MLB Player News

Rizzo went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk Monday in an 8-1 win against the Phillies.

Rizzo recorded his first long ball of the campaign in the fifth inning, swatting a two-run shot to right field to give New York a 5-1 lead. The first baseman has hit safely in all four of New York's contests this season, going a collective 4-for-12 with four RBI and a 4:2 BB:K.

Montero is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

With Mike Moustakas drawing the nod at third base Monday, Montero will sit after he had manned the position in each of the Rockies' first four games of the 2023 season. Montero recorded four hits -- including a home run -- across his 16 at-bats in the Rockies' season-opening series in San Diego, but he struck out eight times.

Noda is hitting seventh and starting at first base for Monday's game against the Guardians, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Noda will get his first start as a member of the Athletics after appearing in three games off the bench. The 26-year-old was a Rule 5 draft selection in the offseason, and Oakland will be able to give him looks during the 2023 campaign during their rebuilding season.

Diaz is absent from the Rays' lineup Monday against the Nationals, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

It's a routine day off for Diaz, who has homered and reached base five times in his first three games. Luke Raley will cover first base and Brandon Lowe will bat leadoff.

Casas is starting at first base and batting sixth for the Red Sox in Monday's game versus the Pirates.

Manager Alex Cora intimated before the season that both Casas and Alex Verdugo would get a look in the leadoff spot against right-handers, but it's been Verdugo there in all three games versus righties while Casas settles into the six spot. In the team's lone contest against a lefty, Rob Refsnyder led off, Verdugo batted sixth and Casas was on the bench. Verdugo is off to a much better start than Casas, so it's not terribly surprising Cora hasn't switched things up yet.

Flores is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Now on the bench for a third straight matchup against a right-handed pitcher with Chicago bringing Michael Kopech to the hill, Flores looks like he's being viewed as a short-side platoon player in the infield. LaMonte Wade and David Villar should continue to occupy the corner-infield spots for the Giants more often than not.

Vaughn went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI on Sunday against the Astros.

Vaughn started his production with an RBI single in the sixth inning to put the White Sox up by two runs. He added a double -- his second of the season -- three frames later but was stranded at third base. Vaughn has had a productive start to the season, collecting three hits across 11 at-bats with three RBI and a run scored.

Hall is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Hall started at first base in the first two games of the season and went 2-for-7 with a double, a walk and a run scored, but he'll head to the bench Sunday with southpaw Martin Perez pitching for Texas. Alec Bohm will slide over to first base while Edmundo Sosa starts at the hot corner.

Flores is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Flores went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in the season opener but will sit Sunday for the second consecutive game. David Villar will receive another start at the hot corner while J.D. Davis mans first base.

Naylor is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Seattle.

Naylor homered in the victory over the Mariners on Saturday, but the first baseman will get a day of rest against southpaw Marco Gonzales for the series finale. Josh Bell will handle first base for the contest, with Gabriel Arias getting his first start of the year at third.