MLB Player News
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX
Mariners' Rowdy Tellez: Drills second homer amid slow start
Tellez homered in his lone at-bat in Friday's loss to Toronto, adding a walk.
Tellez drilled a solo homer into right field in the second inning, putting the Mariners on the board and tying the game at 1-1. A strong showing during spring training allowed Tellez to make Seattle's Opening Day roster, but the veteran slugger is off to an icy start at the plate while functioning on the strong side of a platoon at first base with Donovan Solano. Tellez is slashing .135/.195/.324 with two long balls, one double and five RBI through 41 plate appearances (14 games), so he can be left on waiver wires in the majority of fantasy leagues.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Hits three singles Friday
Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with one run scored in Friday's 1-0 win over the Rays.
Goldschmidt was responsible for three of the Yankees' five hits Friday, and he was brought home in the second inning on a Trent Grisham RBI single for the game's only run. It was the fourth time this season that Goldschmidt logged three hits in a game, and he's started the year slashing .373/.415/.480 with 11 runs scored, one home run and six RBI across 83 plate appearances.
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Triston Casas 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Triston Casas: Sitting against lefty
Casas is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
The 25-year-old will take a seat against Chicago lefty Martin Perez, as the first baseman has yet to receive a start against a southpaw this season. Casas has struggled to a .172/.243/.266 slash line through 70 plate appearances this year, and he's unlikely to break out of the platoon without first coming alive versus righties. Romy Gonzalez will receive another start at first base for Boston.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Drives in three runs
Torkelson went 2-for-4 with one walk, one double and three RBI in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Royals.
Torkelson opened Thursday's scoring with a two-run double in the third inning, and he tallied a third RBI in the eighth frame when his single to center field brought Ryan Kreidler home. Torkelson has logged at least one RBI in five of his last six games and has a 1.035 OPS over that span.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Astros' Christian Walker: Struggles continue
Walker went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Wednesday against the Cardinals.
Walker hasn't produced much this season, as he's collected only 10 hits across 65 at-bats with two extra-base knocks. He is also hitless across seven of his last nine starts. If there is a positive to take away, Walker has struck out multiple times in only one of his last six games after doing so seven times in his first 11 matchups.
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
Rangers' Jake Burger: Hits in five straight
Burger went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Angels.
Burger returned to the lineup after missing one game due to an illness and recorded his first multi-hit game of the season. A slow start has given way to hot stretch for the first baseman. Burger, who batted .105 over his first 11 games, has now hit safely in five straight, going 7-for-19 with a double, two RBI and a run scored.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Opens homer account for 2025
Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 3-1 win over Atlanta.
The first baseman struck out against Spencer Strider in the first inning, but Guerrero was perfect the rest of the day and got his revenge on the right-hander with a no-doubt solo shot in the sixth inning that traveled 412 feet to left field. It was Guerrero's first homer of 2025, but he's been productive with a .292/.373/.389 slash line, seven runs and 10 RBI in 19 games.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Goes deep in loss
Torkelson went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Brewers.
As was the case Sunday when the Tigers fell 5-1 to the Twins, Torkelson provided all of the team's offense with a solo shot. The slugger is now up to six home runs through 18 games, and if he keeps up this level of production and stays relatively healthy, Torkelson has a good shot to surpass the career high of 31 long balls he posted back in 2023.
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
Rangers' Jake Burger: Returns to Texas lineup
Burger (illness) will start at first base and bat seventh in Wednesday's contest versus the Angels.
Burger missed Tuesday's tilt due to illness but feels well enough to give it a go in this one. The first baseman's tenure with the Rangers hasn't gotten off to an ideal start, as he'll carry a .484 OPS into play Wednesday.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Grabbing seat versus lefty
Aranda is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Red Sox.
It's southpaw Sean Newcomb on the bump for the Red Sox, so the lefty-hitting Aranda will yield to the right-handed-batting Curtis Mead at first base. Aranda has been absent from the lineup all four times the Rays have faced a lefty this season.