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  • Padres' Donovan Solano: Sitting out Game 4

    Solano isn't in the Padres' lineup Wednesday for Game 4 of the NLDS against the Dodgers.

    Wednesday marks the third straight game San Diego has decided to keep Solano on the bench after a 1-for-13 start to the postseason. Luis Arraez will get the starting nod at first base instead while David Peralta serves as the DH.

  • Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Back at first base for Game 3

    Cabrera will start at first base and bat eighth Wednesday in Game 3 of the ALDS in Kansas City.

    Cabrera started Game 1 before yielding to Jon Berti in Game 2, but he will be back at first base for Game 3. The switch hitter went 1-for-4 with a double and three strikeouts in the first game of the series.

  • Padres' Donovan Solano: Out of Game 3 lineup

    Solano is absent from the lineup Tuesday in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Dodgers.

    The Padres used Luis Arraez at first base and David Peralta in the designated-hitter slot in Game 2 and will go with that setup again after Peralta went deep in the contest. Solano did get two plate appearances off the bench in Game 2 and is a good bet to enter mid-game again when/if the Dodgers turn to a lefty reliever.

  • Alec Bohm 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Alec Bohm: Will return to lineup for Game 3

    Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Monday that Bohm will be back in the lineup for Game 3 of the NLDS versus the Mets on Tuesday, Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

    Edmundo Sosa got the start at third base in Game 2, although Bohm pinch hit for him in the seventh inning and wound up with two plate appearances. Bohm is just 2-for-33 over his last nine contests dating back to the tail end of the regular season.

  • Jon Berti SS | NYY

    Yankees' Jon Berti: Starting at first base in Game 2

    Berti is starting at first base and batting ninth Monday in Game 2 of the ALDS against the Royals.

    The 34-year-old Berti has never played first base before in the majors or minors, but he's been working out at the position in recent days and the Yankees feel comfortable enough with how he's looked there to throw him into the fire. Oswaldo Cabrera -- who started at first base in Game 1 and went 1-for-4 with a double and three strikeouts -- will begin the contest on the bench.

  • Padres' Donovan Solano: Sitting in Game 2

    Solano is not in the lineup Sunday for Game 2 of the NLDS against the Dodgers.

    He had started the last three games dating back to the regular season, but Solano heads to the bench in this one against righty Yu Darvish. David Peralta enters the lineup in his place, starting at designated hitter and batting eighth.

  • Alec Bohm 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Alec Bohm: Out of lineup for Game 2

    Bohm is not starting for the Phillies in the second game of the NLDS versus the Mets.

    Bohm went 0-for-4 in Game 1 of the series Saturday after finishing the regular season in a 2-for-27 slump. The Phillies are opting to start Edmundo Sosa at third base Sunday against Mets right-hander Luis Severino.

  • Nick Maton 3B | BAL

    Nick Maton: Becomes free agent

    Maton filed for free agency Saturday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

    Maton spent most of the 2024 campaign at the Triple-A level, posting a .258/.363/.471 slash line with 16 home runs, 56 RBI, 44 runs and one stolen base over 344 plate appearances. He got into five major-league games with the Orioles and went 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts. Maton doesn't offer much in the way of power or speed, but he provides versatility, as he can play multiple positions in both the infield and outfield.

  • Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Starting at first base in Game 1

    Cabrera is starting at first base and batting eighth in Saturday's Game 1 of the ALDS against Kansas City.

    Cabrera played primarily at third base during the regular season but made five starts at first. Jazz Chisholm is locked into the starting role at the hot corner for the postseason, so Cabrera is needed much more at first base with Anthony Rizzo left off the roster due to a pair of fractured fingers. Ben Rice is also on the team's ALDS roster as an option at first base.

  • Brett Baty 3B | NYM

    Mets' Brett Baty: Joins taxi squad

    Baty is with the Mets in Milwaukee as part of their taxi squad, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

    Jesse Winker is dealing with a back issue, which has his status for the National League Wild Card series in question. If Winker is unable to go, it sounds like Baty would be the choice to replace him on the roster. Baty put up a .633 OPS in 50 games during the regular season with the Mets but had a .925 OPS in his final 14 contests at Triple-A Syracuse.

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