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  • Amed Rosario SS | NYY

    Rays' Amed Rosario: Retreats to bench Wednesday

    Rosario is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Rosario will hit the bench after he started each of the last four games -- three in right field, one at shortstop -- while going 2-for-15 with a double, a walk and an RBI. The righty-hitting Rosario should be a mainstay in the lineup versus left-handed pitching, but he'll occasionally mix into the starting nine against righties, too. Two of his four starts to date have come versus right-handed pitching.

  • Paul DeJong SS | NYY

    White Sox's Paul DeJong: Being pushed for playing time

    DeJong went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Tuesday against Atlanta.

    DeJong began Tuesday's game on the bench, with Braden Shewmake instead getting the start at shortstop. DeJong has now been out of the lineup for two of the White Sox's first five games and has also struck out seven times in 11 plate appearances. He has also mixed in two homers, but Shewmake has the potential to continue cutting into his playing time.

  • Trevor Story SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Trevor Story: Turns around slow start

    Story went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-4 win over Oakland.

    Story doubled in Boston's first run in the first inning then singled in the game-tying run in the seventh. After a slow start, going 1-for-13 through the season's first three games, Story's bat has come alive. He's hit in three straight (6-for-13) with three doubles and four RBI.

  • Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX

    Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Enters as pinch hitter

    Duran entered Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay as a pinch hitter and stayed in the game at third base. He went 0-for-1 with a walk.

    Duran pinch hit for Josh Smith, who had started at third base in place of the injured Josh Jung (thumb). The lefty-batting Smith started against a right-hander, while Duran cane into the game once a left-handed reliever entered for the Rays. While those two could form a platoon as Jung rehabs for at least the next six weeks, Justin Foscue could get opportunities there, too. Foscue was called up Tuesday and played 35 games at the hot corner while at Triple-A Round Rock in 2023.

  • Josh H. Smith SS | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Starts at third base

    Smith started at third base and went 1-for-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Rays.

    Smith made the first start at third base following the wrist injury suffered by Josh Jung during Monday's contest. Jung underwent surgery and is estimated to be out at least six weeks. With righty Zach Eflin on the mound for Tampa Bay, manager Bruce Bochy had the lefty-hitting Smith open the game, but the manager later had Ezequiel Duran pinch hit against lefty reliever Colin Poche and finish the game at third base. That suggests a platoon may be in the offing while Jung rehabs; however, Justin Foscue could enter the mix. He was called up from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday and played 35 games at third base in 2023.

  • Bo Bichette SS | NYM

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Returns to lineup Tuesday

    Bichette (neck) will be back in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Houston, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

    Bichette sat out the previous two contests with neck tightness, which he said made it difficult to turn and face the pitcher. However, the shortstop is feeling much better and is ready to give it a go Tuesday. Bichette is 2-for-12 with two RBI in his first three contests this season.

  • Javier Baez SS | DET

    Tigers' Javier Baez: Taking seat Tuesday

    Baez is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Mets.

    Baez had started each of he Tigers' first four contests, going 3-for-16 with a 6:0 K:BB. Zach McKinstry will fill in at shortstop Tuesday and bat ninth.

  • Paul DeJong SS | NYY

    White Sox's Paul DeJong: Not in Tuesday's lineup

    DeJong is absent from Tuesday's lineup versus Atlanta.

    DeJong is 1-for-9 with seven strikeouts on the young season, although that one hit was a home run. Braden Shewmake will fill in for DeJong at shortstop Tuesday.

  • Mikey Romero SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Mikey Romero: Still recovering from back issues

    Romero is on the injured list at High-A Greenville as he continues his rehabilitation from lower-back issues that cost him time in 2023, Jim Callis of MLB.com reports.

    Romero shouldn't miss too much time, according to Callis. A first-round pick in 2022, Romero struggled at all three stops last year and would likely spend most, if not all, of his age-20 season at High-A once healthy.

  • Royals' Garrett Hampson: Picks up first steal

    Hampson stole a base as a pinch runner in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Orioles.

    Hampson has played in three of the Royals' four games so far, but he hasn't started any of them. The 29-year-old offers speed and defensive versatility off the bench, a role that is more valuable on the field than in fantasy. He is hitless through four at-bats, so he'll need to show more with the bat to have any chance to carve out a larger role.

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