MLB Player News
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Homers in first game at leadoff
Henderson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Royals.
Henderson has gotten himself on track again in June, going 8-for-19 (.421) over his last six games. Saturday marked his first game at leadoff this season, and he could continue to be an option there as long as Cedric Mullins (groin) remains sidelined. For the season, Henderson is batting just .225 with a .771 OPS, eight home runs, four stolen bases, 18 RBI, 32 runs scored, seven doubles and two triples over 56 contests. Adam Frazier, who also homered Saturday, is likely Henderson's biggest competition for the leadoff spot versus right-handed pitchers. Henderson will be atop the order again for Sunday's series finale.
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Athletics' Jace Peterson: Exits lineup Sunday
Peterson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Though the Brewers are bringing the right-handed Freddy Peralta to the hill Sunday, the lefty-hitting Peterson will get a rare day off with the platoon advantage in his favor. Peterson had started each of Oakland's last seven games while going 10-for-24 with two home runs and three stolen bases, so his spot in the lineup still appears to be secure.
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Athletics' Jace Peterson: Productive at plate Saturday
Peterson went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run in an extra-inning win over the Brewers on Saturday.
Peterson scored the first run of the game in the fifth inning on a JJ Bleday fielder's choice and produced his second stolen base in as many days during another productive effort at the plate. The veteran is now hitting .417 (10-for-24) over his last seven contests, a surge that's boosted his batting average and OPS by 31 and 92 points, respectively.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Gets breather Sunday
Ramirez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Ramirez earns a day off after notching multiple hits in his last three games, and the 30-year-old is slashing .282/.349/.641 with four home runs through his first 10 games in June. Gabriel Arias will start at third base in the series finale while Ramirez rests.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | CIN
Mariners' Eugenio Suarez: Gets aboard four times
Suarez went 3-for-4 with a walk, one RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Angels.
Suarez had gone 15 games without a multi-hit effort, and he hit just .120 (6-for-50) in that span. All of the third baseman's hits Saturday were singles. He's not known to carry a high batting average, but his .216 mark through 63 contests is a bit light compared to the .236 he hit last year. Suarez has added a career-worst .638 OPS with 36 RBI, 23 runs scored and a stolen base over 270 plate appearances.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Homers again Saturday
Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Yankees.
Yankees pitching seems to be the remedy for Devers' recent power drought -- he's homered in consecutive contests against New York after going 16 games without a long ball. The third baseman accounted for Boston's lone run Saturday. He's up to 15 homers and 16 doubles through 62 contests this season, but his .247 batting average is far below his established standard. He's also walking less (6.4 percent) and striking out a bit more (20.3 percent) than he did last year, though he's produced 51 RBI and 34 runs scored to be plenty useful in standard fantasy formats.
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Gio Urshela 3B | MIN
Angels' Gio Urshela: Back in starting lineup
Urshela (back) is hitting eighth and playing first base versus the Mariners on Saturday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Urshela was a late scratch from the lineup Friday against Seattle, but it was described as precautionary and the infielder is feeling well enough to go for Saturday's contest. Jared Walsh heads back to the bench with Urshela handling first base.
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Royce Lewis 3B | MIN
Twins' Royce Lewis: Heads to bench
Lewis will sit Saturday against Toronto.
Lewis grabbed four hits in Friday's series opener, raising his batting average from .182 to .270, but his reward will be a trip to the bench. The Twins seemingly want to avoid overworking him as he seeks to establish himself following a pair of seasons lost to ACL tears, as he's yet to start more than three games in a row in the field. Willi Castro will handle the hot corner in Lewis' absence Saturday.
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Jonah Bride 3B | TEX
Athletics' Jonah Bride: Plates pair in Friday's win
Bride went 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a run-scoring sacrifice fly in a win over the Brewers on Friday.
Bride extended his hitting streak to four games with Friday's timely knock, and his pair of RBI pushed his total to four over the last four games. The 27-year-old sports an impressive .308 average (8-for-26) since being promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas on May 30 and appears to be progressively strengthening his grip on the starting third base job.