MLB Player News
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Jonathan India 2B | CIN
Reds' Jonathan India: Looks healthy in return
India started at second base and went 1-for-4 with a walk and stolen base in Tuesday's 9-5 loss to Milwaukee.
India, who was scratched from Monday's game after taking a batted ball off his leg during pregame warmups, returned to the lineup. All signs indicate the scratch was a precautionary move by manager David Bell. India played the field, batted leadoff and recorded his second steal.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Receives Tuesday off
Marte is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at Colorado.
Marte started the first 11 games of the season and has an .883 OPS with three doubles, three homers, seven RBI and 11 runs in 53 plate appearances, but he'll step out of the lineup Tuesday. Jace Peterson will take over at the keystone and bat sixth.
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Jonathan India 2B | CIN
Reds' Jonathan India: Back in lineup Tuesday
India (leg) will start at second base and bat leadoff in Tuesday's game against the Brewers.
India had to be scratched from Monday's lineup after being hit on the left leg by a ball during batting practice. He's fine, though, and will be in his usual leadoff spot as the Reds go up against right-hander Joe Ross.
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Jeff McNeil 2B | NYM
Mets' Jeff McNeil: On base three times Monday
McNeil went 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored in Monday's win over Atlanta.
Getting the start in left field and batting eighth, McNeil kept the line moving and was driven home twice by leadoff hitter Brandon Nimmo. McNeil has reached base in five straight games, a modest achievement but a good sign for the 32-year-old after his disappointing 2023. Through nine contests to begin the season, he's batting just .143 (4-for-28), but that comes with a 4:2 BB:K.
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Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Drives in three Monday
Albies went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a run scored and three RBI in Monday's loss to the Mets.
He brought home the first two runs of the game in the third inning with a double before drawing a bases-loaded walk in the eighth. It's already the third three-RBI performance of the season for Albies, who's batting .289 (11-for-38) through nine games with two homers, one steal, nine runs and 10 RBI.
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Jared Triolo 3B | PIT
Pirates' Jared Triolo: Batting leadoff Tuesday
Triolo will start at second base and bat leadoff Tuesday versus the Tigers, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Triolo hadn't previously batted higher than sixth this season, but he's perched atop the batting order in this one against righty Casey Mize while Oneil Cruz gets a breather. The 26-year-old is hitting .275/.356/.375 in his first 10 games this season.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Swipes first bag of season
Garcia went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Monday's win over the Giants.
The 23-year-old swiped his first bag of the year on the back end of a double steal with Trey Lipscomb in the second inning. Garcia came into the season with a very tenuous grip on the starting job at second base, but so far he's risen to the occasion, batting .321 (9-for-28) with five doubles, four RBI and three runs scored. He hasn't hit higher than eighth in the order, however, so even if he does begin to put things together in 2024, his fantasy ceiling is capped unless he can earn a better spot in the lineup.
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Ildemaro Vargas 3B | WAS
Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: On base four times Monday
Vargas went 1-for-2 with three walks, a double, a run scored and two RBI in Monday's win over the Giants.
Getting the start at shortstop with CJ Abrams (finger) sidelined, Vargas continued a hot start to the season that has seen him go 7-for-20 (.350) with three doubles, three RBI, three runs, a stolen base and an impressive 5:2 BB:K. The 32-year-old utility player has already seen action at four different positions this season -- four games at second base, three at shortstop, and one each at third base and left field -- and even once Abrams returns to the lineup, Vargas might see more playing time than expected as long as he's contributing at the plate.