MLB Player News
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT
Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Platoon role continues
O'Hearn will head to the bench against lefty Marco Gonzales and the Mariners on Tuesday.
O'Hearn has sat against every lefty and started against every righty so far this season. That pattern continues Tuesday, with Frank Schwindel starting at first base.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez: Retreats to bench
Tellez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
With a tough lefty (Chris Sale) on the mound for Boston, Tellez will head to the bench as Toronto counters with a more right-handed-heavy lineup. Lourdes Gurriel will step in for Tellez as the Jays' designated hitter.
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Justin Bour 1B | SF
Angels' Justin Bour: Launches first homer
Bour went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Monday's 5-2 win over the Brewers.
The eighth-inning blast off Chase Anderson was Bour's first homer of the year. The first baseman has had a rough start to his Angels tenure, slashing .125/.282/.250 through nine games, but the power should come -- he's slugged at least 20 homers in all three of his MLB campaigns in which he played 100 games or more.
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Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE
Angels' Kole Calhoun: Back in action Monday
Calhoun (knee) is back in the lineup Monday against Milwaukee.
Calhoun left Saturday's game against the Rangers with a knee bruise after crashing into the outfield wall. He sat out Sunday's contest, but the injury was never expected to keep him out for long, and he's back after missing just a single game.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ARI
Indians' Carlos Santana: Drives in another run
Santana went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Blue Jays.
Santana got the Indians into the scoring column in the first inning with a double to left field. The 32-year-old was impressive at the dish throughout a six-game homestand and went 8-for-21 with a home run and five RBI over that stretch. Cleveland will have Monday off before opening a three-game set with the Tigers on Tuesday.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Homers, steals base in victory
Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and a walk in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Giants.
Diaz had just one long ball in 265 at-bats with Cleveland from 2016-17 but has already drilled three in his first season as a Ray. The 28-year-old hit in the leadoff spot Sunday and has moved around in the lineup a bit to start the year. If he can continue flashing power, he should settle into the middle of the order, giving him more RBI chances in the process.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Leading off Sunday
Diaz will start at first base and lead off in Sunday's game against the Giants, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.
Diaz will occupy the leadoff spot for the third time this season, with each of those assignments coming against left-handed pitching. The Rays are expected to continue to deploy a platoon atop the order for the foreseeable future, with the lefty-hitting Austin Meadows setting the table on most occasions.
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Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE
Angels' Kole Calhoun: Not starting Sunday
Calhoun (knee) won't start in Sunday's game against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
The Angels have yet to reveal who will replace Calhoun in right field, but the 31-year-old will be afforded at least one day off after bruising his right knee in Saturday's contest. Fortunately for Calhoun, he said he noticed improvement when reporting to the park Sunday and should be available off the bench. Calhoun would seem to have decent odds of rejoining the lineup at some point during the three-game series with Milwaukee that begins Monday.
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Yuli Gurriel DH | SD
Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Receives planned rest
Gurriel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Manager AJ Hinch relayed shortly after the lineup was released that Gurriel's absence is merely a planned rest day. With the 34-year-old heading to the bench for the series finale, utility man Aledmys Diaz will enter the lineup and make his first MLB start at first base.
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C.J. Cron 1B | BOS
Twins' C.J. Cron: Hitting second Sunday
Cron will start at first base and bat second Sunday against the Phillies.
Cron has regularly been hitting in the heart of the order for the Twins this season, but he'll move up a few spots with typical No. 2 hitter Jorge Polanco receiving the day off. Expect the slugger to move back to fourth or fifth in the order when the Twins kick off a two-game set in New York against the Mets on Tuesday.