MLB Player News
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa CF | BOS
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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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Clubs fourth homer
Pena went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Tigers.
It was the fourth straight game batting in the leadoff spot for Pena, and he's excelled in the role by going 8-for-17 with two doubles, a homer, four RBI and three runs. The shortstop has hit safely in 19 of his past 20 games and seems likely to stick atop the lineup for the near future given his current form.
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White Sox's Jacob Amaya: Losing out on playing time
Amaya is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Amaya will take a seat for the fourth time in six games and may have moved into a part-time role. Though he's the best defensive shortstop on the White Sox roster, Amaya has been an easy out at the plate, slashing .078/.107/.098 over 57 plate appearances on the season.
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Jose Caballero 2B | NYY
Rays' Jose Caballero: Getting more time at shortstop
Caballero will start in right field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Royals, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Though he'll be filling in for the left-handed-hitting Kameron Misner in the outfield while the Royals send a southpaw (Noah Cameron) to the bump, Caballero could up seeing steadier playing time at shortstop against right-handers moving forward. Taylor Walls will man shortstop Wednesday, but Caballero had started at the position in four of the previous six contests.
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Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE
Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Could lose everyday role
Rocchio is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
After going 0-for-4 in Monday's series opener to bring his average down to .205 on the season, Rocchio finds himself on the bench against a right-handed starting pitcher for the second day in a row. According to Chris Assenheimer of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, manager Stephen Vogt didn't explicitly say that Rocchio has been removed from his everyday role at shortstop, though the skipper noted that Gabriel Arias and Daniel Schneemann are playing better at the moment. With that in mind, Arias and Schneemann seem likely to operate as the Guardians' primary double-play tandem for the time being, though Rocchio could spell the left-handed-hitting Schneemann when the Guardians face left-handed pitching.
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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.