MLB Player News
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Clubs fourth homer
Alonso went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 7-6 win over the A's.
The Polar Bear's eighth-inning solo shot off Jose Leclerc gave the Mets their final run of the night, and crucial insurance given Edwin Diaz stumbled in the ninth trying to protect a three-run lead. Alonso is one of the hottest hitters in the majors right now, and over the last 10 games he's batting .444 (16-for-36) with six doubles, four homers and 18 RBI.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Knocks in three runs Friday
Wade went 1-for-3 with one run scored, two walks and three RBI in Friday's 9-1 rain-shortened win over the Yankees.
Wade played a big role in chasing Marcus Stroman in the first inning, when the former smacked a double to right field to bring home Matt Chapman and Heliot Ramos. Wade brought home another run in the sixth frame when he drew a bases-loaded walk at the top of the sixth inning in what was ultimately the final play of the game due to inclement weather. Wade entered Friday's game having gone 0-for-15 with seven strikeouts over his last five games and was demoted from leadoff to the sixth spot in the lineup for this game.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Returns from IL
The Dodgers reinstated Freeman (ankle) from the 10-day injured list Friday.
Freeman has been sidelined since March 31 after slipping in the shower and tweaking his surgically repaired right ankle, but he'll now return to the Dodgers' lineup after a minimum-length IL stint. Prior to his injury, the star first baseman had gone 3-for-12 with two home runs and four RBI in three games.
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Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe: Scratched from Friday's lineup
Lowe was removed from Friday's starting lineup against the Marlins due to an illness, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
With Lowe under the weather, Josh Bell will shift to first base, James Wood will serve as the designated hitter and Alex Call will start in left field. It's unclear if Lowe's illness is severe enough for him to be in jeopardy of missing the following two games of the series against Miami.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Demoted to six hole Friday
Wade is starting at first base and batting sixth in Friday's contest against the Yankees.
Each of Wade's first nine starts this season came from the leadoff spot, but he's been demoted -- at least temporarily -- after going hitless across his last five games. Mike Yastrzemski has been elevated to the leadoff spot for the Giants on Friday.
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Enmanuel Valdez 2B | PIT
Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Getting shot at leadoff spot
Valdez is starting at second base and hitting leadoff in Friday's contest against the Reds.
Valdez becomes the sixth different leadoff hitter the Pirates have had in their first 14 games this season. The 26-year-old is also making his first start at second base for Pittsburgh, as each of his first five starts had all been at first base.
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Matt Mervis 1B | WAS
Marlins' Matt Mervis: Not starting versus lefty
Mervis is out of the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Nationals.
Southpaw Mitchell Parker is on the bump for the Nationals, so the left-handed-hitting Mervis will begin the series opener on the bench. Mervis has homered three times over his last four games but remains in a strict platoon, with all nine of his starts coming against righties. Jonah Bride is at first base Friday.
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Hunter Feduccia C | TB
Dodgers' Hunter Feduccia: Headed back to minors
Feduccia was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Feduccia was recalled to take the roster spot of Freddie Freeman (ankle), but he's logged only three plate appearances since March 4. Feduccia will be optioned to create space for Freeman to return Friday.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Remains without a homer in 2025
Toglia went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Brewers.
Thursday marked just the second multi-hit effort of the year by Toglia, who plated a go-ahead run with a double into deep left-center field in the eighth inning. The switch-hitter has started each of Colorado's first 12 games at first base, but it's been a disappointing start to the season overall by Toglia, who smashed 25 home runs in just 116 outings in 2024. He's batting just .191 with zero home runs, a lone RBI and two walks over 50 plate appearances in 2025.