MLB Player News
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Alan Trejo 2B | COL
Rockies' Alan Trejo: Draws start Monday
Trejo is starting at second base and batting ninth for Monday's game against the Phillies.
Brendan Rodgers was initially slated to start Monday, but was a late scratch with Trejo taking his place. Trejo is 0-for-6 with one strikeout to start the season.
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Tommy Edman CF | LAD
Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Begins taking dry swings
Edman (wrist) was scheduled to begin taking dry swings Monday and is expected to advance to tee work Tuesday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
His recovery from offseason surgery on his right wrist has put Edman on the shelf to begin the 2024 campaign, but he recently received clearance to begin ramping up his activity. While he's still in the early stages, Edman will at least start taking some cuts and making contact with baseballs beginning Tuesday. The 28-year-old should play close to every day for St. Louis once healthy after exceeding 500 plate appearances each of the last three years.
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Ji-Hwan Bae CF | PIT
Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Activated and optioned
Bae (hip) was activated from the 10-day injured list by the Pirates on Sunday and optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Bae is done with his rehab from a left hip flexor injury, but the Pirates have elected to keep him at Indianapolis rather than add him to the major-league roster. He should be back to fill a utility role with the big club eventually.
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Jared Triolo 3B | PIT
Pirates' Jared Triolo: Swipes second bag
Triolo went 1-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base Sunday against the Phillies.
Triolo has settled into a near-everyday role at second base while hitting primarily seventh or eighth in the lineup. He has at least one hit in 11 of his 14 starts, with the result being a .268 average across 62 plate appearances. The rest of Triolo's line is fairly empty, however, as he's tallied only two extra-base hits -- including one home run -- and two stolen bases.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: On bench against lefty
Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the A's, Andrew Golden of The Washington Postreports.
Lefty Alex Wood is taking the mound for Oakland, so Garcia will head to the bench, and he's now started just twice in seven games against southpaws. Ildemaro Vargas will handle the keystone Sunday for Washington.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | SF
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Homers twice in win
Estrada went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, three RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's win over the Rays.
Estrada had himself a day on Saturday, taking Ryan Pepiot deep for a solo shot in the top of the fourth and later adding a second long ball in the seventh as the Giants dominated the Rays. The shortstop got off to a slow start to begin this month but has now registered multiple hits in back-to-back contests and has hit safely in six of his last eight. Estrada has three home runs on the campaign already, putting him well on pace to surpass the 14 he hit in each of the last two seasons.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | COL
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Production picking up
Rodgers went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Saturday against the Blue Jays.
Rodgers' performance was far from perfect, as he also struck out three times. However, with his timely two-RBI knock in the sixth inning, he extended his hitting streak to three games while also tallying at least one hit in four of his last five contests. Though there's been some positive of late for Rodgers, he still has a poor .222/.250/.333 line across 56 plate appearances to begin the campaign.
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Xander Bogaerts 2B | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Idle Saturday
Bogaerts isn't in the Padres' lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.
Bogaerts has been rather underwhelming to start the season, slashing .219/.275/.297 through 69 plate appearances. He'll get a chance to regroup Saturday while Tyler Wade starts at second base, allowing Eguy Rosario to cover third.