MLB Player News
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Connor Norby 2B | MIA
Marlins' Connor Norby: Swipes first bag in win
Norby went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Phillies.
Norby stole his first bag of the season in the first inning and later tallied his first extra-base hit with a double in the sixth. Since making his season debut Thursday, the 24-year-old has gone 5-for-16 with four runs scored and a stolen base. While the Marlins' lineup figures to rank near the bottom of the league, Norby batted third Sunday and is coming off a 2024 campaign in which he tallied nine homers and three steals across 194 plate appearances.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Smacks grand slam, plates seven
Marte went 5-for-7 with a homer, two doubles, seven RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's 24-2 blowout at Baltimore.
Marte popped his first career grand slam off position-player pitcher Jorge Mateo in the eighth inning. The 23-year-old also set a new single-game career high in RBI with seven, easily besting his previous mark of three set Sept. 30, 2023. Marte entered this game with just one hit (1-for-12) but now boasts a .316/.350/.579 slash line across 20 plate appearances.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | SEA
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Receiving first day off
Suarez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Cubs.
It's the first day off of the season for Suarez, who has six home runs and six RBI through 21 games but is batting just .145 with a 33.3 percent strikeout rate. Garrett Hampson is starting at third base Sunday while Tim Tawa mans the keystone.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Not in Sunday's lineup
Arenado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Arenado will head to the bench for just the second time this season, and he had a .211/.333/.368 slash line while starting the previous 11 contests. Nolan Gorman will start at the hot corner and bat seventh in the series finale at New York.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | NYY
Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Not in Sunday's lineup
Candelario is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Candelario has a double and a homer in his past two games, but he has only one other hit in his last 11 contests. Spencer Steer is starting at first base for the first time this season after playing through a shoulder issue to start the year.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Logs fourth homer in win
Chapman went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk during Saturday's 3-2 win over the Angels.
Chapman put the Giants on the board in the first frame, blasting a 384-foot homer to left field off righty Kyle Hendricks. The third baseman has delivered four multi-hit games over his last five appearances, hitting .500 with five RBI, two home runs, a double and a 5:4 BB:K in that span. The 31-year-old owns the Giants' second-highest on-base percentage through 21 games and is now slashing .250/.407/.458 with a 19:23 BB:K across 91 plate appearances.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Extends hitting streak to six games
Bohm went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in Saturday's win over Miami.
Although it's still been a quiet start to the season overall, Bohm is beginning to pick things up at the plate lately. The corner infielder is riding a modest six-game hitting streak, during which he's batting .304 (7-for-23) with two doubles, three RBI, three runs scored and one stolen base. Bohm has struck out just three times during this stretch and entered Saturday's action with an elite 34.1 percent squared-up rate, per Statcast, so fantasy managers should remain patient with the 2024 All-Star.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Won't play Sunday due to injury
Vientos (groin) told reporters after Saturday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals that he will be out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
Vientos was replaced by Brett Baty in the fifth inning with groin discomfort, and the former believed that was due to cramping from dehydration. Vientos didn't seem too concerned about the injury, but he'll be sent for imaging if he's still sore in the morning. Baty figures to draw the start at third base in Vientos' absence Sunday.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Exits game with groin injury
Vientos was removed in the fifth inning of Saturday's game against the Cardinals due to groin discomfort, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
Vientos went 0-for-2 before being replaced by Brett Baty in the fifth frame. The severity of Vientos' injury isn't clear, but he'll undergo more testing and an update should be made by the team during or shortly after the conclusion of Saturday's contest.
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Amed Rosario SS | NYY
Nationals' Amed Rosario: On bench Saturday
Rosario is not in Washington's staring lineup against Colorado on Saturday.
Rosario will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout while Jose Tena starts at the hot corner and bats seventh against Rockies right-hander Chase Dollander. Rosario is slashing .270/.289/.405 with one stolen base, seven runs scored, one homer and two RBI in 38 plate appearances this season.