MLB Player News
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Drills first homer of campaign
McMahon went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Saturday in a loss to the Athletics.
McMahon cut Colorado's deficit to three runs with an eighth-inning solo shot to center field, but that was the final run scored by either team. The long ball was the first of the season for the veteran third baseman, who has slugged between 20 and 24 homers each of the past five full seasons (excluding the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign). McMahon's two-hit effort Saturday was his first multi-hit performance since he went 3-for-3 on Opening Day.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | NYY
Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Logs first XBH
Candelario went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and an RBI in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Brewers.
Candelario rapped his first extra-base hit of the season to deliver the second run of Cincinnati's two-run eighth inning, the first runs the Reds scored in 35 innings. He's batting .214 (6-for-28) as part of a team-wide batting malaise to the start the season. Other than the 14-run outburst Monday against the Rangers, the Reds have averaged 1.71 runs per game over seven contests.
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Santiago Espinal 3B | CIN
Reds' Santiago Espinal: Fills in at second base
Espinal started at second base and went 2-for-3 with a walk in Friday's 3-2 loss to Milwaukee.
Espinal filled in for an injured Matt McLain (hamstring), who was available as a pinch hitter. That McLain entered the game suggests he might be ready to go Saturday. Espinal has appeared in six games this season while seeing time at second base, third base, left field and right field.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Goes yard Friday
Chapman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two walks in Friday's 10-9 extra-innings win over the Mariners.
Chapman was one of five Giants with multiple hits in the contest, earning his first multi-hit effort of the season. The third baseman is batting .280 with two homers, six RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base over seven contests. He's added a 5:9 BB:K as well. Chapman should continue to handle a near-everyday role after topping 150 games played in three of the previous four seasons. He is locked in as the Giants' cleanup hitter so far.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Lifts three-run homer
Hayes went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Yankees.
Hayes went just 2-for-16 over his first five games of the year, but he's hit safely in three straight contests to begin April. The third baseman's blast ultimately didn't make a difference in the result Friday, but it was his first homer of the year. He's batting .214 with three RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases over eight contests. This was Hayes' first game at leadoff in 2025 after hitting no higher than sixth for the first week of the season -- the Pirates faced seven right-handers before drawing their first southpaw in Max Fried for Friday's contest.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Moved down to five spot
Riley will start at third base and bat fifth in Friday's game against the Marlins.
Riley batted second in the first six games of the season and hit third in the seventh contest, so this is the lowest he's hit thus far in 2025. The 28-year-old is just 3-for-27 with an 11:2 K:BB in the early going. Ozzie Albies is batting second Friday, which is the first time he's hit higher than fifth against a righty this season.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Taking seat versus lefty
Muncy is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Philadelphia, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
It's southpaw Jesus Luzardo on the bump for the Phillies, so the left-handed-hitting Muncy will begin this one on the bench. Miguel Rojas will play third base and bat eighth in Friday's series opener.
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Paul DeJong SS | NYY
Nationals' Paul DeJong: Getting breather Friday
DeJong is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Diamondbacks.
It's been a struggle for DeJong in the early going this season, as he's just 4-for-18 with 11 strikeouts. He'll get a day off to regroup while Jose Tena plays third base and bats eighth.
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Thomas Saggese SS | STL
Cardinals' Thomas Saggese: Recalled from Triple-A
The Cardinals recalled Saggese from Triple-A Memphis on Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
He's taking the roster spot vacated by Nolan Gorman (hamstring). Saggese had gone 4-for-14 with one home run and a 3:2 K:BB over his first four games with Memphis this season. He is likely to serve in a reserve infielder role.
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Oliver Dunn 3B | MIL
Brewers' Oliver Dunn: Out again versus lefty
Dunn is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Reds.
The Brewers are facing a lefty in Nick Lodolo, which is the fifth time in seven games that they've gone up against a southpaw. Dunn has begun all of those tilts on the bench and will again yield third base to Vinny Capra on Thursday.