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  • Trea Turner SS | PHI

    Phillies' Trea Turner: Scratched Saturday

    Turner was scratched from the lineup ahead of Saturday's game versus Washington due to lower-back spasms.

    The severity of Turner's injury is unclear, though it's apparently enough of an issue to keep him out of Saturday's contest. While he recovers, Edmundo Sosa will fill in at shortstop and bat ninth.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Reaches twice, swipes bag in loss

    Swanson went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 8-1 loss to the Diamondbacks. He also stole a base.

    Swanson is off to a decent start early in the season, as he now has a hit in three of Chicago's first four games, though he's still seeking his first multi-hit effort. The shortstop also recorded his first stolen base of 2025 on Friday. Swanson underwent core muscle surgery in October, but he returned in time for spring training and looks fully healthy to begin the year. He could be primed to once again reach double figures in steals and home runs, something he's done twice over the past three seasons.

  • Trevor Story SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Trevor Story: Swipes second bag

    Story went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 4-1 loss to Texas.

    Story singled in the fourth inning, stole second and came in to score on a Wilyer Abreu single. It was the second steal in as many games for Story, who had double-digit steals each season from 2018 to 2023. His first three years with Boston have not gone well (.693 OPS, 163 games), making it easy to forget his level of production while with Colorado. The 32-year-old may never get back to those Rockies' numbers, but a healthy Story will serve as a middle-of-the-order bat for Boston.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Plays field Friday

    Seager started at shortstop and went 1-for-4 in Friday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.

    Seager was held out of the field and instead served as the designated hitter in Thursday's opener due to a recent calf issue. The Rangers exercised caution with the shortstop, whose calf injury was always considered minor.

  • Mookie Betts RF | LAD

    Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Walks it off Friday

    Betts went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three runs scored and four RBI in Friday's 8-5 extra-inning win over the Tigers.

    The illness that cost Betts the season-opening series in Tokyo and caused him to lose 18 pounds appears to no longer be an issue for the 32-year-old. Betts nearly won the game for the Dodgers in the eighth inning when he broke a 2-2 tie with a solo shot off Will Vest, but when that didn't stick he walked it off in the 10th with a three-run blast off Beau Brieske. Betts is 4-for-8 with a walk since returning to the lineup Thursday, and he has yet to strike out.

  • Max Muncy SS | ATH

    Athletics' Max Muncy: Hits first MLB homer

    Muncy went 1-for-5 with a solo home run during the Athletics' 7-0 victory over Seattle on Friday.

    Muncy can officially check "first MLB hit" and "first MLB home run" off his bucket list, as he accomplished both on one swing of the bat against Tayler Saucedo during the eighth inning of Friday's contest. Although he now boasts a career .500 slugging percentage, fantasy managers should view the 22-year-old as more of a contact hitter while he fills in for the injured Zack Gelof (wrist) at second base.

  • Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Launches homer in loss to Blue Jays

    Holliday went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in an 8-2 loss to Toronto on Friday.

    The home run was a no-doubter that travelled 425 feet over the left-center field wall and had an exit velocity of 109 mph. It's a good reminder that Holliday is extremely talented and was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. Holliday hit a woeful .189 as a 20-year-old in 2024 over 190 regular-season at-bats, but he could be a factor in a deep Baltimore lineup. He is 3-for-8 in the first two games of the season.

  • Bo Bichette SS | NYM

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Two hits, RBI in victory

    Bichette went 2-for-4 with an RBI and one run in Toronto's 8-2 win over the Orioles on Friday.

    A career .290 hitter over 2,500-plus at-bats, Bichette had by far his worst season as a pro last year with an ugly .225 batting average over 81 games. Calf injuries played a large part in Bichette's struggles a year ago, so he'll hope to stay on the field in his contract year. He was caught trying to steal second base in the sixth inning, which perhaps is a sign that his legs are at full strength.

  • Nick Allen SS | HOU

    Braves' Nick Allen: Draws start Friday

    Allen is starting at shortstop and batting eighth against the Padres on Friday.

    Allen didn't see the field on Opening Day, but he'll get his first start of the 2025 season Friday while Orlando Arcia retreats to the dugout. Allen appeared in 41 regular-season games for the Athletics in 2024 and slashed .175/.216/.247 with one home run and four RBI across 105 plate appearances before being traded to Atlanta in November.

  • Orlando Arcia SS | MIN

    Braves' Orlando Arcia: Not starting Friday

    Arcia is not in Atlanta's starting lineup against San Diego on Friday.

    Arcia started at shortstop on Opening Day and went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. He'll begin Friday's contest in the dugout while Nick Allen gets the start at shortstop and bats eighth against Padres right-hander Dylan Cease.

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