MLB Player News
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Ramon Urias 3B | STL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Drives in three
Urias went 1-for-3 with a three-run double in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Tigers.
Urias provided a big hit in the third inning, lacing a bases-loaded double to give Baltimore a 4-0 lead. The infielder hadn't driven in a run since April 10 versus Oakland. He's maintained a .240/.356/.380 slash line with a home run, seven RBI, seven runs scored, four doubles and a 5:19 BB:K through 59 plate appearances this season, though it's his solid defense that will help him stay in the lineup when his bat's cold.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Swats eighth homer
Devers went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss against Milwaukee.
Devers hadn't homered in his previous six games, his longest drought of the season. The third baseman brought the Red Sox within one run thanks to a sixth inning two-run shot. Devers has a .925 OPS this season, which would be a career high.
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Tyler Freeman 3B | COL
Guardians' Tyler Freeman: Returns to lineup Saturday
Freeman (shoulder) is hitting eighth and playing third base against the Marlins on Saturday for the second game of a doubleheader.
Freeman has missed the past few games with a shoulder injury, but he'll return for the second game of a twin bill. Jose Ramirez will be the designated hitter for the contest with Gabriel Arias handling the shortstop duties and Amed Rosario out of the lineup.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Late addition to lineup
Henderson was added to the Orioles' lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers when Jorge Mateo (hip) was scratched.
Henderson was set for a day off but will instead bat eighth and start at shortstop. He's disappointed in the early going this season, particularly in terms of his 34.3 percent strikeout rate, but he may be turning this around recently, striking out just three times in his last four games while recording four hits.
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Athletics' Jace Peterson: Not starting Saturday
Peterson will be on the bench Saturday against the Rangers.
Peterson has been in nearly a strict platoon this season, starting just once against a lefty. With Andrew Heaney on the mound Saturday, Aledmys Diaz gets the nod at third base.
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Oswald Peraza 3B | LAA
Yankees' Oswald Peraza: Reaches twice, steals base
Peraza went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jays. He also walked once.
Peraza's steal is his first in the majors this season, but the sixth when you count the five he had in nine games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 22-year-old infielder has significant speed and would be a major contributor to the category for fantasy players if he was to get an everyday role with the Yankees, but there's just no guarantee that will happen for Peraza in 2023.
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Not starting Saturday
Henderson will get the day off Saturday against the Tigers, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Henderson is walking at a 21.4 percent clip this season but isn't doing much else at the plate, hitting .185/.371/.296 with one home run. He'll sit for the fourth time in the first 20 games as a result, with Ramon Urias starting at the hot corner.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Walks off Blue Jays with single
LeMahieu hit a pinch-hit walkoff single to help the Yankees to a 3-2 win over Toronto on Saturday.
LeMahieu began this contest on the bench, but with the bases loaded and no outs, he singled home pinch runner Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Yankees the win. That's the eighth RBI of the season for LeMahieu, and perhaps one that helps him break out of the 1-for-13 slump he was in prior to Saturday's contest.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Rays' Isaac Paredes: Not in Saturday's lineup
Paredes will sit Saturday against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Paredes has homered three times in 18 games this season, not far from his pace of 20 homers in 111 games last year, but his overall .219/.286/.375 slash line is unimpressive. Taylor Walls will get the start at third base in his absence.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Heads to bench
LeMahieu will sit Saturday against the Blue Jays.
After starting five straight games at the hot corner, LeMahieu served as the designated hitter Friday and will now some rest the next day. He's striking out at a 29.9 percent clip this season, more than double his career 14.7 percent mark, but his overall .237/.328/.458 slash line is good for a 122 wRC+. Oswald Peraza will get the start at third base.