MLB Player News
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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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Tommy Edman 2B | LAD
Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Swats first homer
Edman went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's 4-1 win over the Marlins.
The switch hitter took John Curtiss deep in the fifth inning for his first home run of the year. Edman isn't thought of as a power hitter, but he did slug 16 homers in 147 games through his first two seasons in the majors in addition to stealing 17 bases and delivering a .283/.337/.449 slash line.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Cubs' Javier Baez: Hits first 2021 home run
Baez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's win over the Brewers.
Baez hit his first home run of the season in the fourth inning against Milwaukee starter Brett Anderson, the second of three long balls in the frame for the Cubs. Like a lot of Chicago's key players, Baez struggled in the shortened 2020 season, posting a .598 OPS that was his worst since his 2014 rookie season. Baez is hoping he can get closer to his numbers from 2019, when he registered an .847 OPS and 29 home runs.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Late addition to lineup
Crawford is starting at shortstop Monday night against San Diego.
Crawford was initially expected to take a seat for the first time this season, but after Mike Yastrzemski was scratched with a sore hand, Crawford will enter the starting lineup at shortstop. Mauricio Dubon shifts to center field and Austin Slater starts in right field as a result of the Yastrzemski injury.
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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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Tommy Edman 2B | LAD
Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Struggling early in leadoff role
Edman is hitting just .167 (2-for-12) with two walks and one run over his first three games while operating out of the leadoff spot.
Edman was outstanding this spring no matter where he slotted into the order, slashing .378/.404/.422 across 47 plate appearances. However, the 25-year-old has gotten off to a very slow start now that the games have started to count, but Edman has yet to strike out over 14 plate appearances and has been a bit unlucky early with a .167 BABIP.
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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.