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  • Jacob Wilson SS | ATH

    Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Heading to Midland

    Wilson is expected to begin the 2024 season with Double-A Midland, Brendan Samson of MLB.com reports.

    Wilson hit .438 with two doubles, one walk and one strikeout in 16 at-bats during big-league spring training. He slashed .318/.378/.455 with one home run, four steals and a 10.1 percent strikeout rate in 23 games at High-A last season. An extreme hit-over-power shortstop prospect, Wilson does not project to hit for double-digit homer power in the majors, but he has an excellent hit tool and projects as Oakland's shortstop of the future.

  • Vaughn Grissom SS | LAA

    Red Sox's Vaughn Grissom: Closes in on rehab assignment

    Grissom (groin/hamstring) could begin a minor-league rehab assignment next week, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

    Boston manager Alex Cora said Grissom is ramping up back in camp at Fort Myers and will join the Red Sox for the home opener next Tuesday against the Orioles. The manager is hopeful Grissom can begin playing game shortly thereafter.

  • Jeremy Pena SS | HOU

    Astros' Jeremy Pena: Ends homer drought

    Pena went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, three RBI and a walk Monday against the Blue Jays.

    Pena was one of three Astros to go deep and accounted for one of five long balls for the team. The hit ended a 77-game home-run drought, as he had failed to clear the fences since July 5. Pena worked on a new stance throughout the offseason in an effort to tap into more power, though he has only a .067 ISO in a very limited sample of 16 plate appearances to begin the new campaign.

  • Josh H. Smith SS | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Fills in at third base

    Smith walked and drove in a run after he replaced an injured Josh Jung (wrist) at third base in Monday's 9-3 win over the Rays.

    Smith finished out an at-bat for Jung, who was hit on the wrist by a pitch in the ninth inning. Smith's free pass came with the bases loaded and forced in a run, and he finished out the game in the bottom half of the frame. The Rangers will discuss how they want to handle Jung's absence on the field and the roster Tuesday. A likely scenario involves both Smith and Ezequiel Duran holding down the hot corner, while potential utility-infield replacements at Triple-A Reno include Matt Duffy, Justin Foscue and Jonathan Ornelas.

  • Anthony Volpe SS | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Doubles twice in four-hit day

    Vople went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and a run batted in against the Diamondbacks on Monday.

    Volpe generated his second straight multi-hit game and provided his third and fourth extra-base hit of his last three appearances. The second-year shortstop has been making his case to rise up the Yankees lineup having reached safely in 14 of his 18 plate appearances through four games while pacing the team in runs scored (5).

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Blasts homer, steals a base

    Witt went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and one steal in Monday's loss to the Orioles.

    Witt flashed all the skills that made him a top fantasy pick against Baltimore on Monday. The dynamic shortstop opened the game's scoring by tattooing a 440-foot to center field off Dean Kremer in the third inning. Witt appears poised for a monster superstar season as he has now collected an extra base hit in each of his first four games and six in total (three doubles, one triple and two home runs).

  • Anthony Volpe SS | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Back in lineup Monday

    Volpe (illness) is starting at shortstop and batting sixth in Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    Volpe missed the Yankees' series finale against the Astros on Sunday due to an illness. Over the first three games against Houston, he went 4-for-10 with one home run, two RBI and three runs. With Volpe back in the lineup, Oswaldo Cabrera will shift back to third base for Monday's game.

  • Bo Bichette SS | NYM

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Remains out Monday

    Bichette (neck) is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Houston.

    Bichette will be on the bench for a second straight game after he was scratched ahead of Sunday's 9-2 win over the Rays. The Blue Jays haven't indicated that Bichette's neck issue is anything more than a day-to-day concern, but Ernie Clement will spell him at shortstop Monday.

  • White Sox's Braden Shewmake: Playing versatile role

    Shewmake went 1-for-4 with a stolen base Sunday against the Tigers.

    Shewmake started his second consecutive game, the first coming at shortstop and the latter at second base. He was productive with the opportunity, combining to go 3-for-8 with a home run and stolen base -- both of which were the first of his career. Shewmake's fit in the White Sox's infield is unclear as he's an unnatural platoon partner with Nicky Lopez at second base. That could make his primary path to playing time displacing Paul DeJong at shortstop, though it's unclear whether the team is willing to consider that move early in the season.

  • Amed Rosario SS | NYY

    Rays' Amed Rosario: Splitting time in right field

    Rosario went 0-for-3 with a walk Sunday against the Blue Jays.

    Rosario wasn't in the starting lineup for the Rays' first two games but has since made consecutive starts in right field -- one of which came against a lefty. He's gone a combined 2-for-7 with a walk in that span, also collecting a double and an RBI. So long as Josh Lowe (oblique) and Jonny DeLuca (hand) are sidelined, Rosario should be locked into a short-side platoon role while also picking up occasional starts against righties.

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