MLB Player News
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Heading to bench Sunday
Marte is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Marte started the first three games of the series versus Los Angeles and went 4-for-10 with a double and three home runs, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's finale. Tim Tawa will start at the keystone and bat eighth against righty Tony Gonsolin.
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Adael Amador SS | COL
Rockies' Adael Amador: Heading to bench Sunday
Amador is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Amador had started at second base in four of the previous five games but will give way to Kyle Farmer in the series finale. Despite receiving fairly steady playing time since his April 13 promotion, Amador has been unable to get much going at the dish. Through his first 20 games, the 22-year-old rookie is slashing just .173/.246/.308 with one home run and one stolen base across 58 plate appearances.
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Christian Koss SS | SF
Giants' Christian Koss: Heading to bench Sunday
Koss is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Brett Wisely will step in at the keystone while Koss takes a seat following a stretch of three consecutive starts. Since Tyler Fitzgerald (rib) joined Casey Schmitt (oblique) on the injured list May 1, Koss has started at second base in seven of the Giants' first 10 games this month while going 5-for-23 (.217) with no extra-base hits or stolen bases.
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Kristian Campbell 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Kristian Campbell: Sitting out Sunday
Campbell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Campbell will take a seat for the series finale after going 3-for-26 with no walks and seven strikeouts over the prior six games. David Hamilton will fill in for Campbell at the keystone.
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Jeff McNeil 2B | NYM
Mets' Jeff McNeil: Taking seat Sunday
McNeil is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Since being activated from the 10-day injured list April 24, McNeil is hitting just .237, though he's provided some pop with four extra-base hits (two home runs, two triples) in 43 plate appearances. McNeil will hit the bench with the Cubs sending southpaw Matthew Boyd to the hill, but he should continue to start against most right-handed pitchers while bouncing between second base, left field and center field.
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Brett Baty 3B | NYM
Mets' Brett Baty: Back on bench Sunday
Baty is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Though he'll hit the bench against Cubs southpaw Matthew Boyd, Baty appears to be pushing Mark Vientos for a regular spot in the lineup at third base versus right-handed pitching. Baty started each of the prior three games and went 4-for-12 with three home runs and six RBI, while Vientos made just one start at designated hitter during that stretch.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: XBH in three straight games
Marte went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Dodgers.
Marte's productive groundout in the third inning produced Arizona's first run, then he scored the team's final run after an eighth-inning double. He appears to have his timing down after going 2-for-16 in his first five outings after coming off the injured list. Marte has logged extra-base hits in three straight contests, going 4-for-10 with three home runs, one double, four RBI and five runs.
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Slugs homer in second game back
Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two total runs and three total RBI in Saturday's 21-0 thrashing of the Rockies.
Cronenworth's long ball was a massive 435-foot solo blast to right field in the third inning. This was just his second game back from a month-long stint on the injured list, and since his return he's gone 3-for-7 with three walks and four RBI. Cronenworth is slashing .286/.436/.548 with three homers, 11 runs and nine RBI through 55 plate appearances on the season.
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Brett Baty 3B | NYM
Mets' Brett Baty: Launches two homers Saturday
Baty went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and five RBI in Saturday's loss to the Cubs.
All five of New York's runs in the contest came as a result of a Baty homer -- he belted a three-run shot in the fourth frame and added a two-run blast in the eighth. He's started at third base in three straight games and has gone 4-for-12 with three homers and six RBI during that span. Mark Vientos was on the bench for the first two of those contests and started at DH on Saturday, and given his mediocre results so far this season (he has a .675 OPS through 36 games), Vientos could be asked to cede more starts at third while Baty is swinging a hot bat.
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Matt McLain SS | CIN
Reds' Matt McLain: Breaks homer drought Saturday
McLain went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two-run home run and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 13-9 win over the Astros.
After drawing a bases-loaded walk in the first inning, McLain pushed the Reds' lead to 11 runs in the third with a two-run homer off Logan VanWey. It was McLain's fifth home run of the season, but his first since April 18 against the Orioles. He also managed to extend his on-base streak to 11 games, and over that span he has gone 8-for-41 with six stolen bases, six runs scored, one home run and four RBI.