MLB Player News
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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.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Back in lineup
Smith (thumb) will start at first base and bat third Saturday against the Dodgers.
Smith missed four consecutive games while managing a bruised thumb, but he seems to be fully recovered entering Saturday's contest. He'll make his first start back at first base, which will allow Dustin Harris to start in left field and bat seventh.
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Cubs' Jon Berti: Starting Saturday
Berti is starting at third base and batting ninth in Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Berti will be making just his sixth start of the season in Chicago's 23rd game. The 35-year-old has been used mostly as a bench player for the Cubs, and he's batting .238 with a .598 OPS and no home runs or runs scored, giving him limited fantasy appeal despite the six stolen bases.
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Aaron Schunk 3B | ATL
Rockies' Aaron Schunk: Contract selected by Colorado
The Rockies selected Schunk's contract from Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday.
Schunk will take the spot on the 26-man roster vacated by Ezequiel Tovar (hip), who was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Schunk opted to stay with the Rockies in the minors after being DFA'd in mid-February, and in Triple-A he is slashing .283/.353/.435 with one stolen base, one home run and 10 RBI in 52 plate appearances. Schunk could see some starts in the infield with Tovar, Tyler Freeman (oblique) and Thairo Estrada (wrist) all on the IL.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Homers again Friday
Vientos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Cardinals.
The 25-year-old appears to be shaking off his early-season slump. Vientos has hit safely in six straight games, batting .292 (7-for-24) over that stretch with two doubles, two homers, five runs and five RBI.
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Andy Ibanez 2B | ATH
Tigers' Andy Ibanez: Goes deep in win
Ibanez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-3 win over the Royals.
Ibanez launched his second home run of the season in the fourth inning, but he was then lifted for a pinch hitter in the fifth. The utility player is struggling a bit to begin the year with a .171 average and .627 OPS across 13 games. Ibanez can provide some fantasy value in spurts, though his role in Detroit comes with plenty of day-to-day volatility.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | CIN
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Breaks homer, RBI drought
Suarez went 1-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's 13-11 loss to the Cubs.
A quiet game for six innings busted out in the seventh and eighth innings, when the two teams combined to score 21 runs. Suarez hit a grand slam as part of Arizona's 10-run eighth inning. He'd gone 14 games (5-for-49) without a home run or RBI prior to Friday. Suarez is batting .153/.265/.444 with six homers and 15 RBI through 20 games.