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  • Trey Sweeney SS | DET

    Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Pops first home run

    Sweeney went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Mariners.

    Sweeney popped his first home run of the season in the fifth inning against Seattle starter Luis Castillo. While it was the young shortstop's first extra-base hit of the year as well, he's still performed respectably with a .273 average and .713 OPS in the early going. As a rookie in 2024, Sweeney batted .218 with a .642 OPS during the regular season. The 24-year-old could be primed to take a step forward in 2025, and he figures to start at short most days against righties, with Javier Baez subbing in versus southpaws.

  • Brooks Baldwin SS | CHW

    White Sox's Brooks Baldwin: Goes yard Wednesday

    Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Twins.

    The 24-year-old switch hitter spoiled a shutout bid by Pablo Lopez with his seventh-inning blast. It was Baldwin's first long ball of the season, and he's making a case to take over the starting shortstop job for the White Sox with a five-game hitting streak to begin the season, during which he's batting .357 (5-for-14).

  • C.J. Abrams SS | WAS

    Nationals' CJ Abrams: Smacks solo homer Wednesday

    Abrams went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Toronto.

    Abrams got the Nationals on the board in the sixth inning, when he took Brendon Little deep for a 386-foot solo homer to right field. Abrams had a productive series in Toronto despite Washington being swept, with the 24-year-old shortstop going 5-for-12 with two doubles, three runs, two home runs and three RBI. The Nationals have an off day Thursday before starting a three-game home series against the Diamondbacks on Friday.

  • Orlando Arcia 3B | COL

    Braves' Orlando Arcia: Resting Wednesday

    Arcia isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

    Arcia will get a second consecutive day off after beginning the season 2-for-13 with five strikeouts. Nick Allen will fill in at shortstop and bat sixth.

  • Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Availability for Thursday uncertain

    Henderson (intercostal) is scheduled to play 7-to-9 innings in the field Wednesday in his final rehab game for Triple-A Norfolk, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Though Henderson is poised to rejoin the big club immediately after completing the rehab assignment, the Orioles may not be keen on reinstating him from the 10-day injured list ahead of Thursday's game against the Red Sox, which begins at 1:05 p.m. ET. Before making a decision on whether to activate Henderson on Thursday or to delay his season debut until the weekend, the Orioles will wait and see how Henderson is feeling physically coming out of Wednesday's contest. After straining his right intercostal Feb. 27 and landing on the IL, Henderson has looked healthy through his first four rehab games, going 5-for-16 with a pair of home runs. Manager Brandon Hyde reiterated that Henderson will serve as the Orioles' everyday shortstop and leadoff hitter once he's activated.

  • Trea Turner SS | PHI

    Phillies' Trea Turner: Returning to lineup Wednesday

    Turner (back) will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game versus the Rockies.

    Turner will make his first start since Opening Day, as he's been battling lower-back spasms. He appeared as a pinch hitter in Monday's 6-1 win and is back in the lineup for the second game of the series Wednesday.

  • Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Getting day off Wednesday

    Holliday is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Red Sox.

    With lefty Garrett Crochet on the hill for the Red Sox, the left-handed-hitting Holliday will receive his first day off this season. Jorge Mateo will start at shortstop and Jordan Westburg will cover second base for the Orioles.

  • Willy Adames SS | SF

    Giants' Willy Adames: Settling into No. 2 spot

    Adames will start at shortstop and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Astros, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

    After inking a $182 million deal in free agency this winter, Adames has quickly found a home in the No. 2 spot in the lineup, batting out of that spot in the order in each of the Giants' first six games. Though the Giants head into Wednesday's contest with a 4-1 record, Adames hasn't played a big role in the team's early success thus far; he's slashing just .158/.190/.211 with three RBI and one run.

  • Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE

    Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: First day off Wednesday

    Rocchio is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in San Diego.

    Rocchio will get his first day off of the season after going 3-for-15 with three singles in his first five contests. The Guardians will roll with Gabriel Arias at shortstop and Daniel Schneemann at second base for Wednesday's series finale.

  • Jacob Wilson SS | ATH

    Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Moves up to six spot

    Wilson is starting at shortstop and batting sixth in Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

    Wilson has batted ninth in five of seven games for the Athletics this season, but this is now the second time he's been up in the six spot. The 23-year-old is 6-for-20 with one home run and two RBI in his first six contests this season and would receive a minor boost in fantasy if he starts hitting higher in the batting order regularly.

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