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  • 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.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | BOS

    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.

  • LaMonte Wade RF | LAA

    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.

  • Royals' Jac Caglianone: Blisters ball at 120.9 mph

    Caglianone, who is slashing .346/.406/.615 through six games with Double-A Northwest Arkansas this season, hit an opposite-field single at 120.9 mph off the bat Thursday, Chris Clegg of The Dynasty Dugout reports.

    As Clegg notes, the hardest-hit ball the Royals have ever had in the Statcast era was 118 mph off the bat of Eric Hosmer in 2017. Further, Caglianone's two homers this season have both traveled more than 460 feet, per Pete Grathoff of The Kansas City Star. While it's a stretch to think the Royals would jump their top prospect over Triple-A and straight the big-league level, that's not unheard of by any stretch. Kansas City is tied for dead last in the majors this season with only six home runs as a team.

  • 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.

  • Matt Mervis 1B | MIA

    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.

  • Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Not in St. Louis lineup

    Contreras is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.

    It's a day off for the slumping Contreras, who is just 5-for-49 with 22 strikeouts in the early going. Alec Burleson is at first base for the Cardinals, and Jordan Walker has moved up to the No. 2 spot in the lineup.

  • Ty France 1B | TOR

    Twins' Ty France: Homers Thursday

    France went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Royals.

    France got the Twins on the board Thursday with a 411-foot blast off Michael Wacha in the second inning, his second homer this season. The veteran first baseman has been swinging the bat well of late, going 6-for-14 with four extra-base hits in his last four contests. Overall, France is slashing .261/.320/.457 with five RBI and seven runs scored through his first 50 plate appearances on the campaign.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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