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  • Paul DeJong SS | NYY

    White Sox's Paul DeJong: Out of Sunday's lineup

    DeJong is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus Tampa Bay.

    DeJong started the previous six contests but will take a seat Sunday after he went 3-for-22 with 11 strikeouts during that stretch. Braden Shewmake will start at shortstop and bat ninth.

  • Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Returns from IL

    Single-A Lakeland reinstated McGonigle (hamstring) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday.

    McGonigle missed about two weeks of action to begin the season while recovering from a left hamstring strain, but the injury hasn't inhibited him since he made his return less than a week ago. The infielder has gone 5-for-11 with two doubles, three walks, two runs, two RBI and three stolen bases in four games since returning to the lineup.

  • Javier Baez SS | DET

    Tigers' Javier Baez: Not starting Sunday

    Baez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Baez started the previous seven games but will sit Sunday after he posted a .641 OPS during that stretch. Zach McKinstry will step in at shortstop for the series finale versus Kansas City.

  • Nick Allen SS | HOU

    Athletics' Nick Allen: Sitting again versus righty

    Allen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

    For the second time in three games, Allen will hit the bench against a right-handed starting pitcher (Albert Suarez) while Darell Hernaiz checks in for him at shortstop. Allen is the more established big-league player of the two shortstops, but given that he posted a lowly .550 OPS over 329 plate appearances in 2023 and is off to an even worse start in 2024 (.490 OPS In 73 plate appearances), the Athletics could be motivated to give the rookie Hernaiz an extended look at the position.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Swats second homer

    Seager went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Reds.

    Seager, who was not in the original starting lineup for Saturday's game, was a late addition. The home run was his second of the season. Seager's off to a slow start, slashing .247/.336/.330 over 110 plate appearances, which is perhaps disappointing from a player that finished second in AL MVP voting last season. However, it's also understandable when considering Seager underwent offseason hernia surgery and missed all but the final week of spring training.

  • Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Big day in rout

    Henderson went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-0 win over the A's.

    The 22-year-old shortstop capped the scoring on the afternoon by taking JP Sears deep in the seventh inning. The long ball was Henderson's third in the last four games, continuing a blistering stretch that has seen him rack up eight multi-hit performances in his last 12 contests while batting .408 (20-for-49). The surge has boosted Henderson's slash line on the season to .302/.361/.642 with nine homers, six steals, 22 RBI and 23 runs in 106 plate appearances.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Will play after all

    Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Seager will start at shortstop for Saturday's game against the Reds, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    Seager left Wednesday's game against the Mariners after taking a pitch off his shin, and he played one game at DH before returning to shortstop in the series opener against the Reds on Friday. Seager was initially set to take Saturday off, but Bochy has reinserted the 30-year-old back into the starting lineup. With Seager at shortstop, Josh Smith will shift to third base while Ezequiel Duran will move to the bench.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Taking a breather Saturday

    Seager is not in the Rangers' starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

    Seager will begin Saturday's game in the dugout as he gets a rest day for the first time since April 15. Since then, Seager has gone 6-for-37 with one run and one RBI. Josh Smith will start at shortstop and Ezequiel Duran at third base against Reds right-hander Hunter Greene.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Returns to shortstop

    Seager started at shortstop and went 1-for-4 in Friday's 2-1 win over the Reds.

    Seager, who was removed from a game Wednesday after getting hit by a pitch on the shin, has played in both games since. He served as the DH on Thursday before returning to the field Friday.

  • Zachary Neto SS | LAA

    Angels' Zach Neto: Knocks three hits

    Neto went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's loss to Minnesota.

    Neto doubled and scored in the sixth inning and later added an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. After producing just two multi-hit efforts through his first 21 games, the second-year shortstop has collected multiple hits in three of his last four games. He still has plenty of work to do, but his season OPS has jumped from .449 to .646 during this recent hot streak.

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