MLB Player News
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Rays' Ha-Seong Kim: Makes first defensive appearance
Kim (shoulder) started at second base Sunday, continuing his rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham, MLB.com reports.
Kim made his fifth total appearance with Durham on Sunday, but it marked the first time he fielded a position. Overall, he's gone 2-for-16 with two walks, two RBI and a stolen base. Kim should be activated by mid-June.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Four hits in win
LeMahieu went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Dodgers.
LeMahieu had one of his best games of the season, which included knocking in a run with a single in the fifth and another RBI on a ninth-inning double. The veteran infielder's big game lifted his average from .171 to .239 over 15 contests this season. He's added a home run, five RBI, two runs scored and no stolen bases over 51 plate appearances. LeMahieu is seeing a majority of the playing time at second base, but he occasionally cedes some at-bats versus right-handed pitchers to Jorbit Vivas. Oswald Peraza will also be a threat to LeMahieu's playing time at the keystone once Jazz Chisholm (oblique) returns, likely as the starting third baseman.
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Jeremiah Jackson SS | BAL
Orioles' Jeremiah Jackson: Promoted to Triple-A
Jackson was promoted to Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Jackson will make the jump to Triple-A after batting .250 with four home runs, 18 RBI, 17 runs scored and two stolen bases over 176 at-bats in 44 games with Double-A Chesapeake this season. If he impresses with Norfolk, it's possible that Jackson could make his major-league debut down the road this year.
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Jorbit Vivas 2B | WAS
Yankees' Jorbit Vivas: Sitting against righty
Vivas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Vivas will take a seat for the fifth time in eight games, with two of those absences coming against right-handed pitching. Oswald Peraza appears to have supplanted Vivas as the Yankees' preferred option at third base, and the latter could be at risk of a demotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the near future with Jazz Chisholm (oblique) close to a return from the injured list.
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Dylan Moore LF | PHI
Mariners' Dylan Moore: Sitting for third straight game
Moore is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
For the third straight game, Moore is on the bench against a right-handed pitcher, a sign that he's lost hold of his spot in the Mariners' everyday lineup. Cole Young will pick up his second consecutive start at the keystone following his call-up from Triple-A Tacoma and looks as though he'll be prioritized ahead of Moore, who could end up filling the short side of a platoon at second base with the rookie.
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Kody Clemens 1B | MIN
Twins' Kody Clemens: Sticking in lineup Sunday
Clemens will start at second base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Earlier this weekend, the Twins got Harrison Bader back from a four-game absence due to a finger injury and Byron Buxton and Matt Wallner from stints on the injured list, but their returns haven't yet had a negative effect on Clemens' playing time. Clemens will start at his third different position of the series and will pick up his sixth consecutive start overall, with manager Rocco Baldelli getting creative in finding ways to keep the 29-year-old's bat in the lineup. Since being acquired from the Phillies on April 25, Clemens has produced a monstrous .957 OPS, though he's begun to cool down a bit with a .158/.238/.316 slash line over his last six games. In the long term, Clemens will likely struggle to hold down a regular spot in the Minnesota lineup, especially if the struggling Royce Lewis eventually breaks out of his extended slump at the plate.
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Jazz Chisholm 2B | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Activation could come Tuesday
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Chisholm (oblique) could be activated from the IL as soon as Tuesday and confirmed that the versatile veteran will play third base upon his return, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Chisholm began a minor-league rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Thursday and has gone 3-for-6 with a walk, a double and a stolen base through two games. He started at third base in each of those contests but is slotted in as Somerset's DH on Sunday. It seems likely that he'll return to the Yankees on Tuesday following the team's off day Monday, and he's lined up to take over at the hot corner, which has mostly been manned by Oswald Peraza since Oswaldo Cabrera went on the injured list with a season-ending ankle injury in mid-May.
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Kristian Campbell 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Kristian Campbell: Starting, but not at first base
Campbell will start at second base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against Atlanta, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
The fact that Campbell is playing second base is unexpected after manager Alex Cora had previously said that he planned to give the rookie his first career start at first base this weekend. Cora will instead use Abraham Toro at first base in the series finale. Campbell has been taking pregame reps at first base for a couple weeks now and could eventually get a look if the team is comfortable with his defense.
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Willi Castro LF | COL
Twins' Willi Castro: Three hits, steal in loss
Castro went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, one stolen base and one run scored in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Mariners.
This was Castro's second multi-hit effort in a row, though all three knocks Saturday stayed in the park after his two-homer game Friday. The 28-year-old has lifted his batting average to .254 with his recent surge at the plate, and he's added a .759 OPS, four homers, 10 RBI, 21 runs scored and three stolen bases over 37 games. He's not running nearly as much as he did in the previous two years, though his positional versatility can still carry value in fantasy. For now, Castro is poised to get most of his playing time at second base while the Twins are largely healthy among their position players.
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Cole Young SS | SEA
Mariners' Cole Young: Knocks in winning run in debut
Young went 1-for-4 with a walk and one RBI in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Twins.
Young's debut was relatively unimpressive until his first major-league hit in the ninth inning. However, it was his fielder's choice in the 11th that drove in the winning run for the Mariners. Prior to his call-up Saturday, he slashed .277/.392/.461 with five home runs, 26 RBI, 39 runs scored, 13 doubles, five triples and four stolen bases over 54 games at Triple-A Tacoma. He'll be in competition for time at second base during his stay in the majors, where he offers some upside with a well-rounded profile that highlights his contact and plate discipline as well as modest speed.