MLB Player News
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Brendan Donovan 2B | SEA
Mariners' Brendan Donovan: Considered day-to-day
Donovan is day-to-day due to left hip discomfort and is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Donovan tweaked his left hip during Friday's game against the Rangers, which prompted his removal in the fourth inning. Leo Rivas is starting at third base and batting ninth in Donovan's place Saturday.
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Nick Gonzales 2B | PIT
Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Riding pine Saturday
Gonzales isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays.
Gonzales will take a seat Saturday after going 3-for-16 with three RBI during his stretch of four consecutive starts. His absence will allow Nick Yorke to bat sixth while starting at third base.
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White Sox's Luisangel Acuna: Not in Saturday's lineup
Acuna is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Athletics on Saturday.
Acuna was productive in Friday's series opener, going 2-for-4 with a a steal, a double, an RBI and two runs scored in a 9-2 win. He'll be on the bench for the start of Saturday's game while the White Sox roll with Sam Antonacci, Tristan Peters and Everson Pereira in the outfield from left to right.
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Tim Tawa 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa: Roster spot shaky
Tawa started in left field and went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and an RBI in Friday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Tawa's run-scoring double in the eighth inning snapped an 0-for-16 skid and produced just his second RBI in 13 games. A season-opening slump (4-for-35, .114) has cost him playing time and makes Tawa a logical candidate to be removed from the roster if Lourdes Gurriel (knee) is activated as expected this weekend. Jorge Barrosa can cover left field while Gurriel adjusts to game action as a DH in the majors.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Records fourth steal
Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Gimenez is 11-for-32 (.344) with three extra-base hits and two steals over his last nine games. The infielder continues to hit well and is batting .290 on the year with an .822 OPS, three home runs, four steals, 11 RBI, six runs scored, two doubles and one triple over 19 contests. Gimenez has primarily hit in the bottom half of the order but has a starting job at shortstop. He's missed the 10-homer mark the last two seasons and was limited to 12 steals on 14 attempts over 101 regular-season games in 2025, but if he maintains steady playing time, he should rebound slightly in the counting stats.
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Luisangel Acuna 2B | CHW
White Sox's Luisangel Acuna: Pair of hits, stolen base in win
Acuna went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 9-2 win over the Athletics.
Acuna swiped his fifth base of the season in the fourth inning, and his RBI double one inning later was his first extra-base hit of the season. The light-hitting Acuna is now slashing .193/.242/.211 with three RBI, six runs scored, five steals and a 3:9 BB:K across 63 trips to the plate.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Homers in loss Friday
Altuve went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Cardinals.
Altuve took Kyle Leahy deep in the bottom of the fifth inning to pull Houston within one run. After batting .378 through the first 11 games of the season, Altuve is 8-for-38 (.211) over his last nine games. Altuve's homer Friday was his first RBI in that span. The second baseman is slashing .293/.404/.493 with three home runs, seven RBI, 15 runs scored, one stolen base and a 14:17 BB:K across 89 trips to the plate.
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JJ Wetherholt 2B | STL
Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt: Scores three runs in win
Wetherholt went 1-for-3 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch and three runs scored in Friday's 9-4 win over the Astros.
Wetherholt reached base three times and came around to score on all three occasions. The rookie second baseman has struggled to hit for extra bases early on this season, as he has just one double and three home runs, but Wetherholt is getting on base atop the St. Louis lineup. He's slashing .232/.368/.377 with nine RBI, 16 runs scored, four stolen bases and a 13:14 BB:K across his first 87 career plate appearances.
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Bryan Abreu RP | HOU
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Swats three-run homer Friday
Gorman went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's 9-4 win over the Astros.
After striking out in each of his first three at-bats Friday, Gorman turned on a 96-mph fastball from Bryan Abreu and sent it over the right-field wall for a three-run shot to open the Cardinals' lead to 7-3 in the top of the seventh inning. An all-or-nothing type at the plate, Gorman's unlikely to hit for average or get on base at a high clip. He's slashing .207/.284/.362 with three home runs, 12 RBI, seven runs scored and a 7:22 BB:K across 67 plate appearances.
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Brendan Donovan 2B | SEA
Mariners' Brendan Donovan: Removed early Friday
Donovan was removed from Friday's game against the Rangers with left hip tightness, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.
Donovan went 0-for-2 at the plate Friday before being replaced at third base in the fourth inning. The Mariners don't believe that Donovan is dealing with anything serious, though he may still sit out a game or two as a precaution. Leo Rivas entered as Donovan's replacement Friday and will likely take over as Seattle's third baseman if the latter has to miss a start.