MLB Player News
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Hye Seong Kim 2B | LAD
Dodgers' Hyeseong Kim: Expected to see semi-regular starts
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts estimated that Kim will make around 3.5 starts per week while the team looks to build in routine days off for Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernandez and Michael Conforto, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.
Edman and Hernandez both recently returned from the injured list, while Conforto has stayed healthy but has produced a .577 OPS on the season and should at the very least find himself on the bench against left-handed pitching on a more frequent basis. Roberts' comments imply that Kim will serve as a part-time starter, with Andy Pages and the aforementioned three players also likely to see slight drops in playing time due to the logjam in both the infield and the outfield. The 26-year-old Kim has certainly earned a steady role based on how he's performed since being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on May 3; through his first 14 games with Los Angeles, he's slashing .452/.485/.581 with a home run and three stolen bases.
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Luisangel Acuna 2B | CHW
Mets' Luisangel Acuna: Stuck in short side of platoon
Acuna is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Acuna had started in three of the Mets' last four games, but all three starts came against southpaws. He finds himself on the bench for a third straight matchup with a righty (Hunter Dobbins) and looks like he'll be relegated to the short side of a platoon at second base with Jeff McNeil.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Scores lone run in win
Marte went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Sunday's 1-0 win over the Rockies.
Marte accounted for two of the seven combined hits in Sunday's game and provided the only run by taking Chase Dollander yard in the first inning. The long ball was Marte's sixth of the season, and his third in the last four games. During that four-game stretch, Marte is 6-for-16 (.375) with five RBI and six runs scored.
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Brendan Donovan 2B | SEA
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Laces four hits in loss
Donovan went 4-for-5 with a double in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Royals.
The St. Louis second baseman posted his fourth career four-hit effort in the series finale at Kansas City. Despite not having a homer in May, Donovan has continued to perform well, batting .323 (20-for-62) with six doubles, nine runs scored and four RBI across 16 games this month. Overall, the 28-year-old is slashing .330/.387/.466 with 25 runs scored and 21 RBI through 195 plate appearances.
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Otto Lopez SS | MIA
Marlins' Otto Lopez: Slugs homer in return
Lopez went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 5-1 victory over the Rays.
The 26-year-old made his first appearance since May 2 after being activated from the injured list for an ankle injury before the contest. Lopez blasted a 401-foot home run off Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz in the fourth inning to give Miami a 3-1 lead. Lopez is now slashing .230/.293/.354 with three homers and steals apiece through 123 plate appearances. He appears set to re-establish his role as the Marlins' everyday second baseman.
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Tyler Fitzgerald CF | SF
Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Not in lineup
Fitzgerald isn't part of the starting nine for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Fitzgerald will get a day off after making back-to-back starts following his activation from the 10-day injured list Friday. In his place, Christian Koss will bat ninth and play second base.
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Tommy Edman 2B | LAD
Dodgers' Tommy Edman: Activated and in lineup
Edman (ankle) has been activated from the 10-day injured list and will bat sixth and play center field Sunday against the Angels, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Edman landed on the injured list April 30 after tweaking his right ankle but recovered slower than anticipated. He's finally healthy enough to rejoin the active roster and immediately joins the starting nine. Edman slashed .252/.295/.523 with eight home runs in 122 plate appearances before the injury. The Dodgers designated Chris Taylor for assignment in a corresponding move.
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Otto Lopez SS | MIA
Marlins' Otto Lopez: Activated off IL
The Marlins reinstated Lopez (ankle) from the 10-day injured list Sunday.
Lopez missed two weeks of action after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 right ankle sprain in early May. The 26-year-old should immediately regain a near-everyday role at second base. Despite Lopez's return, the Marlins' infield is still missing a key piece, as shortstop Xavier Edwards was placed on the 10-day IL on Sunday due to a mid-back strain.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Reaches four more times Saturday
Hoerner went 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and an RBI in Saturday's 7-3 win over the White Sox. He also stole a base.
For the second straight game, Hoerner tallied two hits and a stolen base against the Cubs' crosstown rivals. He's now up to 10 steals on the season, and the infielder should continue to run frequently after swiping 31 bags in 2024. Hoerner is also helping fantasy managers with a .285 batting average, which is slightly ahead of his career .278 figure.
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Kyle Farmer 3B | ATL
Rockies' Kyle Farmer: Drives in four runs Saturday
Farmer went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and four total RBI in Saturday's 14-12 victory versus Arizona.
Farmer had two big hits in the victory -- a two-run homer in the third inning that tied the score 6-6 and a two-run double in the sixth that pulled the Rockies within a run. The veteran infielder's long ball was his second in as many games after he began the campaign with no homers through his first 35 contests. Farmer doesn't have an everyday role with the Rockies, as he started Saturday for just the second time across the team's past five games.