MLB Player News
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Sung-Mun Song 2B | SD
Padres' Sung-Mun Song: Rehabbing in Triple-A
Song (oblique) has gone 3-for-7 with two RBI through two rehab games with Triple-A El Paso.
Song aggravated an oblique issue in early March and opened the season on the 10-day IL. However, the South Korean utility man seems to be doing well given that he's been able to both hit and play the field with El Paso. Song appears to be on track to be activated by mid-April, though he probably won't be an everyday player while with the big-league club.
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Ben Williamson 2B | 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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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Giants' Rafael Devers: Doubles in defeat
Devers went 2-for-4 with a double in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Yankees.
Devers singled in the first inning and collected his first extra-base hit of the season with a double in the sixth. The veteran slugger made his third straight start at designated hitter, and manager Tony Vitello said Friday that Devers has yet to play the field due to lingering left hamstring tightness, according to John Shea of The San Francisco Standard. As a result, Casey Schmitt has started at first base in three consecutive contests.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Logs RBI in loss
Chapman went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Yankees.
Chapman recorded an RBI single in the third inning, picking up his first hit of the season after going 0-for-5 with three walks over San Francisco's first two games. The veteran third baseman has had a quiet start to the season after putting together a strong spring, during which he slashed .405/.421/.838 with nine RBI, seven runs scored and three long balls across 38 plate appearances in 15 Cactus League games.
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Oswald Peraza 2B | 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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Graham Pauley 3B | MIA
Marlins' Graham Pauley: Sitting against lefty
Pauley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Pauley has hit the bench for two of the Marlins' first three games, with both of his absences coming against southpaws. The 25-year-old could eventually find himself in a platoon at third base with Connor Norby, but the Marlins should have plenty of playing time available for both players while Christopher Morel (oblique) and Kyle Stowers (hamstring) are on the shelf.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Reds' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Hitting bench Sunday
Hayes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Hayes will give way to Eugenio Suarez at third base in the series finale after he started in the Reds' first two games of the season while going 0-for-7 with a run scored. While Hayes has produced at well-below-league-average levels at the plate each of the past two seasons, his exceptional defense at the hot corner should keep him in the lineup more often than not.
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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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TJ Rumfield 1B | COL
Rockies' T.J. Rumfield: Hits first career homer
Rumfield went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins.
Rumfield opened the scoring with a 423-foot blast off Eury Perez in the second inning. The rookie has now recorded a hit in each of his first two major-league games after slashing an impressive .286/.359/.554 over 64 plate appearances this spring. He offers some sleeper appeal with Coors Field as his home venue.