MLB Player News
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Logan Davidson 1B | LAA
Angels' Logan Davidson: Making fifth straight start
Davidson will start at first base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Davidson will draw his fifth straight start at first base after going 3-for-15 with a home run and a double over the past four games. The Angels appear content to give Davidson a look in a near-everyday role at the position until Nolan Schanuel (wrist) is cleared to make his return from the injured list.
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Oswald Peraza 3B | LAA
Angels' Oswald Peraza: Losing out on everyday role
Peraza is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Peraza will take a seat for the second day in a row and for the third time in four games. Though Peraza had earned regular starts at first base to begin the month, he appears to have since been supplanted by Logan Davidson as the Angels' top option at the position.
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
Rangers' Jake Burger: Taking seat Sunday
Burger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Burger started the previous nine games and will receive a day off after posting a .953 OPS with four homers during that span. Rowdy Tellez will instead start at first base in the series finale for Texas.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Remaining on bench Sunday
Mountcastle is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
It's the second straight game on the bench for Mountcastle, who has gone 2-for-19 with nine strikeouts in his past five contests. Coby Mayo is receiving another start at first base Sunday for Baltimore.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX
Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Delivers key hit in win
Tellez went 1-for-1 with a ground-rule double and an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mets.
Tellez entered as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth inning and belted a two-out, ground-rule double to produce the go-ahead run and complete Texas' comeback. Since Jake Burger's return in early September, Tellez's regular gig at first base has disappeared. Saturday's appearance was his fifth straight as a pinch hitter.
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Nick Kurtz 1B | ATH
Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Mammoth slam in win
Kurtz went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Saturday's 11-5 win over the Reds.
Kurtz launched a 493-foot slam -- the longest homer in the majors this year -- in the eighth inning, giving the Athletics plenty of breathing room after a quiet first four plate appearances. He's popped five homers over his last 14 games, adding 10 RBI and 13 runs scored in that span. The rookie first baseman is up to 31 long balls, 78 RBI, 78 runs scored, two stolen bases, 24 doubles and two triples while maintaining a .298/.391/.622 slash line across 104 contests.
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Coby Mayo 3B | BAL
Orioles' Coby Mayo: Swats eighth homer Saturday
Mayo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday in a loss to the Blue Jays.
Mayo produced what at the time seemed like a big insurance run for Baltimore when he clubbed a 403-foot solo shot in the top of the ninth inning. That tally ultimately proved to be inadequate, however, as Toronto rallied for three runs in the bottom frame for a walk-off win. Mayo nonetheless had a promising performance, as he logged his first two-hit game since Aug. 6. In the 28 contests between such efforts, he batted a meager .141 with a 38.9 percent strikeout rate.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Astros' Christian Walker: Smacks two-run homer
Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored during Houston's 6-2 win over Atlanta on Saturday.
Walker extended the Astros' lead to 6-0 in the third inning with a two-run shot off Bryce Elder. It was Walker's 23rd homer of the season, which is three shy from his 2024 total. He has gone 12-for-46 (.261) with one steal, two home runs, six RBI and eight runs scored in 12 games since the start of September.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Idle Saturday
Mountcastle isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto.
Mountcastle will take a seat Saturday after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Friday's series opener. Coby Mayo will start at first base and bat ninth.