MLB Player News
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Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Out of Tuesday's lineup
Gonzalez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
The 28-year-old started the past two games at first base in the wake of Triston Casas' knee injury, but Abraham Toro will make his first start of the season Tuesday. Gonzalez has a .327/.382/.449 slash line with six RBI and three steals through 55 plate appearances this season, and he's likely to operate as Boston's primary first baseman as long as he continues to carry a hot bat.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.
The veteran first baseman started the previous seven games and will receive a day off after going 9-for-29 with two homers, seven RBI and seven runs during that span. After posting a career-worst .716 OPS last season, Goldschmidt has enjoyed a resurgence so far in 2025 with a .353/.400/.481 slash line through 35 games.
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Bryce Eldridge 1B | SF
Giants' Bryce Eldridge: Productive amid strikeouts
Eldridge is slashing .316/.395/.474 with one home run, a 9.3 percent walk rate and a 34.9 percent strikeout rate in 10 games for Double-A Richmond.
He is in the midst of a seven-game hit streak. Eldridge spent the bulk of 2024 in the lower levels before getting nine games at Double-A and eight games at Triple-A to close the year. He was sent back to Double-A after dealing with a wrist injury for much of spring and made his season debut April 22. Eldridge will need to get his strikeout rate into a manageable range before getting the bump to Triple-A.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Remains red-hot
Freeman went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 7-4 win against Miami.
Freeman belted a two-run shot to center field in the third inning to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. The veteran first baseman has hit safely in 10 straight games and is batting a sizzling .447 (17-for-38) with three homers and 12 RBI during that span. The hot streak has pushed Freeman's season batting average to .337, which would be fifth-highest in the majors if Freeman had enough plate appearances to qualify.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Remains hot Monday
Contreras went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 6-3 win against Pittsburgh on Monday.
Contreras turned the game around for St. Louis in the sixth inning, slugging a two-run homer to give the team a lead that it didn't relinquish. After a slow start to the season, the catcher-turned-first-baseman has been heating up lately, notching multiple hits in four of his past six games. Over that span, Contreras is batting .455 (10-for-22) with three home runs and 10 RBI.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Mashes ninth homer
Alonso went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Alonso has five multi-hit efforts over his last eight games, a span that has seen him rack up three homers, seven RBI and nine runs scored. The first baseman has yet to go more than two games in a row without a hit, which is some impressive consistency, especially since he's never hit higher than .271 over a full season. Alonso is batting .349 with a 1.143 OPS, nine long balls, 33 RBI, 26 runs scored, 13 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 36 contests. In addition to his efficient contact, he's walking at a career-high rate (15.6 percent) and striking out at a career-low clip (15.0 percent).
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Tallies sixth homer
Olson went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Monday's 4-0 win against Cincinnati.
Olson was credited with an inside-the-park homer in the third inning when Tyler Callihan injured himself attempting to catch a flyball in the left-field corner. The Atlanta first baseman has been a walk machine over his last 10 games, drawing 10 walks while posting a .378 OBP and nine runs scored. Overall, Olson is now slashing .225/.372/.417 across 148 plate appearances.
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Casey Schmitt SS | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Begins baseball activities
Schmitt (oblique) has begun baseball activities, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Schmitt is more than two weeks removed from suffering a Grade 2 left oblique strain but has been cleared to start ramping things up. The expectation when Schmitt went down was that he would miss around a month of action, so he's still got a couple weeks go go and will likely require a rehab assignment.
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LaMonte Wade RF | LAA
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Idle vs. lefty
Wade is not in the Giants' starting lineup against the Cubs on Monday.
With the Cubs sending southpaw Matthew Boyd to the mound, the lefty-hitting Wade will begin Monday's game in the dugout while David Villar starts at first base and bats seventh. Wade has gone 7-for-28 with one run scored and four RBI over his last nine games.
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Matt Mervis 1B | MIA
Marlins' Matt Mervis: Beginning Monday's game on bench
Mervis is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.
The Dodgers are opening the game with a left-handed pitcher (Jack Dreyer), so the left-handed-hitting Mervis will begin the contest on the bench. He could end up replacing Eric Wagaman at first base or Connor Norby at designated hitter once right-hander Ben Casparius enters the contest to serve as the Dodgers' bulk reliever.