MLB Player News
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Mariners' Josh Naylor: First two RBI of season in win
Naylor went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Friday's 3-1 win over the Angels.
Naylor entered play Friday with one hit and zero RBI across 30 plate appearances, so his two-run single in the 10th inning to plate Cole Young and Julio Rodriguez had to have felt good for the first baseman. Naylor struggled through the spring and World Baseball Classic with Team Canada, but perhaps Friday's two-hit, two-RBI game will help him get on track. He's slashing .094/.171/.094 through eight games.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Homers again Friday
Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-0 win over Arizona.
Olson went back-to-back with Ozzie Albies in the ninth inning to produce the lone runs of the game. This was Olson's second long ball in as many days after he hit his first homer of the year in Thursday's 17-2 win over Arizona. The first baseman has hit at least 29 homers in each of the last seven full-length seasons, and he has played in all 162 regular-season games in four straight years, offering reliable power and availability. This season, he's batting .313 with two homers, six RBI, six runs scored and four doubles over eight contests, though he's also racked up 11 strikeouts.
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Goes deep in win
Steer went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 5-3 win over the Rangers.
Steer opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the second inning before adding a double in the ninth. It was a much-needed effort for the 28-year-old, who entered Friday just 1-for-17 through five games. While he dropped from 25 steals in 2024 to seven last season, Steer has tallied 20-plus homers in each of his three full campaigns and should see consistent playing time between the outfield and first base.
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Jorge Polanco 1B | NYM
Mets' Jorge Polanco: Suffers setback
Manager Carlos Mendoza said Friday that Polanco suffered a setback in his recovery from left Achilles tendinitis Thursday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Polanco has been working primarily as a DH to begin the season while playing through an Achilles injury, but he reported discomfort Thursday and was absent from the starting nine Friday. The Mets may place him on the injured list to give him as much time as he needs to properly recover, though no decision has been made just yet. If the 32-year-old were to land on the IL, Mark Vientos, Brett Baty and Jared Young would stand to benefit from additional reps.
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Jorge Polanco 1B | NYM
Mets' Jorge Polanco: Sitting Friday
Polanco is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.
Mark Vientos will be rewarded with another start, this time at DH, after homering in Thursday's win. Brett Baty gets the nod at first base. Polanco is off to a slow start to begin his Mets career with a .582 OPS through 28 plate appearances.
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Kody Clemens 1B | MIN
Twins' Kody Clemens: Launches first homer
Clemens went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored Thursday's 5-1 win against the Royals.
Clemens showed out at the plate, reaching base three times after having gotten on in just two of his first 10 plate appearances entering Thursday. The 29-year-old added insurance in the ninth inning with his first home run of the season, a 391-foot solo shot off Steven Cruz that extended the Twins' lead to three runs. Thursday's performance seemed to reinforce the confidence that Clemens built during his 2025 breakout campaign, when he posted a .715 OPS with 19 home runs across 386 plate appearances.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Slugs first homer in rout
Olson went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, a walk, three total runs and three total RBI in a 17-2 win against Arizona on Thursday.
Olson kicked off the scoring in the contest with a first-inning, 430-foot solo shot -- his first long ball of the campaign. He later produced an RBI double as part of an eight-run fifth frame for Atlanta and added another RBI double in the ninth. Olson had been having a quiet beginning to the campaign prior to Thursday, but he's now slashing a nice-looking .321/.367/.571 with five RBI and five runs through seven games.
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Ben Rice 1B | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Swats first homer Wednesday
Rice went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and two total RBI in a 5-3 win against Seattle on Wednesday.
Rice was the only Yankees player with multiple hits in the victory, and both of his knocks went for extra bases. The slugger kicked off the scoring with an RBI double in the first inning and plated New York's final run with a 427-foot solo shot in the ninth. Rice is off to a strong start this season, slashing .412/.524/.765 with four extra-base hits, five RBI, six runs and a 4:3 BB:K through five games.
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Nate Lowe 1B | CIN
Reds' Nathaniel Lowe: Makes first start
Lowe served as the designated hitter and went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to the Pirates.
Lowe made his first start of the season and managed to contribute against Pittsburgh righty Paul Skenes. When the left-handed Mason Montgomery relieved Skenes in the sixth inning, Lowe was replaced by a pinch hitter. With the hot-hitting Sal Stewart at first base and Eugenio Suarez at DH, there haven't been many opportunities for Lowe early in the regular season.