MLB Player News
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Graham Pauley 3B | MIA
Marlins' Graham Pauley: Idle against southpaw
Pauley isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Pittsburgh.
The lefty-hitting Pauley will grab a seat on the bench Saturday while the Pirates send the lefty-throwing Bailey Falter to the hill. Jonah Bride will cover third base as a result, moving Kyle Stowers to the DH spot while Javier Sanoja gets the starting nod in left field.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
Angels' Yoan Moncada: Back in lineup
Moncada (thumb) will start at third base and bat fifth Saturday against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Moncada didn't start the Angels' season opener Thursday due to a thumb issue that was giving him problems during spring training, but he was able to enter as a pinch hitter and draw a walk. Now seemingly recovered, he's set to make his first start at the hot corner since March 12.
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Graham Pauley 3B | MIA
Marlins' Graham Pauley: Raps out double in Friday's loss
Pauley went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI in Friday's loss to the Pirates.
The 24-year-old has started back-to-back games at third base for the Marlins to begin the season, going 2-for-6 with a strikeout while batting at the bottom of the order. Pauley appears to be Miami's top option at the hot corner while Connor Norby (oblique) is on the shelf, but Eric Wagaman -- who pinch hit for Pauley in the seventh inning against southpaw Caleb Ferguson -- and Jonah Bride could get short-side platoon work at the position as well.
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Luis Urias 2B | ATH
Athletics' Luis Urias: Hits pinch-hit home run
Urias hit a pinch-hit home run in Friday's victory over Seattle.
Urias lost out on a starting job at both third base and second base this spring, but he will be used in a utility infield role. The 27-year-old slashed only .191/.303/.394 in 41 games with Seattle last season but clubbed 39 home runs for the Brewers from 2021 to 2022.
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Oswaldo Cabrera LF | NYY
Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Sitting Saturday
Cabrera is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.
Cabrera registered only a .469 OPS against left-handers last season, so he'll step out of the starting nine Saturday with Nestor Cortes due to take the mound for Milwaukee. Pablo Reyes will draw the start at third base and bat seventh.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | CIN
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Powers rout with two homers
Suarez went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 8-1 win over the Cubs.
Both long balls came off Jameson Taillon, as Suarez belted a two-run homer to left-center field in the second inning and then did it again to almost the exact same spot in the fourth, with the total distance of the blasts coming in at 854 feet. Suarez has gone yard three times in Arizona's first two games, giving him an early jump on putting together his sixth career 30-homer campaign.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Reaches base four times in loss
McMahon went 3-for-3 with a double, two singles and a walk in a 3-2 loss to the Rays on Friday.
The third baseman was a problem for Tampa pitching and should benefit from hitting behind Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar in the Colorado lineup. McMahon has hit 20-plus homers every year since 2019 -- except for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season in which he hit nine in 52 games.
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Enmanuel Valdez 2B | PIT
Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Up from Triple-A
The Pirates recalled Valdez from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.
With Nick Gonzales (ankle) headed for the injured list, the Pirates will bring Valdez up from the minors to replenish their infield depth. The 26-year-old is likely to remain on the bench most days while Adam Frazier starts at the keystone until Gonzales returns.