MLB Player News
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Dominic Smith 1B | SF
Yankees' Dominic Smith: Returns to New York on minors deal
The Yankees re-signed Smith to a minor-league contract Monday, Max Goodman of NJ.com reports.
Smith exercised the opt-out clause in his previous minor-league contract with the Yankees earlier this month. After being unable to find a major-league job elsewhere, he's ultimately decided to take another minor-league pact from the Yankees and will provide veteran depth at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT
Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Heading to bench vs. lefty
O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.
The Orioles are facing a left-handed starter (Sean Newcomb) for the first time this season, so the lefty-hitting O'Hearn will retreat to the bench in the series opener. Heston Kjerstad will serve as the Orioles' designated hitter in place of O'Hearn, who went 6-for-15 with two doubles, two walks and two runs in the team's season-opening four-game series in Toronto.
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Triston Casas 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Triston Casas: Off Monday against lefty
Casas will not start Monday in Baltimore, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
The top four in Boston's order hit a combined .138 (9-for-65) during a season-opening series that saw the Red Sox lose three of four games in Texas. Casas, who was 1-for-16 with seven strikeouts, will get the day off against Baltimore lefty Cade Povich, the first southpaw starter the team will face this season.
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Kyle Manzardo 1B | CLE
Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Pops second home run
Manzardo went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Sunday's win over Kansas City.
Manzardo ripped a two-run blast off of Sam Long in the fifth inning, which proved to be the game-winning hit. Manzardo enjoyed an impressive opening series, going 5-for-11 with a pair of long balls and six RBI. He posted a .999 OPS this spring and is already paying dividends to those who bought in on the offseason breakout hype.
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Tyler Soderstrom C | ATH
Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Smacks third homer
Soderstrom went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Mariners.
Soderstrom continued his red-hot start to the season Sunday, smacking an opposite-field homer off Bryan Woo that would stand as the A's lone run in the game. The 23-year-old Soderstrom now has two hits in three of his first four games to start the year, including a pair of home runs on Opening Day. He's quickly solidified an everyday role, going 7-for-15 with four extra-base hits.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX
Mariners' Rowdy Tellez: Sitting against lefty
Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
The left-handed hitting Tellez will hit the bench for the second time in three days while the Athletics send another southpaw (JP Sears) to the hill. Donovan Solano will check in for Tellez at first base.
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Will Wagner 2B | SD
Blue Jays' Will Wagner: Seeing steady playing time
Wagner will start at third base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Wagner has filled an everyday role to begin the season, making two starts at the hot corner and two at designated hitter. Through his first three games, Wagner has gone 4-for-9 with a pair of doubles and one run. The Blue Jays are still likely to shield the lefty-hitting Wagner from opposing southpaws, but he could hold down a regular spot in the lineup versus right-handers while he's wielding a hot bat.
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Triston Casas 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Triston Casas: Logs first hit
Casas recorded his first hit of the season Saturday, going 1-for-5 in a 4-3 loss to Texas.
It's been a rough start to the season for Casas, who went 10 at-bats before recording his first hit with a fifth-inning single. He's 1-for-13 with six strikeouts, including one that ended Saturday's loss.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Belts first homer as Yankee
Goldschmidt went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and three total runs Saturday in a 20-9 rout of Milwaukee.
Goldschmidt set the tone for a record-breaking day for the Yankees with a leadoff homer off Nestor Cortes in the bottom of the first inning. That long ball was the first of three consecutive first-pitch homers New York hit to begin their half of the first frame and the first of nine the team belted overall in the game, setting a new franchise record. Of note, Goldschmidt batted leadoff Saturday, the first time he has done so in a big-league game.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Two doubles in first start of 2025
Aranda went 2-for-3 with two doubles Saturday against the Rockies.
Aranda was on the bench for the Rays' opening contest of the season because a lefty was on the mound, but he hit cleanup Saturday while facing righty Antonio Senzatela. He accounted for the team's only two extra-base hits before being pinch-hit for in the seventh inning with a southpaw reliever on the mound. Aranda should receive his most consistent opportunity in the majors this season, though he'll likely be on the bench against nearly all left-handed pitching.