MLB Player News
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Yankees' Jon Berti: Logs RBI in Yankees debut
Berti went 1-for-4 with a run batted in during Sunday's win over the Astros.
After being acquired by New York right before Opening Day, Berti was given a few days to get acclimated with the team before drawing the start Sunday. While he entered the lineup in the wake of Anthony Volpe's (illness) sudden absence, he's expected to work in at third base for the duration of DJ LeMahieu's (foot) IL stint. Berti's RBI came in the fourth, driving in Anthony Rizzo on a single off Astros starter J.P. France.
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Bobby Witt SS | KC
Royals' Bobby Witt: Finishes double shy of cycle in win
Witt went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a triple and three runs scored in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Twins.
Witt opened his day with a first-inning single, coming around to score on a Salvador Perez three-run homer. The shortstop tripled and scored in the second inning before launching a solo shot of his own off of Kody Funderburk in the third frame, finishing a double short of the cycle on the day. Witt has gone 6-for-11 with five extra-base hits over the first three games of the 2024 campaign.
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Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE
Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Not starting Sunday
Rocchio is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Oakland.
Rocchio went 3-for-11 with three doubles, two RBI and two runs while starting the first three games of the season, but he'll head to the bench Sunday. Gabriel Arias will man shortstop and bat ninth in the series finale.
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Yankees' Jon Berti: Joining lineup Sunday
Berti was a late addition to the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, and he's starting at third base and batting seventh.
Berti was expected to start Saturday before ultimately being excluded from the lineup, but the reverse happened Sunday, as he was initially absent from the starting nine. The 34-year-old will make his first start with the Yankees, as Anthony Volpe was a late scratch due to an illness.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Late scratch Sunday
Volpe was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game at Houston due to an illness, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.
Volpe has hits in each of the first three games of the season and has gone 4-for-10 with a double, a homer, four walks, two RBI and three runs, but he'll sit Sunday due to some type of ailment. Jon Berti will replace him in the lineup and start at third base, pushing Oswaldo Cabrera to shortstop.
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Bo Bichette SS | NYM
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Scratched with neck spasms
Bichette was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay due to neck spasms.
Bichette was penciled in for his fourth straight start at shortstop to begin the season but will instead hit the bench with neck spasms. The severity of the injury is unclear, so the 26-year-old should be considered day-to-day until more information is available. Ernie Clement will take over at shortstop for Toronto.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Gets day off
Seager is out of the lineup Sunday versus the Cubs.
Seager is coming off sports hernia surgery he underwent in January and was able to play in only four spring training games. The 29-year-old recorded four hits with two RBI in Saturday's win. With his day off, Wyatt Langford will hit out of the two spot in left field, and Ezequiel Duran gets the start at shortstop.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Belts first homer of campaign
Volpe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Astros in a 5-3 victory.
Volpe gave New York some needed breathing room with his solo shot in the eighth inning to put the team ahead by two runs. The long ball was the second-year shortstop's first of the campaign after he belted 21 homers as a rookie last year. Volpe has had at least one hit in each of his first three games this season and has shown improved plate discipline in the small sample size with a 4:3 BB:K through 14 plate appearances.
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Austin Martin SS | MIN
Twins' Austin Martin: Gets first career start
Martin is in the lineup Sunday against the Twins for his first career start.
Martin was promoted from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday after Royce Lewis (leg) landed on the IL. In his first call-up to the majors, he is starting in center field and batting ninth. With the 24-year-old taking center field Sunday, Byron Buxton will be the designated hitter.
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Pablo Reyes RF | NYM
Red Sox's Pablo Reyes: Fills in at third base
Reyes started at third base and went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to Seattle.
Reyes started in place of Rafael Devers (shoulder), who is expected to return Sunday after missing two games. Bobby Dalbec filled in at the hot corner Friday. Reyes has appeared in all three games thus far and is the likely starter at second base when a left-hander is on the mound. That should be the case until Vaughn Grissom (hamstring) is ready to return.