MLB Player News
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Sitting for Game 2
Toglia is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Nationals,
Toglia will head to the bench after he went 0-for-3 in the team's 3-2 loss in Sunday's matinee. Sean Bouchard will draw the start at first base and bat second in the nightcap against Washington.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Homers in blowout win
Hoskins went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, four RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 14-1 win over the Athletics.
Hoskins had himself a day in the series finale Sunday, notching an RBI single in the first inning, a solo homer in the third frame and another single in the bottom of the seventh, which scored two more runs. The first baseman also tallied his first stolen base of the year in the first inning. After a painfully slow start to the 2025 campaign, Hoskins has gone 9-for-20 with three home runs, eight RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base over the last six games.
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LaMonte Wade RF | LAA
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Not starting vs. southpaw
Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The 31-year-old started Friday against Halos lefty Tyler Anderson after Casey Schmitt (oblique) was scratched from the lineup, marking Wade's first start of the season versus a southpaw. He'll return to the bench Sunday with left-hander Yusei Kikuchi taking the mound for Anaheim, opening up first base for David Villar.
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Enmanuel Valdez 2B | PIT
Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Shoulder issue minor
GM Ben Cherington said Valdez's shoulder injury is "relatively minor" and that the infielder could be available off the bench for Sunday's game versus the Guardians, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
The 26-year-old suffered the injury in the ninth inning of Saturday's contest as he slid into third base on a triple, and he was tagged out when he took his hand off the base to ask the umpire for time. Valdez has been a quality contributor early on for the Pirates this year with a .797 OPS and nine RBI in 53 plate appearances.
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Michael Busch 3B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Goes deep in win
Busch went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Busch singled in a run in the bottom of the first inning, then added a solo home run an inning later, giving him five long balls for the season. The infielder has an impressive .316/.381/.618 slash line through 22 games, and while he often sits against southpaws, Busch has been a force against righties. He currently has a 1.020 OPS against opposite-handed pitching this year, as well as all of his home runs and RBI.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Blasts off again Saturday
Torkelson went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run home run in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Royals.
Following a disappointing 2024 campaign, Torkelson has gotten off to a great start in 2025, and his long ball Saturday proved to be the game winner. The 25-year-old has a robust 1.049 OPS, seven home runs and 21 RBI through 21 games. The homer and RBI totals lead the team and rank among the top five in the majors as well.
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Triston Casas 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Triston Casas: Wins it in overtime
Casas went 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Saturday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.
Casas delivered the game-winning run in the 10th inning with a bases-loaded single. While it's way too early to claim the walk-off hit has ended Casas' early-season swoon -- he entered Saturday hitting .172 with a .508 OPS -- it was a big hit for the first baseman, who was batting .125 (2-for-16) with runners in scoring position prior to Saturday's knock.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Walks off Yankees
Aranda went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Saturday against the Yankees.
Aranda capped off a comeback for the Rays with a walk-off home run in the 10th inning. He has hit well overall to begin the season and flashed a lot of power, tallying eight doubles and four home runs across 69 plate appearances, although most of that damage has come in the Rays' very hitter-friendly temporary home at George Steinbrenner Field. Aranda will likely remain in a strong-side platoon, but he did draw the start Friday with a lefty on the mound.
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Pete Alonso 1B | NYM
Mets' Pete Alonso: Belts sixth homer of 2025
Alonso went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and an RBI double in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals.
Alonso drove in two of the Mets' three runs Saturday, finishing things up with a solo homer off John King in the eighth inning. Alonso has 10 multi-hit games this season, four of which have come over his last six games. His 1.220 OPS ranks first in the National League and second in the majors behind Aaron Judge (1.236), and Alonso is third in the NL in both batting average (.356) and RBI (23).
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Belts two-run homer vs. Texas
Freeman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.
Freeman tied things up at 2-2 in the fourth inning, when he took Nathan Eovaldi deep to right field for a two-run moon shot. It was Freeman's fourth home run of the year (and second in his last three games), and he's gone 7-for-18 with four walks, two runs scored and four RBI over his past five contests.