MLB Player News
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Kyren Paris SS | LAA
Angels' Kyren Paris: Stays hot with two homers
Paris went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Rays.
Paris extended his home-run streak to three games with a solo homer off Ryan Pepiot in the second inning. Paris cracked his second moonshot of the game in the eighth frame off Mason Montgomery to reduce the Angels' deficit to one run. It was Paris' third multi-hit game, and his five home runs are tied for third-most in the majors. The 23-year-old has started the 2025 campaign slashing a ridiculous .440/.533/1.120 with four stolen bases, five home runs and eight RBI across 30 plate appearances.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Sitting against lefty
Lowe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
With lefty Yusei Kikuchi on the hill for the Angels, the Rays will counter with a lineup made up entirely of right-handed and switch hitters. Curtis Mead will spell Lowe at second base and will bat third.
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Luis Rengifo 2B | MIL
Angels' Luis Rengifo: Absent from lineup
Rengifo is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Rays, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Rengifo will hit the bench for the first time all season after reaching base seven times over his last four games. Fletcher notes that Rengifo didn't appear to be running well during Tuesday's 4-3 win, but the Angels haven't indicated that he's dealing with an injury. Tim Anderson will occupy second base and bat eighth for the Angels on Wednesday.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Nursing upper-body injury
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said that Westburg is being held out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks due to an upper-body injury, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Hyde described Westburg's injury as a nagging issue that previously resulted in the infielder sitting out a March 30 loss in Toronto. However, Westburg returned to the lineup the next day and had started each of the Orioles' last eight games prior to Wednesday while going 5-for-30 at the plate. Hyde didn't seem too concerned about the issue preventing Westburg from playing in this weekend's three-game series versus the Blue Jays, so the expectation is that the 26-year-old infielder will be back in the lineup Friday following Thursday's team off day.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Receiving afternoon off
Westburg is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
The Orioles are presumably just giving Westburg some rest for the day game after a night game. Westburg previously sat out a March 30 loss to the Blue Jays due to an unspecified injury, but he proceeded to start in each of the last eight games, going 5-for-30 with three walks, three runs and an RBI. His absence from the lineup Wednesday will open up a spot in the infield for Ramon Urias, who will start at third base and bat eighth.
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Ryan Bliss SS | SEA
Mariners' Ryan Bliss: Shelved by biceps tear
The Mariners placed Bliss on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left biceps tear.
Bliss appeared to suffer the injury on a swing during Tuesday's game against the Astros. He managed to stay in that contest, but subsequent testing revealed that he suffered a tear that is likely to sideline him for a significant period of time. Miles Mastrobuoni will start at second base Wednesday, but Dylan Moore is likely to see the bulk of the starts at the keystone once Jorge Polanco (side) is able to play third base again.
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Out Wednesday with rib issue
Cronenworth (ribs) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
As anticipated, Cronenworth will be on the bench for the day game after he exited Tuesday night's 10-4 loss to the Athletics before the bottom of the third inning due to cramping on the right side of his ribs. Per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com, the injury is related to the contusion that Cronenworth suffered on his ribs after being hit by a pitch Sunday. With an off day looming Thursday, the Padres will err on the side of caution and hold Cronenworth out for the series finale, but the 31-year-old infielder expressed optimism that he would be ready to rejoin the lineup Friday against the Rockies.
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Blaze Alexander SS | BAL
Diamondbacks' Blaze Alexander: Kicks off rehab assignment
Alexander (oblique) began a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Reno, going 0-for-1 with two hit-by-pitches and a run scored.
Alexander played four innings at shortstop before checking out of the contest. The 25-year-old missed most of the Cactus League while recovering from a right oblique strain and will likely remain on assignment at Triple-A through the weekend before the Diamondbacks consider bringing him back from the injured list. Tim Tawa has recently taken over as Arizona's primary second baseman since Ketel Marte (hamstring) landed on the IL, but Alexander could emerge as a candidate to fill in at the keystone once he completes his rehab assignment and if Tawa is struggling to produce.