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  • Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Accounts for both O's runs

    Henderson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI during Monday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers.

    Henderson clubbed his first home run of the season in the opening inning, sending a Jack Leiter pitch out of the yard to tie the game at one. Later, he tacked on an RBI single, but it wouldn't be enough for the Orioles to get the win. Even with Monday's success, it's still been a tough opening week for the 24-year-old as he's just 3-for-16 (.188 batting average) with seven strikeouts.

  • Kazuma Okamoto 3B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto: Goes deep again Monday

    Okamoto went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 14-5 loss to the Rockies.

    That's now back-to-back games with a homer for Okamoto, who has hit safely in each of his first four appearances so far in 2026. The infielder has hit seventh in the lineup in two of his four outings, but Okamoto could work his way up the batting order more often if he continues to hit well.

  • Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA

    Angels' Yoan Moncada: Homers in loss to Chicago

    Moncada went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Monday's 7-2 loss to the Cubs.

    Moncada's two-run shot off Colin Rea in the seventh inning accounted for all of the scoring for the Angels on Monday. Most importantly, Moncada is healthy and has started all five games to begin the season. He's 2-for-17 at the plate with the two-run homer and a 5:5 BB:K to begin the 2026 campaign.

  • Red Sox's Andruw Monasterio: Enters as pinch hitter

    Monasterio went 1-for-2 with a double in Sunday's 3-2 loss to Cincinnati.

    Monasterio, who made his first appearance of the regular season, pinch hit for Marcelo Mayer in the seventh inning against a right-handed reliever and remained in the game at second base. The backup gave the Red Sox some hope in the ninth inning with a one-out double, but he was stranded there. With Mayer routinely hitting the bench against left-handers, Monasterio and Isiah Kiner-Falefa are positioned to be part of a platoon at second base.

  • Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU

    Astros' Isaac Paredes: Drives in two runs Sunday

    Paredes went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored during the Astros' 9-7 win over the Angels on Sunday.

    Paredes gave the Astros an 8-6 lead with an two-run double in the eighth inning, which ended up being the winning runs for Houston. He went 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over the first two games of the series, but he turned things around over the final two contests, going 3-for-9 with one walk, four RBI and three runs scored. Paredes is looking to improve off his 2025 campaign, when he slashed .254/.352/.458 with 20 home runs and 53 RBI across 438 plate appearances.

  • Kazuma Okamoto 3B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto: Launches first major-league homer

    Okamoto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Athletics.

    Okamoto put the Blue Jays up 4-0 with a 420-foot blast off Luis Morales in the fourth inning. The 29-year-old has carried a successful spring into his first major-league regular season, hitting safely in each of his first three contests. He totaled 248 homers across 11 seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball and should be a key power bat in the heart of Toronto's lineup moving forward.

  • Rays' Ben Williamson: Idle against righty

    Williamson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

    The 25-year-old was part of the Opening Day lineup against lefty Matthew Liberatore, but he's been held out of the starting nine for two straight games versus right-handers. Williamson will handle the short side of a platoon at second base with Richie Palacios until the Rays get Gavin Lux (shoulder) back from the injured list.

  • Oswald Peraza 3B | LAA

    Angels' Oswald Peraza: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Peraza is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    Peraza has gone 4-for-11 with a homer while starting the first three games of the year at second base. Adam Frazier will pick up a start at the keystone Sunday to close out the series in Houston.

  • Coby Mayo 3B | BAL

    Orioles' Coby Mayo: Third straight start to begin 2026

    Mayo will start at third base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Twins.

    With Jordan Westburg (elbow) opening the season on the injured list and expected to remain out into May, Mayo has begun the campaign as the everyday third baseman. He'll make his third straight start after going 0-for-5 with two walks and a stolen base in the first two contests. Mayo could eventually face competition for playing time from Blaze Alexander and Jeremiah Jackson, who have split time at the keystone while Jackson Holliday (hand) has been on the IL.

  • Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE

    Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Enters franchise record book again

    Ramirez went 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over Seattle.

    Ramirez added his name to the franchise record book again. His sixth-inning double plated the Guardians' first run and was the 400th of his career, making him the third player in franchise history to amass that many doubles. In 2025, he set the franchise record for career extra-base hits and multi-home run games. Thus far in 2026, Ramirez is 2-for-14 with two doubles and three RBI over the first three games.

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