MLB Player News
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Scuffling to open season
Adames went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in a loss to the Red Sox on Monday, but he's hitting just .182 (2-for-11) over his first three games.
The 25-year-old only had an Opening Day single to his name prior to Monday's two-bagger. Adames' slow start, albeit over what is still a very modest sample, is a disappointment after he was the Rays' most consistent offensive player throughout spring training, posting a .390/.457/.805 slash across 46 Grapefruit League plate appearances.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Four hits in Monday's rout
Bogaerts went 4-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Monday's 11-2 win over the Rays.
The shortstop led the charge for the Red Sox and was one of six Boston players with multiple hits on the evening. Bogaerts had only one hit in 12 at-bats coming into Monday, but the 28-year-old dismissed any thoughts of an early season slump in one fell swoop.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Awaiting MRI results
Anderson (hamstring) is awaiting the results of an MRI on Monday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.
Anderson left Sunday's game against the Angels with a tight left hamstring. Initial reports indicated that he wasn't expected to miss time, but manager Tony La Russa now says the team will be happy to have him back by Thursday. Scott Merkin of MLB.com notes that Anderson was feeling better Monday and was able to do some running, but the team has yet to receive the shortstop's test results.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Not starting Monday
Anderson (hamstring) isn't starting Monday's game against the Mariners.
Anderson is considered day-to-day after he left Sunday's loss to the Angels with left hamstring tightness. Leury Garcia will take over as the starting shortstop for Monday's series opener against Seattle, batting seventh.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Considered day-to-day
The White Sox are listing Anderson as day-to-day after he departed Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Angels with left hamstring tightness.
Anderson went hitless in his lone at-bat before being pulled with the injury in the bottom of the first inning in favor of Leury Garcia. Per Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times, manager Tony La Russa said after the game that he doesn't believe that Anderson's hamstring pull is serious, but even if he avoids a trip to the injured list, the shortstop would seem unlikely to be available for Monday's series opener versus the Mariners.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Dropped to sixth in order
Correa batted sixth and went 1-for-4 in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Athletics.
Correa opened the season as the fifth-place hitter but was dropped to sixth Sunday. That seems to run counter to expectations, as Houston was without two-hole hitter Michael Brantley (wrist). Instead, both Yordan Alvarez and Yuli Gurriel jumped above Correa.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Unlikely to miss much time
Anderson left Sunday's game against the Angels with a tight hamstring but isn't expected to miss much time, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Anderson exited after hurting himself while trying to beat out a grounder, but he seems to have avoided a serious injury. Leury Garcia replaced him at shortstop and could start there for a game or two, but Anderson isn't expected to require a trip to the injured list.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Leaves with lower-body injury
Anderson exited Sunday's game against the Angels after suffering a lower-body injury while trying to beat out a groundball in his first at-bat.
He was bent over grimacing after getting thrown out at first base with what looked like a pulled hamstring or quad. Leury Garcia replaced him at shortstop.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Keeps raking Saturday
Wendle went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and a run in a loss to the Marlins on Saturday.
The versatile infielder enjoyed a resurgence at the plate during the truncated 2020 season after a dismal and injury-riddled 2019, and early in the new campaign, Wendle seems ready to take things up yet another notch at the plate. Saturday's first multi-hit effort of the season followed a game-winning three-run home run Friday in his 2021 debut.
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Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU
Astros' Aledmys Diaz: Three hits in Saturday's win
Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Saturday's 9-1 win over the A's.
Seeing his first action of the season and getting the start at third base, Diaz was a key cog in the Astros' offensive explosion Saturday. The veteran utility player is looking to rebound after posting career lows in batting average (.241) and OBP (.254) in 2020, albeit in only 59 plate appearances, and Diaz could be right back in the lineup Sunday in left field if Michael Brantley (wrist) is held out after being hit by a pitch Saturday.