MLB Player News
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Jace Peterson: Logs first plate appearance
Peterson entered Tuesday's 7-0 win over the Yankees as a pinch hitter and walked.
It was the second overall appearance for Peterson and his first time at the plate this season. He pinch hit for rookie Blaze Alexander, who started at DH, in the eighth inning and finished the game at second base. Peterson's versatility will keep him around, and he could provide value in the steals category, but he'd need regular opportunities to do that.
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Nick Madrigal 3B | CHC
Cubs' Nick Madrigal: Strong performance in win
Madrigal went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Tuesday's 12-2 win over the Rockies. He also stole a base.
Madrigal batted eighth but got in on the fun as the whole Chicago lineup rolled. The 27-year-old started at third base in this one, though he's still behind Christopher Morel on the depth chart and is serving more as a utility player at this point. Madrigal will need more regular playing time to really take off as a fantasy asset this season.
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Michael Busch 1B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Takes seat Tuesday
Busch is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Busch is 2-for-13 with three walks and a run through the first four games of the season, and he'll head to the bench for Tuesday's contest. Garrett Cooper will receive a start at first base, batting seventh.
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Emmanuel Rivera 3B | BAL
Marlins' Emmanuel Rivera: Scooped up by Miami
The Marlins acquired Rivera from the Diamondbacks on Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations.
Rivera will be a candidate for some playing time at designated hitter and at third base on days Jake Burger plays first or is the DH. The 27-year-old is a career .247/.304/.380 hitter over parts of three major-league seasons. Jacob Amaya was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
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Jacob Reimer 3B | NYM
Mets' Jacob Reimer: Out with pulled hammy
Reimer is on the 60-day injured list with High-A Brooklyn due to a pulled hamstring, Sam Dykstra of MLB.com reports.
Reimer logged high on-base percentages as a 19-year-old at Single-A and High-A last season, but he only hit seven home runs with three steals in 100 games. He is expected back in early June, per Dykstra.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Smacks first homer
Riley went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, four RBI and two runs scored during Monday's 9-0 victory over the White Sox.
Riley entered Monday's contest with just one RBI over his first three games but drove in Ozzie Albies with an RBI single in the sixth, then hit a three-run shot to put the icing on the cake for Atlanta in the eighth inning. Riley has topped 30 home runs in each of the last three seasons and has now officially begun his quest for four straight with Monday's initial long ball of the 2024 campaign.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Plates three runs Sunday
Machado went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and three RBI in Sunday's 13-4 rout of the Giants.
Machado posted his first multi-hit game and his second three-RBI performance of the campaign. The veteran has been relegated to DH duties for the Padres following offseason elbow surgery, but that has enabled him to play in all six of San Diego's games so far. Machado is slashing .217/.357/.565 with two homers, seven RBI, seven runs and a 5:4 BB:K through 23 plate appearances.
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Jared Triolo 3B | PIT
Pirates' Jared Triolo: Out as precaution with sore foot
Triolo is not in the lineup Monday in Washington as a precaution after he fouled a ball off his foot in Sunday's 9-7 win over the Marlins, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Triolo remained in Sunday's game and said he's feeling a lot better Monday, but the team will hold him out just to be safe. The Pirates have an off day Tuesday, so Triolo could be back in action for Wednesday's matchup with the Nationals. Alika Williams will cover second base Monday in Triolo's stead.
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Trey Lipscomb 3B | WAS
Nationals' Trey Lipscomb: Cracks first big-league homer
Lipscomb went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Sunday's loss to the Reds.
In his second MLB game, the 23-year-old infielder drove a 91.6 mph fastball from Buck Farmer the other way over the right-field fence in the seventh inning for his first career homer. Lipscomb has carried his blistering spring into the regular season, going 3-for-7 with a homer and a steal to kick off his career, and he had a golden opportunity in front of him to lock down the starting job at third base while Nick Senzel (thumb) is sidelined.