MLB Player News
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Piles up four RBI on Saturday
Freeman went 2-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI in Saturday's win over the Nationals.
The All-Star first baseman has now totaled four bases in three straight games to begin April. Freeman has four extra-base hits over this span, collecting seven RBI as well. He'd gone a quiet 4-for-20 in March, so Freeman is certainly starting to pick things up this month.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Plates two runs Saturday
Aranda went 1-for-5 with a double, two RBI and three strikeouts in Saturday's win over the Twins.
Aranda made his presence felt in the top of the second inning with a bases-loaded double that scored both Ben Williamson and Richie Palacios. Aranda has gone just 1-for-13 in his last three games, but he's done damage when he makes contact -- he has two doubles, two homers and seven RBI this season despite hitting just .242, although with an .818 OPS.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Plates two, reaches base thrice
Diaz went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI in Saturday's win over the Twins. He was also hit by two pitches.
Diaz got on base three times in a dominant performance from the Royals' offense, and the first baseman is enjoying a blistering start to the campaign. He's hit safely in all but one of his eight games thus far, tallying two homers, a double, a triple, 10 RBI, six runs scored and a red-hot 1.197 OPS.
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Sal Stewart 1B | CIN
Reds' Sal Stewart: Stays hot with two hits and RBI
Stewart went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Rangers.
Cincinnati scored both of its runs in the top of the first inning against Kumar Rocker, as Elly De La Cruz singled home Matt McLain before Stewart singled home De La Cruz. Through eight games, Stewart is slashing .407/.529/.741 with three doubles, two home runs, four RBI, five runs scored and a 7:5 BB:K across 34 plate appearances.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Astros' Christian Walker: Swats first homer of season
Walker went 3-for-5 with a walk, a double, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 11-0 win over the A's.
The veteran first baseman was one of the key figures in an 18-hit barrage for Houston, with his biggest blow being a solo shot in the third inning off Luis Morales. The homer was Walker's first of the year, and through nine games he's batting a sizzling .344 (11-for-32) with six doubles, six runs, nine RBI and a 4:6 BB:K.
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Jorge Polanco 1B | NYM
Mets' Jorge Polanco: Back in starting nine
Polanco (Achilles) will serve as the designated hitter and bat third against the Giants on Saturday.
Polanco's Achilles tendinitis has limited him to working mostly as a DH to begin the regular season, and manager Carlos Mendoza said that the 32-year-old infielder began experiencing renewed discomfort Thursday. Polanco now appears to be feeling well enough to return to his role as New York's DH, though he may not be ready to start every day quite yet.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Finally launches first homer
Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the White Sox.
After just missing a homer in the top of the fourth inning on a ball that Austin Hays caught with his back up against the left-field wall, Guerrero left no doubt during his next at-bat in the top of the sixth as he crushed an Anthony Kay slider 437 feet over Hays' head. It was the 27-year-old slugger's first long ball of the year, and through eight games Guerrero's batting .286 (8-for-28) with three runs, four RBI and a 6:3 BB:K.
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Blaine Crim 1B | COL
Rockies' Blaine Crim: Activated, optioned to Triple-A
The Rockies reinstated Crim (oblique) from the injured list Saturday and optioned him to Triple-A Albuquerque.
Crim missed most of the Cactus League schedule due to a strained left oblique. He received the green light to begin playing in rehab games at Albuquerque on March 31, and he'll officially stay put in the minors now that he's been deemed fully healthy.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Carlos Santana: Idle Saturday
Santana isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.
Santana will get a chance to reset Saturday after going 0-for-17 over his last five games. Jose Fernandez will start at first base while Santana sits, and Adrian Del Castillo will serve as Arizona's designated hitter.
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Ben Rice 1B | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Goes deep again Friday
Rice went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and three total RBI in an 8-2 win over Miami on Friday.
Rice logged most of his production late in the contest, cranking a solo homer to right field in the seventh inning and adding a two-run double in the eighth. The powerful first baseman is off to a great start this season, slashing .409/.500/.864 with two homers while leading the Yankees in both runs (seven) and RBI (eight). He's started six of New York's seven games so far, with one of those starts coming as the DH, and even with Paul Goldschmidt in the mix at first base, it seems likely that manager Aaron Boone will get Rice's bat in the lineup nearly every day.