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  • Mariners' Brendan Donovan: Hot start with new team

    Donovan went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 8-0 win over the Guardians.

    The 29-year-old utility man is off to a fast start in his new digs, recording two homers, four RBI, four runs scored and one stolen base across his first 14 at-bats with the Mariners. Donovan has hit leadoff in three games as opposed to sixth in the lineup in one contest, and his fantasy value should benefit if he continues to bat first going forward, which he should do against right-handed pitchers.

  • Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Stays hot in Saturday's win

    Gimenez went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's extra-innings win over the A's.

    The 27-year-old has come flying out of the gate this season, going 6-for-8 in two games with a triple, a steal and four RBI. Gimenez is shifting over to shortstop on a full-time basis this season after mainly playing second base during his big-league career so far -- the last time he saw more action at the six was in 2021 with Cleveland. Gimenez won't stay that hot at the plate for long, but he should have no trouble improving on last year's .598 OPS if he stays healthy.

  • White Sox's Luisangel Acuna: On bench Sunday

    Acuna is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

    The 24-year-old picked up starts in center field and shortstop in the first two games of the season, going 1-for-7 at the dish. With former Mets teammate Brandon Sproat on the mound for Milwaukee, Acuna will cede his spot in the lineup Sunday to Tristan Peters, who will draw the start in center field and bat ninth.

  • Lenyn Sosa 2B | CHW

    White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Absent from lineup again

    Sosa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

    Despite slugging a team-high 22 home runs in 2025, Sosa's path to an everyday role got cloudier over the winter following the additions of Munetaka Murakami and Austin Hays. The White Sox have opened the season with matchups against three straight right-handed starting pitchers, and Sosa has been on the bench to begin two of those games, going 0-for-6 with three strikeouts when he has gotten into the lineup.

  • Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH

    Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Heading to bench vs. lefty

    McNeil is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

    McNeil went 1-for-7 with a walk, a stolen base and a run while starting the first two games of the season, but he'll hit the bench Sunday against lefty Eric Lauer. Darell Hernaiz will instead start at the keystone in the series finale.

  • Royals' Jonathan India: Taking seat Sunday

    India is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

    Nick Loftin will step in at the keystone in place of India, who will rest after going 0-for-7 with a walk and three strikeouts while starting in both of the Royals' first two games of the season.

  • Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW

    White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Not in Saturday's lineup

    Vargas is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Brewers on Saturday.

    Vargas will take a seat after going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and a walk during Thursday's regular-season opener. Colson Montgomery will shift to third base while Luisangel Acuna starts at shortstop.

  • Gleyber Torres 2B | DET

    Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Reaches four times in win

    Torres went 1-for-2 with three walks and two runs scored in Friday's 5-2 win over the Padres.

    Back in his familiar No. 2 spot in the lineup this season, Torres is displaying the patience at the plate that makes him a good fit for the role. The infielder has already walked four times in two games versus just one strikeout. As someone who sees the ball well and knows how to get on base, Torres could be in line to score a lot of runs this year batting ahead of the likes of Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson and breakout candidate Kevin McGonigle.

  • Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Powers Jays to Opening Day win

    Gimenez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a two-run triple and an RBI single in Friday's 3-2 win over the Athletics on Friday.

    Gimenez gave the Blue Jays their first runs of the 2026 season in the fifth inning, when outfield miscommunication between left fielder Tyler Soderstrom and center fielder Lawrence Butler resulted in a two-run triple. Gimenez followed that up with an walk-off RBI single in the ninth, which brought Kazuma Okamoto home to give Toronto the Opening Day victory in front of a home crowd. It's been a busy start to 2026 for Gimenez, who played a key role in Team Venezuela's triumph in the World Baseball Classic. He saw his slash line drop last year in what was his first campaign with the Blue Jays but will look to get back to the kind of form he had with the Guardians in 2022, when he recorded an .837 OPS with 20 steals, 17 homers and 69 RBI in 557 plate appearances.

  • Mariners' Brendan Donovan: Homer, double in Mariners debut

    Donovan went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Guardians.

    Donovan got the Mariners offense going in his first regular-season at-bat with the team, as he led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run off Tanner Bibee, tying the game at 1-1. Donovan picked up where he left off in spring training, when he slashed .413/.491/.543 across 57 plate appearances. The 29-year-old is expected to open the year as Seattle's primary third baseman and leadoff batter.

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