MLB Player News
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Luis Campusano C | SD
Padres' Luis Campusano: Monstrous day Sunday
Campusano went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional RBI in Sunday's 13-4 win over the Giants.
Campusano notched his third multi-hit game of 2024 and launched his first homer of the campaign. The long ball came as part of a five-run first inning, plating Manny Machado and Ha-Seong Kim. Campusano is tied for the team lead in hits (nine) and trails only Machado and Jake Cronenworth in RBI (seven) across 23 at-bats.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Three hits, including homer in win
Perez went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Twins.
Perez started off the game with a splash, launching a three-run home run off Minnesota starter Bailey Ober in the first inning, driving in teammates Bobby Witt and Vinnie Pasquantino in the process. He later added an RBI single in the second inning and another base knock in the third frame. Perez came into Sunday hitless through the first two games of the season, so he'll look to build off his impressive performance moving forward.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Doubles twice in win
Contreras went 2-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Mets.
Contreras also struck out twice and has already whiffed five times through 14 plate appearances after striking out at a 20.6 percent clip last season, but he's been productive the past two games with five hits. The 26-year-old tied for eighth in MLB last season with 38 doubles, and his pair of two-baggers Sunday were his first of the young campaign.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Receives Sunday off
Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Cardinals.
Smith has at least one hit in each of the first five games of the season and is coming off a three-hit performance Saturday, but he'll receive a breather in the series finale against St. Louis. Austin Barnes will step in behind the plate and bat ninth Sunday.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Receives breather Sunday
Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus Boston.
Raleigh started behind the plate in the first three games of the season and will take a seat for the series finale Sunday afternoon. Seby Zavala will start at catcher and bat ninth in his place.
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David Fry C | CLE
Guardians' David Fry: Grabs steal in win
Fry went 1-for-2 with two walks, two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Athletics.
Fry has been in the lineup against both southpaws the Athletics have started so far, playing at designated hitter on Opening Day and at first base in Saturday's contest. He offers a right-handed option at catcher and first, though he could push for more playing time given his hot start. Fry has gone 4-for-6 with three RBI, a steal and two walks over 11 plate appearances while hitting in the middle of the order versus southpaws.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Not in lineup Sunday
D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Philadelphia.
The 35-year-old is now operating as Atlanta's No. 1 catcher after Sean Murphy suffered an oblique strain Opening Day, but d'Arnaud will take a seat for Sunday afternoon's season finale. Chadwick Tromp will step in behind the plate for Atlanta.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Tigers' Carson Kelly: Tallies three hits Saturday
Kelly went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Saturday's 7-6, 10-inning win over the White Sox.
Kelly started at catcher and batted seventh in the contest with Jake Rogers getting the day off. That's one start apiece for the two catchers, and it will be worth monitoring the playing time split moving forward. Kelly seems to be the backup at the moment, though he could seize a larger role if he outplays Rogers. Both players could also start at the same time against southpaws with one of them serving as the DH.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Tallies three hits Saturday
Smith went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Saturday's extra-inning loss to St. Louis.
Smith came through twice in run-scoring opportunities, knocking in a run with a single in the fifth inning and repeating the feat in the seventh. The All-Star catcher is off to a nice start to the campaign, collecting at least one hit in each of his first five games and slashing .455/.500/.545 with four RBI through 22 plate appearances. He's yet to sit out a contest and should have plenty of opportunities to produce this season while batting cleanup behind Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman.
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Ali Sanchez C | BOS
Pirates' Ali Sanchez: Remains in organization
Sanchez cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.
The 27-year-old was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh ahead of the season opener but will stick in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. Sanchez will provide catching depth at Indianapolis.