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  • Luis Urias 2B | ATH

    Athletics' Luis Urias: Getting day off

    Urias is out of the lineup Thursday against the Dodgers.

    This marks Urias' first day off since April 19. He's hit .268 with five home runs, eight RBI and 10 runs scored across 22 games in that span. Max Schuemann will take over at second base and hit ninth.

  • Matt McLain SS | CIN

    Reds' Matt McLain: Goes yard in win

    McLain went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored during Thursday's 7-1 win over the White Sox.

    McLain got off to a slow start to 2025, slashing .160/.282/.290 across his first 100 at-bats spanning 28 games, but the 25-year-old seems to be turning a corner. In nine games since, McLain is 8-for-32 (.250) with a pair of home runs, six runs scored and four stolen bases. He's up to six homers on the season.

  • Hye Seong Kim 2B | LAD

    Dodgers' Hyeseong Kim: Swats first career homer

    Kim went 2-for-2 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-3 win over the Athletics.

    Kim's first major-league long ball was a 385-foot solo shot in the fifth inning that tied the score. Since he was called up from the minors May 3, the rookie infielder has recorded three multi-hit games and is batting a robust .360 (9-for-25). The homer Wednesday was Kim's first extra-base hit, but he's also contributed a pair of stolen bases, five runs and three RBI.

  • Tony Kemp 2B | MIN

    Tony Kemp: Retiring from baseball

    Kemp announced his retirement from professional baseball Thursday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

    Kemp is calling it a career after slashing .237/.324/.351 over parts of nine major-league seasons. The 33-year-old utility player played for the Athletics, Astros, Cubs and Orioles.

  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Removed with lower-body stiffness

    Marte was removed from Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Giants due to stiffness in his hip, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports. The removal was preventative, and both the player and manager Torey Lovullo expect Marte to be in the lineup Friday following Thursday's off-day.

    Marte moved around the bases pretty easily on a pair of home runs early in the game but was eventually removed from the game in the seventh inning. This was the first time he played a day game following a night game since returning from a hamstring injury. He was replaced by Jordan Lawlar. Marte is still in a phase where his playing time is being managed, meaning there are planned days off.

  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Goes yard twice in win

    Marte went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Giants.

    After belting a solo shot off Jordan Hicks in the first inning, Marte tagged Hayden Birdsong for a two-run blast in the fourth as he bookended the scoring for the Diamondbacks. Marte has two multi-homer performances in the last seven games and five long balls in total over that stretch, but he's otherwise struggled to find his rhythm since coming off the IL at the beginning of the month, going 8-for-39 (.205) through 12 games in May.

  • Kody Clemens 1B | MIN

    Twins' Kody Clemens: Drives in four in nightcap

    Clemens went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the Orioles.

    The 28-year-old utility player played hero in the nightcap, taking Yannier Cano deep for a three-run homer in the eighth inning that flipped the script on a 6-5 deficit. Clemens is batting .227 (5-for-22) with two home runs and six RBI in 11 games since joining the Twins, but he could he in line for more playing time if Ty France, who left the first game of the twin bill with a foot injury and sat out the nightcap, is sidelined for additional time.

  • Kyle Farmer 2B | COL

    Rockies' Kyle Farmer: Tallies first homer

    Farmer went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Wednesday against the Rangers.

    Farmer has started four of Colorado's last seven games, splitting time between second base and shortstop. He started at the former position Wednesday and hit second in the order. While he managed to tally his first home run of the season, Farmer has only two hits across 17 at-bats in his last seven games.

  • Lenyn Sosa 2B | CHW

    White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Clubs homer

    Sosa went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double during Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Reds.

    Sosa took Nick Lodolo yard in the sixth inning for his third home run of the season and added a double in the eighth frame. The long ball was Sosa's first since Apr. 24. He's been on a tear recently, notching multiple hits in four of his last five contests and going 12-for-41 (.292) at the plate during May.

  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: On base four times in nightcap

    Donovan went 3-for-5 with a double, one RBI, one walk and two runs scored in a 14-7 win over the Phillies in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.

    Donovan entered this game 0-for-11 over his previous three contests, including an 0-for-4 effort in the matinee contest. That's an unusual cold spell for the utility player -- he had hit safely in the 10 games before that brief slump. Donovan has been a reliable hitter this year, batting .313 with an .824 OPS across 42 contests. He's added three home runs, 20 RBI, 23 runs scored, 12 doubles and three stolen bases while seeing the bulk of his playing time at second base.

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