MLB Player News
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Jose Tena SS | WAS
Nationals' Jose Tena: Three XBH in Tuesday's win
Tena went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-0 win over the Orioles.
The Nats scalded the ball all night, with 10 of their 14 hits going for extra bases in a 7-0 rout, and Tena led the way with three of them. The 24-year-old has started three of the last four games, and with Washington looking to get some production from the hot corner, manager Dave Martinez suggested after Tuesday's contest that Tena could move into a strong-side platoon role at third base while Paul DeJong (nose) remains on the shelf, per Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com.
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Nacho Alvarez Jr. 3B | ATL
Braves' Nacho Alvarez: Shifts to 60-day IL
Atlanta transferred Alvarez (wrist) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.
Alvarez's IL stint is retroactive to March 24, so he won't be eligible to make his 2025 debut with Atlanta until at least May 23. Since the 22-year-old infielder was diagnosed with left wrist inflammation during spring training, Atlanta has provided scarce updates on where he stands in his recovery. Alvarez is currently conducting his rehab at Atlanta's spring facility in Florida, but it's unclear how close he might be to playing in simulated games and eventually heading out on a minor-league rehab assignment.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Slugs another home run
Marte went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins.
Marte put a charge into the ball, which left his bat at 116.7 miles per hour and landed 431 feet away. He made a third consecutive start at third base, homered for the second time in those three starts and has eight hits (five for extra bases) over his last 14 at-bats. Thus far, Marte has shown much better version of the player that missed 80 games due to a suspension and batted just .210 over 66 games in 2024. He began the season in the minors but is angling for a permanent role in the majors in the wake of his latest performance. Even with Christian Encarnacion-Strand (back) stuck on the injured list, the Reds seem to be prioritizing Marte at third base ahead of Jeimer Candelario, who is handling more of a part-time role while Spencer Steer serves as Encarnacion-Strand's primary replacement at first base.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Good to go Tuesday
Vientos (groin) is starting at third base and batting cleanup Tuesday against the Phillies.
Vientos sat out the past two contests after exiting Saturday's game due to groin discomfort, but he's ready to rejoin the starting nine for Tuesday's matchup with Philadelphia. The 25-year-old went 0-for-2 during Saturday's contest, which broke a modest six-game hit streak during which he had an .945 OPS.
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Caleb Durbin 3B | MIL
Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Notches first big-league homer
Durbin went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Giants on Monday.
Durbin accounted for both of Milwaukee's runs in the contest with his two-run shot to left-center in the second inning. The rookie third baseman showed the ability to hit for a bit of power with 10 homers in 82 games in Triple-A last season, though speed is likely to be his calling card in the majors. Durbin has one theft to his name as a big-leaguer so far and has gone 3-for-15 through four contests.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Goes deep in victory
Riley went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional run and a walk in a 7-6 win against St. Louis on Monday.
Riley put Atlanta on the board and knotted the score at 2-2 with his two-run blast in the third inning. The long ball helped snap a mini-slump for Riley that included a 2-for-17 mark and just one RBI with nine strikeouts over his previous four games. The veteran third baseman has hit well overall so far in 2025, though, slashing .278/.316/.522 with six homers, 15 RBI and 12 runs over 95 plate appearances.
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Eric Wagaman 1B | MIN
Marlins' Eric Wagaman: Goes deep, swipes bag
Wagaman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a steal in Monday's win over the Reds.
Wagaman's third homer of the year was a solo shot in the fifth inning. He later singled and stole a base in the seventh. Wagaman is on a nine-game hitting streak, going 13-for-33 (.394) with six extra-base hits during that span. His season OPS is up to .815 through 71 plate appearances.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Remains idle Monday
Vientos (groin) remains out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Vientos was forced to leave Saturday's game against the Cardinals and will miss a second straight start, though he did take ground balls Monday and is scheduled to hit later in the afternoon, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. With Vientos still idle, Brett Baty will make the start at third base and bat eighth against Aaron Nola.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | NYY
Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Sitting again Monday
Candelario is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
Candelario isn't starting for the second straight day, as the Reds are running it back with Spencer Steer at first base and Noelvi Marte at third against Max Meyer after Cincinnati hung 24 runs on the Orioles in Sunday's win. Candelario is slashing just .125/.263/.375 over the last seven days.