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Drew Maggi 3B | PIT
Twins' Drew Maggi: Exits with undisclosed injury
Maggi left Sunday's game for the Triple-A St. Paul Saints in the first inning with an undisclosed injury, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Maggi was off to a slow start at Triple-A by hitting .188 (3-for-16) with no extra-base hits. The utility man, who turned 32 in March, figures to offer organizational depth for the Twins in 2021.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Athletics' Matt Chapman: Rare three-hit day
Chapman went 3-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Rays on Sunday.
Chapman had the only multi-hit effort of the afternoon for the Athletics in the losing cause. The slugging third baseman hadn't tallied more than one hit in any game since April 29, and he's in a bit of a long-ball slump at the moment with two home runs over the 85 plate appearances covering his last 22 games.
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Jake Burger 1B | TEX
White Sox's Jake Burger: Swats first Triple-A homer
Burger (quadriceps) went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI for Triple-A Charlotte in its 12-9 loss to Gwinnett.
Burger was sidelined for a few days after suffering a quad strain in Charlotte's season opener, but the third baseman has now appeared in two games for the affiliate. He celebrated his return to action in style Sunday, taking Atlanta pitching prospect Kyle Muller deep in the first inning for his first home run at the Triple-A level and his first in affiliated ball since 2017. Burger previously missed the entire 2018 and 2019 seasons after tearing his Achilles tendon and requiring surgery on two separate occasions, and he didn't play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor-league season.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Plates three runs
Devers went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and a strikeout in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Orioles.
Devers put the Red Sox on the board with a solo home run in the second inning Sunday, and he drove in two more runs with a double in the top of the sixth frame. In his last five games, Devers has gone 6-for-19 with a home run, three doubles, seven RBI, five runs and a stolen base.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Goes deep in win
Arenado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Rockies.
Arenado launched a 404-foot blast off German Marquez in the second inning to give the Cardinals the only run they'd need. He later reached base on an error and came around to score again in the fourth. The 30-year-old slugger is slashing .281/.340/.511 with 18 extra-base hits through 147 plate appearances.
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Nick Maton DH | CHW
Phillies' Nick Maton: Moves into reserve role
Maton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
The recent return of Jean Segura from the 10-day injured list has spelled an end to Maton's run as an everyday player. After making 17 consecutive starts out of the middle infield, Maton now finds himself on the bench for the third game in a row. The Phillies are believed to be entertaining with the idea of deploying Maton in center field in an attempt to get more production out of that spot, but it's unclear when manager Joe Girardi might be comfortable with giving the 24-year-old a look at the position.
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Jason Vosler 3B | SEA
Giants' Jason Vosler: Sent to Triple-A
Vosler was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
The 27-year-old will head to the minors with Johnny Cueto (lat) returning from the injured list Sunday. Vosler has appeared in eight games this season and is 2-for-14 with one RBI and three runs.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Moves to 60-day IL
Hayes (wrist/hand) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Sunday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
Manager Derek Shelton said the 24-year-old didn't suffer a setback, and the third baseman will continue on his current progression. The Pirates haven't provided an official timeline for his return, but Hayes now won't be eligible to be activated until early June. He has been swinging in the batting cage without any soreness and will have nearly a full month to complete his recovery and rehab from the hand and wrist issues.
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Gio Urshela 3B | MIN
Yankees' Gio Urshela: Won't start Sunday
Urshela (knee) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Urshela will be on the bench for a third straight game due to the knee injury he suffered in Thursday's game against the Astros, but the Yankees remain confident he'll avoid a trip to the injured list. In fact, manager Aaron Boone said that following Monday's off day, Urshela should be on track to rejoin the lineup for Tuesday's series opener in Tampa Bay, according to Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record. Miguel Andujar will man third base in Urshela's stead Sunday.
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Ildemaro Vargas 1B | ARI
Cubs' Ildemaro Vargas: Picks up Sunday start
Vargas is starting at shortstop and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Javier Baez left Saturday's game with back tightness, so the Cubs are giving him Sunday off and starting Vargas at shortstop. The latter has played in six games since getting recalled earlier in the week, and he's gone 1-for-9 so far with a stolen base and two runs scored. Vargas should head back to the bench whenever Baez is able to rejoin the lineup.