since joining the Rangers in 2024. He has also, unfortunately, been known for lengthy stints on the injured list; this season, he missed over a month of action with a right forearm strain, marking his fifth trip to the IL in just two and a half seasons with Texas.
However, since returning to the majors in early June, Langford appears to be tapping back into his enormous potential.
The fourth overall pick in 2023 has gone deep three times in 47 at-bats and holds a .234 ISO and .489 SLG during that two-week span. He homered last night and has hit safely in five of his last six games, and in total has scorched nine batted balls over 100 mph during this run.
The matchup tonight for Langford and the Rangers is favorable, as San Diego starting pitcher Randy Vasquez has now allowed a home run in five straight starts and holds a 6.92 FIP over the course of those outings.
In addition, the 27-year-old’s .536 xSLG for the season ranks as the ninth-worst mark among all qualified major league pitchers.
Pick: Wyatt Langford Home Run (+520, FanDuel)
Pirates vs. Rockies MLB Player Prop
Bryan Reynolds
Home Run
Bryan Reynolds, who has spent all eight seasons of his major league career with the Pirates, is in the midst of one of his strongest campaigns in 2026. The two-time All-Star currently holds a nine-game hitting streak and is among Pittsburgh’s leaders in home runs (10), batting average (.283), and OPS (.872) for the season.
The 31-year-old is notably crushing left-handed pitching once again in 2026; he has gone deep five times against southpaws and owns a remarkable .256 ISO and .578 SLG against the split.
Reynolds has been red-hot for over a month now, with four home runs and a .593 SLG in June alone, and is showing no signs of slowing down.
This all spells bad news for Colorado starting pitcher Kyle Freeland, who is one of the worst starting pitchers in baseball in a variety of categories.
The 33-year-old left-hander owns an unsightly 7.98 ERA for the year and a 5.60 FIP, while his .311 xBA is the fifth-worst mark among all qualified major league pitchers.
What really stands out for Freeland is his inability to contain right-handed bats, as the veteran southpaw has allowed righties to feast on his pitching so far this season.
Those hitters boast a .335 batting average against to go along with a ludicrous .598 SLG, and with 13 home runs surrendered to right-handers already in 2026, the switch-hitting Reynolds is a great candidate to take Freeland deep at Coors Field tonight.
Pick: Bryan Reynolds Home Run (+300, FanDuel)
Angels vs. Athletics MLB Player Prop
Jo Adell
Home Run
While the Athletics' pitching staff may be thrilled to have completed their residency in Las Vegas last week, the hitter-friendly confines of Sutter Health Park in Sacramento still provide one of the best home run advantages in baseball, which could lead to another tumultuous outing for A’s starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs.
Springs combined to surrender five home runs in his two outings at Las Vegas Ballpark, bringing his total to seven long balls allowed already in the month of June and 12 homers given up over just his last six starts. The 33-year-old veteran currently leads the American League with a grand total of 19 home runs allowed so far in 2026.
He has not fared particularly well in Sacramento either, as throughout his tenure with the Athletics, the southpaw has served up 24 of his 89 career home runs in just 17 starts at Sutter Health Park over the course of 2025 and 2026.
To make a long story short, home games have not been kind to Springs, and his career-high 5.6% home run rate speaks to his inability to keep the ball in the yard as of late.
To make matters worse, the Angels have multiple studs that can pounce on left-handed pitching, most notably Jo Adell. The 27-year-old outfielder has belted six of his 10 home runs against southpaws in 2026 and is slugging .529 against the split.
Furthermore, Adell is slugging .584 and owns 52.5% hard-hit rate against four-seam fastballs, a pitch that Springs offers 44% of the time to right-handed bats.
Adell has a pair of dingers in nine career at-bats against Springs and is definitely due to make one disappear in the Sacramento sky tonight after going deep once so far in the month of June.
Pick: Jo Adell Home Run (+290, FanDuel)
