MLB Player News
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Kazuma Okamoto 3B | TOR
Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto: Launches first major-league homer
Okamoto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Athletics.
Okamoto put the Blue Jays up 4-0 with a 420-foot blast off Luis Morales in the fourth inning. The 29-year-old has carried a successful spring into his first major-league regular season, hitting safely in each of his first three contests. He totaled 248 homers across 11 seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball and should be a key power bat in the heart of Toronto's lineup moving forward.
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Ben Williamson 3B | TB
Rays' Ben Williamson: Idle against righty
Williamson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
The 25-year-old was part of the Opening Day lineup against lefty Matthew Liberatore, but he's been held out of the starting nine for two straight games versus right-handers. Williamson will handle the short side of a platoon at second base with Richie Palacios until the Rays get Gavin Lux (shoulder) back from the injured list.
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Oswald Peraza 3B | LAA
Angels' Oswald Peraza: Out of Sunday's lineup
Peraza is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Peraza has gone 4-for-11 with a homer while starting the first three games of the year at second base. Adam Frazier will pick up a start at the keystone Sunday to close out the series in Houston.
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Coby Mayo 3B | BAL
Orioles' Coby Mayo: Third straight start to begin 2026
Mayo will start at third base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Twins.
With Jordan Westburg (elbow) opening the season on the injured list and expected to remain out into May, Mayo has begun the campaign as the everyday third baseman. He'll make his third straight start after going 0-for-5 with two walks and a stolen base in the first two contests. Mayo could eventually face competition for playing time from Blaze Alexander and Jeremiah Jackson, who have split time at the keystone while Jackson Holliday (hand) has been on the IL.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Enters franchise record book again
Ramirez went 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over Seattle.
Ramirez added his name to the franchise record book again. His sixth-inning double plated the Guardians' first run and was the 400th of his career, making him the third player in franchise history to amass that many doubles. In 2025, he set the franchise record for career extra-base hits and multi-home run games. Thus far in 2026, Ramirez is 2-for-14 with two doubles and three RBI over the first three games.
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
Rangers' Jake Burger: Another home run in victory
Burger went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Phillies.
Burger had a big spring training and has carried it over to start the regular season. After homering in Thursday's season-opening 5-3 loss, Burger again went deep Saturday, taking a knuckle curve from Aaron Nola over the fence in the top of the third inning. Burger later added a single in the eighth inning. Through two games, Burger has gone 5-for-9 at the plate with two home runs and four RBI, though he's also struck out four times and committed two errors already.
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Royce Lewis 3B | MIN
Twins' Royce Lewis: Goes deep in Saturday's win
Lewis went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Orioles.
Lewis hit eighth in the order for the second straight game to open the season, but he provided the big hit for the Twins, driving a Kyle Bradish sinker over the left-field wall to give Minnesota a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning. The 26-year-old's potential run production could be a bit limited at the bottom of the order, but he'll likely move his way up if he can stay healthy and productive.
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Ben Williamson 3B | TB
Rays' Ben Williamson: Sitting Saturday
Williamson is not in Tampa Bay's starting lineup against St. Louis on Saturday.
Williamson is coming off a strong performance against the Cardinals on Thursday, when he went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. He'll be on the bench to open Saturday's game while Richie Palacios starts at second base and bats eighth.
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Kazuma Okamoto 3B | TOR
Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto: Game-winning run in MLB debut
Okamoto went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored during the Blue Jays' 3-2 win over the Athletics on Friday.
Okamoto took his first major-league base in the fifth inning with a walk before being brought home on a two-run triple by Andres Gimenez. Okamoto's single in the seventh was the first hit of his MLB career, and after getting on base again in the ninth, he crossed home as the game-winning run on a single from Gimenez. It was a promising start for Okamoto, who joined the Blue Jays on a four-year, $60 million contract in the offseason after a successful stint in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Not starting Friday
Keith is out of the lineup for Friday's game against San Diego.
The ascension of Kevin McGonigle has nixed Keith's opportunity to land a regular role at third base. While the Tigers found a spot for Keith at designated hitter on Opening Day, the 24-year-old is out of the starting nine Friday as Gleyber Torres serves as the DH and Zach McKinstry plays second base. McGonigle, after going 4-for-5 in the opener, is manning third once again.