MLB Player News
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | TOR
Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Exiting lineup Thursday
Kiner-Falefa is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs.
Kiner-Falefa had started each of the last nine games while batting .303 with a stolen base, three runs and two RBI, but he'll get a breather while Pittsburgh wraps up its series with Chicago with a day game after a night game. Jared Triolo will pick up a start at shortstop in place of Kiner-Falefa.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Drives in four Wednesday
Betts went 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored and four RBI in Wednesday's 12-7 win over Miami.
Betts extended the Dodgers' lead to 3-0 in the third inning with a two-run single before driving in two more runs with a triple in the sixth. Betts is starting to heat up at the plate, going 6-for-17 (.353) with eight RBI in his last four games following a 4-for-35 (.114) slump in his previous nine contests. Overall, he's slashing .250/.339/.407 with four homers, 19 RBI, 19 runs scored and two stolen bases across 124 plate appearances this year.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Plates three in victory
Perdomo went 1-for-1 with three RBI and a stolen base in a 4-3 win over the Mets on Wednesday.
Perdomo began the game on the bench, but he ended up making a big impact on the outcome anyway. The switch-hitting shortstop entered as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and gave Arizona its first lead with a two-run single. Perdomo then tacked on another run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. He's already at 24 RBI through 30 contests on the campaign, putting him more than halfway to his career-high mark of 47 RBI established over 144 regular-season games in 2023.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Swipes two more bags in matinee
De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
The star shortstop then went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the nightcap -- the only run the Reds would score across the entire twin bill. De La Cruz leads the majors with 13 steals through 31 games to go along with a .281/.348/.438 slash line, five homers 21 runs and 24 RBI. He's currently in the midst of a 14-game hit streak and is batting .352 (19-for-54) during that stretch.
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Goes yard twice in matinee
Winn went 2-for-3 with two walks, two solo home runs and a stolen base in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Reds.
The 23-year-old shortstop hadn't gone yard since he hit his first homer of the year April 7, but Winn crushed a Brady Singer sinker to left field in the first inning before capping a back-to-back-to-back set of long balls off Alexis Diaz in the ninth. Winn then went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in the nightcap. Since returning from back trouble about a week ago, he's gone 9-for-28 (.321) over the last eight games.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Receiving first day off
Perdomo is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Mets.
It's the first day off this season for Perdomo, who reached base twice in the first game of the series Tuesday. Garrett Hampson is at shortstop and batting ninth for the Diamondbacks.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Showing signs of snapping slump
Betts went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in Tuesday's 15-2 rout of the Marlins.
Betts got in on the Dodgers' offensive outburst, slapping a two-run single in the third inning and adding another single before coming around to score in the sixth. The outfielder-turned-shortstop began the second half of April with a 4-for-35 stretch at the plate, but his bat has begun to warm up of late. Over his past three contests, Betts has gone 4-for-13 with four RBI and just one strikeout, though he doesn't have an extra-base hit during that stretch.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Multi-hit effort in defeat
Adames went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Padres.
Adames blasted a 399-foot solo shot to right-center field in the fourth inning, putting the Giants on the board. The 29-year-old shortstop followed with a double to lead off the sixth and later came around to score on an RBI single by Jung Hoo Lee. Adames struggled to begin the 2025 campaign but has been trending upward of late, slashing .294/.381/.529 with four RBI, three runs scored and a 3:4 BB:K across 21 plate appearances in his last five games.
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Joseph Ortiz 2B | MIL
Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Swipes two bags in win
Ortiz went 2-for-5 with two steals and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.
Ortiz notched multiple base hits for the first time since April 11 and doubled his season stolen-base total with a pair of thefts. He now has four hits in his last three games, with two of those going for extra bases. It's been a struggle at the dish on the whole for Ortiz this season, however, as he's slashing .190/.264/.229 with just three extra-base knocks, five RBI, 12 runs and a 9:17 BB:K in 112 plate appearances.
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Hitting second Wednesday
Winn is starting at shortstop and batting second in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader in Cincinnati.
Winn had been slated to hit in the two hole before Tuesday's game was rained out, and he'll remain there for the first game of Wednesday's twin bill. It's the first time this season he's batted anywhere other than ninth.