MLB Player News
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Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Swipes first bag of year
Edwards went 0-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Pirates.
The shortstop reached base on a fielder's choice in the fifth inning and promptly stole second, giving Edwards his first steal of 2025. After swiping 31 in only 70 big-league games last season, the 25-year-old set his sights high this year and said this spring he believes he can steal 60. Through the Marlins' first four games, Edwards is batting .200 (3-for-15) with three walks, a double, two runs and two RBI as the club's everyday leadoff hitter.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: On track for season debut Thursday
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Monday that Henderson (intercostal) is on track to return from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Thursday versus the Red Sox, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Henderson has played three rehab games with Triple-A Norfolk, going 4-for-12 with a home run. As long as he doesn't have any setbacks with his right intercostal strain, the 23-year-old will make his season debut during Thursday's series finale against Boston.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Held out again Monday
Turner (back) remains out of the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Rockies.
Turner will miss a third consecutive game as he deals with lower-back spasms. The Phillies are idle Tuesday and hope Turner will be ready to go Wednesday in the second game of their series versus Colorado. Edmundo Sosa will start at shortstop Monday in place of Turner.
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Jacob Amaya SS | ARI
White Sox's Jacob Amaya: Settling in as everyday shortstop
Amaya will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Twins.
Amaya has now started at shortstop in each of the White Sox's first four games, but he has yet to do much with the opportunity. In the White Sox's season-opening series versus the Angels, Amaya went 1-for-8 with three strikeouts while slotting in as the No. 8 hitter in each of those contests. Even if the White Sox continue to give him an extended run in an everyday role, Amaya -- who owns a .402 OPS over 89 career big-league plate appearances -- can probably be ignored outside of AL-only formats until he performs well enough to warrant more attention.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Double, stolen base in win
Bogaerts went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in Sunday's 5-0 victory over Atlanta.
Bogaerts extended San Diego's lead to 2-0 with his two-out double off AJ Smith-Shawver in the third inning. He'd later lead off the eighth with a walk before swiping second and scoring on a Brandon Lockridge double. It's been a solid start to the year for the 32-year-old Bogaerts -- he's now 3-for-11 with two doubles and two stolen bases through four games after slashing .264/.307/.381 with 11 home runs and 13 steals across 463 plate appearances in 2024.
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Daniel Schneemann 2B | CLE
Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Pops home run in win
Schneemann went 1-for-1 with three walks, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-2 win over Kansas City.
Schneemann was in the lineup for a second straight game and cracked his first home run. He's currently sharing second base with Gabriel Arias, who was needed at third base for the injured Jose Ramirez (wrist).
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Matt McLain SS | CIN
Reds' Matt McLain: Goes deep again
McLain batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Giants.
McLain moved up a spot in the batting order with TJ Friedl getting a day off against a left-hander. McLain hit the second of back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning, when the Reds scored all three of their runs. Other than that, the Cincinnati bats were quiet. The homer was McLain's second in as many days.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Ignites eight-run rally
Perdomo batted second and went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 10-6 win over the Cubs.
The Diamondbacks appeared headed for a third loss in the four-game series against the Cubs, but they erupted for eight runs in the eighth inning to erase a 6-2 deficit. Perdomo started the fun with a double up the alley in right-center to plate two runs. The shortstop has hit safely in all four games to start the season and has five RBI. He normally hits down the order but was moved up to second with Corbin Carroll not in Sunday's starting lineup.
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Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Swipes bag in loss
Holliday went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
Holliday singled and stole his first base of the season in the second inning, but he also struck out in his other three at-bats. The 21-year-old has had a solid start to 2025, reaching base in all four games with a home run and a steal. However, he's struck out seven times in 16 plate appearances, continuing a trend from 2024, when he fanned at a 33 percent rate.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Hits first home run
Swanson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 10-6 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Swanson connected for his first home run of the season against the team that drafted him first overall back in 2015. The shortstop had 16 long balls a year ago, which snapped a three-season streak of hitting at least 20 home runs. If he stays healthy, Swanson should be able to make a run at the 20-homer plateau again in 2025.