MLB Player News
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Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: Hits first homer of 2023
Massey went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, a double and two RBI in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.
Massey took Lance Lynn deep to lead off the fourth inning as part of a three-hit effort. It was his first three-hit performance of the season and his first home run of the campaign as well. Wednesday's showing was a nice boost for the 25-year-old, who has struggled overall with a slash line of .222/.373/.283 with four extra base hits, 10 RBI, nine runs and a 6:37 BB:K over 110 plate appearances.
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Andy Ibanez 2B | NYM
Tigers' Andy Ibanez: Two hits in win
Ibanez went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 5-0 victory over Cleveland.
Ibanez, making his fourth consecutive start, extended Detroit's lead to 2-0 with a two-out RBI double in the first inning. The 30-year-old infielder added a second hit in the third before coming around to score on Akil Baddoo's double. After going 0-for-10 in his first four games, Ibanez has gone 11-for-25 with four doubles, a home run and zero strikeouts in his last eight contests. He's now slashing .314/.333/.514 with four RBI and six runs scored through 36 plate appearances since being called up April 29.
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Luis Rengifo 2B | MIL
Angels' Luis Rengifo: On bench for third straight
Rengifo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Rengifo started four consecutive games to close out last week, but he's found himself on the bench for all three games of the series with Houston. Though he looks like he'll be relegated to a utility role for now, Rengifo's ability to play multiple spots in the infield and outfield means he should still enter the lineup at least semi-regularly.
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Mauricio Dubon 2B | ATL
Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Out with hamstring injury
Dubon (hamstring) is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Dubon left Tuesday's 3-1 win with left hamstring discomfort and was scheduled to be re-evaluated earlier Wednesday, but the Astros haven't provided an update on his status, according to Rome. With the Astros having thus far avoided making a roster move, Dubon can be considered day-to-day heading into Friday's series opener versus the White Sox. David Hensley will spell Dubon at second base Wednesday.
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Jose Caballero 2B | NYY
Mariners' Jose Caballero: Returns to bench
Caballero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Caballero started in the middle infield in each of Seattle's last three games, though two of those starts came while shortstop J.P. Crawford was managing a left knee injury. With Crawford back in action Wednesday, Caballero will head to the bench and is projected to see infrequent starts as a short-side platoon player moving forward.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Sitting Wednesday
Gimenez is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Tigers.
Gimenez will take a seat after he went 1-for-7 with a strikeout over the first two games of the series. The second baseman has struggled at the plate this season overall, but since the beginning of May, he's gone 2-for-27 with two RBI and zero runs scored over eight games. Tyler Freeman will take over at second base and bat sixth in the series finale with Detroit.
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Mauricio Dubon 2B | ATL
Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Left with hamstring discomfort
Dubon left Tuesday's game against the Angels with left hamstring discomfort, Greg Rajan of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Dubon picked up the injury while reaching first base on a single. The infielder is considered day-to-day, but there's a decent chance he'll be out of the lineup for Wednesday's finale against the Angels with Houston having an off day Thursday.
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Mauricio Dubon 2B | ATL
Astros' Mauricio Dubon: Leaves with apparent injury
Dubon left Tuesday's game against the Angels with an apparent injury, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
The infielder went 1-for-3 with a single before leaving in favor of pinch runner David Hensley. Dubon should be considered day-to-day.
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Jordan Diaz 3B | ATH
Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Blasts three home runs
Diaz went 3-for-4 with three home runs and four total RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees.
Diaz quadrupled his season home run total Thursday, clubbing a pair of solo homers in the fourth and seventh innings before catching Greg Weissert for a two-run shot in the eighth. However, his efforts were for naught, as the Yankees offense hung 10 runs on the A's, while Oakland managed just one run outside of Diaz's four RBI. Considering Diaz has appeared in just 15 games and had just one multi-hit performance prior to Tuesday, he doesn't offer much value in season-long formats. However, if he remains hot at the plate, he could be an intriguing streaming option.
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Amed Rosario SS | NYY
Guardians' Amed Rosario: Four hits in win
Rosario went 4-for-4 with an RBI triple in Tuesday's win over the Tigers.
Rosario picked up three of Cleveland's five hits against Detroit starter Michael Lorenzen. Rosario would then add an RBI triple in the eighth inning, his third of the season, off Jose Cisnero to extend the Guardian's lead to 2-0. It was Rosario's first multi-hit performance since April 23 -- he'd gone 7-for-47 with a .345 OPS in that span. The 27-year-old shortstop is now slashing .242/.284/.339 with one homer and six stolen bases over 134 plate appearances.