MLB Player News
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Homers Wednesday
Freeman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 12-7 victory over the Marlins.
Freeman extended the Dodgers' lead to 8-3 in the sixth inning with a 406-foot blast of Jesus Tinoco, his fifth homer of the year. The 35-year-old Freeman has been locked in at the plate, going 10-for-21 (.476) in his last six games. His slash line is up to .319/.407/.638 through 81 plate appearances this season with 17 RBI and 13 runs scored.
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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Belts fourth homer in win
Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Rays.
Pasquantino has mostly struggled to begin the season, but he's now belted a homer in two of his past four outings. Over 99 at-bats in April, the first baseman hit just .172 with three long balls, two doubles, 14 RBI and eight runs scored. Despite the slow start, Pasquantino continues to regularly occupy a premium spot in Kansas City's batting order, which should offer him plenty of RBI chances.
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Nate Lowe 1B | BOS
Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe: Getting back on track
Lowe went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Phillies.
Wednesday extended Lowe's extra-base hit streak to a modest three games, and it comes after the veteran slugger had gone just 1-for-19 in his previous five outings. Lowe entered the day with a poor 30.3 percent strikeout rate in 2025, but he's still slashing a solid .248/.325/.460 with six home runs, six doubles, 24 RBI and one stolen base over 126 plate appearances (31 games) this season.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Launches two-run shot
Mountcastle went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Yankees.
Mountcastle, who went 0-for-18 over his six prior games, squared things up at 2-2 in the second inning, when he took Carlos Carrasco deep to left field for a two-run homer. It was Mountcastle's second home run of the season. He's started the year with a career-low .546 OPS, but perhaps his effort Wednesday is a sign of things to come for the 28-year-old first baseman.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Blasts solo homer Wednesday
Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to Baltimore.
Goldschmidt didn't have the most efficient performance from the plate, but he made up for it in the fifth inning with a solo shot to center field off Cade Povich. Goldschmidt has seven 30-homer seasons in his career but has just two long balls on the season. However, his 42 hits and .356 batting average rank second in the majors behind teammate Aaron Judge (50 hits and .427 average).
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Idle against lefty
Aranda is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
The lefty-hitting Aranda will get the night off while the Royals send southpaw Noah Cameron to the hill Wednesday. Curtis Mead will check in for Aranda at first base.
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Enmanuel Valdez 2B | PIT
Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Sitting vs. southpaw
Valdez is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Cubs on Wednesday.
With the Cubs sending southpaw Matthew Boyd to the hill, Valdez will begin Wednesday's game in the dugout while Matt Gorski starts at first base and bats sixth. Valdez is slashing .219/.324/.422 with seven runs scored, two home runs and 11 RBI over 74 plate appearances this season.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX
Mariners' Rowdy Tellez: Getting day off versus lefty
Tellez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
With southpaw Tyler Anderson on the hill for the Angels, the left-handed-hitting Tellez will take a seat along with switch hitter Jorge Polanco, who hasn't been batting from the right side of late while managing a side injury. Cal Raleigh will get a day off from catching and will fill in for Polanco as Seattle's designated hitter, while Donovan Solano covers Tellez's usual post at first base.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Crosses plate three times Tuesday
Olson went 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.
The first baseman continues to put a slow start to the season behind him. Olson's hit safely in 11 of the last 13 games, slashing .298/.431/.532 over that stretch with three homers, seven RBI and 13 runs.