MLB Player News
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa CF | BOS
Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Not starting Saturday
Kiner-Falefa is not in Pittsburgh's starting lineup against Cleveland on Saturday.
Kiner-Falefa has recorded at least one hit in five of his last six games, going 6-for-20 with one stolen base, two runs scored and one RBI over that span. He'll be in the dugout for the beginning of Saturday's game while Jared Triolo starts at shortstop and bats seventh against Guardians right-hander Ben Lively.
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Taylor Walls 3B | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Sitting Saturday
Walls is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Walls owns a .459 OPS across 30 plate appearances over his last eight games and will now take a day to collect himself. Jose Caballero will fill the resulting void at shortstop and bat eighth.
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Termarr Johnson SS | PIT
Pirates' Termarr Johnson: Dealing with knee injury
Johnson suffered a knee injury during Double-A Altoona's 12-1 loss to Somerset on Friday, Jarrod Prugar of DK Pittsburgh Sports reports.
Johnson sustained the injury in the seventh inning after colliding with a teammate in the outfield. He was able to walk off the field under his own power, and Altoona manager Andy Fox told reporters after the game that Johnson would undergo further testing Saturday to determine the severity of the injury. Johnson has begun the year in Double-A slashing .227/.346/.318 with eight walks, five stolen bases, seven runs scored, one home run and five RBI in 52 plate appearances.
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Trey Sweeney SS | DET
Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Back in lineup Saturday
Sweeney is starting at shortstop and batting seventh in Saturday's game against the Royals.
Sweeney received Friday off with Kansas City starting southpaw Cole Ragans but will return to the lineup against righty Seth Lugo. The young shortstop hasn't really gotten going yet, as he's batting just .228 with a .641 OPS, though he has gone 3-for-6 over his last two games.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Lands on IL with hip contusion
The Rockies placed Tovar on the 10-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to April 16, due to a left hip contusion.
Tovar was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Dodgers due to the left hip injury. The issue is severe enough to warrant a stint on the injured list, and how he responds to treatment over the coming days will help determine his timeline for a return. Aaron Schunk's contract was selected from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move, and he'll start at shortstop and bat ninth against the Nationals on Saturday. Kyle Farmer could also see some playing time at shortstop while Tovar is sidelined.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Struggles continue Friday
Adames went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Friday's 2-0 loss to the Angels.
Adames failed to record a hit for the second consecutive game. He has gone 2-for-17 over his last four games after logging his third multi-hit effort of the season against the Phillies on Monday. The 29-year-old shortstop has been cold to begin the 2025 campaign, posting the Giants' second-lowest batting average among qualified players. Adames is now slashing .185/.256/.272 with eight RBI, five extra-base hits and an 8:24 BB:K across a team-high 90 plate appearances.
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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: RBI double in season debut
Neto went 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's 2-0 win over the Giants.
Activated off the injured list earlier in the day, Neto wasted no time in making an impact, driving home Nolan Schanuel with a two-bagger in the second inning and then racing home on a Matt Chapman fielding error. Neto hit seventh in his 2025 debut, but he's likely to move into a more prominent spot in the order once he's fully up to speed -- although Friday's performance suggests he's already there. After a breakout 2024 in which the 24-year-old shortstop slugged 23 homers and stole 30 bags in 155 games, big things are expected from Neto now that he's recovered from offseason shoulder surgery.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: Posts 20th career multi-homer game
Story went 3-for-4 with a pair of three-run home runs and an additional run scored in Friday's win over the White Sox.
It was the 20th career multi-homer game by Story, who first went yard in the first inning to get Boston on the board. He later got the rout fully underway with his second three-run jack, giving the Red Sox a 9-2 lead in the seventh inning. Although the oft-injured shortstop went just 2-for-15 in March, Story is batting .364 with five long balls, 14 RBI, eight runs scored and four stolen bases across 66 at-bats in the month of April and should be rostered in virtually all fantasy leagues at this point.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Walks it off to continue hot April
Lindor went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Cardinals.
Lindor capped off a seesaw battle with a walk-off solo shot, the first walk-off homer of his Mets career. After getting off to a 0-for-11 start in March, the All-Star shortstop has hit safely in 14 of his first 15 games in the month of April. During this hot stretch, Lindor is slashing .308/.365/.462 with two homers, seven RBI, 11 runs scored and two stolen bases.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Cracks three-run shot vs. Baltimore
De La Cruz went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Friday's 8-3 win over the Orioles.
De La Cruz struck out in three of his five at-bats Friday, but he put the Reds on the board in the third inning when he took the first pitch he saw from Cade Povich deep to center field for a 400-foot, three-run long shot. It was De La Cruz's fourth homer of the season, and his 21 RBI are tied with Pete Alonso and Kyle Tucker for second most in the National League behind Wilmer Flores (23).