MLB Player News
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Jorge Polanco 2B | NYM
Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Getting rest Saturday
Polanco isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Giants.
Polanco will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after going 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBI in Friday's extra-innings loss. While he rests, Dylan Moore will pick up a start at the hot corner and bat seventh.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
Angels' Yoan Moncada: Sitting Saturday
Moncada (thumb) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Moncada aggravated his injured thumb during Friday's game. It will officially cost him at least one start, though there's a chance the Angels will send him to the injured list until his thumb is no longer an issue. While the team weighs its options, Luis Rengifo will move to third base to cover for Moncada, and Kyren Paris will pick up a start at second.
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Athletics' Gio Urshela: Resting Saturday
Urshela is out of the lineup for Saturday's game versus Colorado.
Urshela is just 3-for-23 through seven games this season, and the A's will now give him a day to rest while Max Schuemann picks up a start at the hot corner and bats ninth.
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Sitting Saturday
Caminero isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
After starting the season with a five-game hitting streak, Caminero has gone 0-for-7 over his last two games. He'll step aside Saturday for Curtis Mead to pick up a start at third base.
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Oswaldo Cabrera LF | NYY
Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Getting breather Saturday
Cabrera isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.
Cabrera will get a chance to rest Saturday after going 3-for-4 with a walk and four RBI during Friday's win in the series opener. Oswald Peraza will fill in at the hot corner and bat eighth.
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Zach McKinstry 3B | DET
Tigers' Zach McKinstry: Getting Saturday off
McKinstry is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
McKinstry will get a chance to catch his breath after going 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's series opener. Andy Ibanez will take over at the hot corner and bat sixth.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Logs first XBH
Candelario went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and an RBI in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Brewers.
Candelario rapped his first extra-base hit of the season to deliver the second run of Cincinnati's two-run eighth inning, the first runs the Reds scored in 35 innings. He's batting .214 (6-for-28) as part of a team-wide batting malaise to the start the season. Other than the 14-run outburst Monday against the Rangers, the Reds have averaged 1.71 runs per game over seven contests.
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Zach McKinstry 3B | DET
Tigers' Zach McKinstry: Reaches three times in win
McKinstry went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 7-4 win over the White Sox.
It was a productive evening for McKinstry and it continued his impressive start to the season. The utility player is slashing .280/.379/.360 through seven contests, and he's seen time at five different positions already. McKinstry's .739 OPS would be a new career high, but it remains to be seen if the 29-year-old can sustain this level of production over the course of the year.
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Santiago Espinal 3B | CIN
Reds' Santiago Espinal: Fills in at second base
Espinal started at second base and went 2-for-3 with a walk in Friday's 3-2 loss to Milwaukee.
Espinal filled in for an injured Matt McLain (hamstring), who was available as a pinch hitter. That McLain entered the game suggests he might be ready to go Saturday. Espinal has appeared in six games this season while seeing time at second base, third base, left field and right field.
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Josh H. Smith SS | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Slugs first homer of year
Smith went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 5-2 win over the Rays.
The utility infielder took Zack Littell deep in the seventh inning to account for the game's final run. Smith was getting the start at third base and batting seventh, and he figures to see the bulk of the playing time at the hot corner while Josh Jung (neck) is sidelined. Through seven appearances this season, Smith is batting .250 (4-for-16) with a homer, a steal, two RBI and three runs.