MLB Player News
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Gunnar Henderson 3B | BAL
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Named Double-A Player of the Week
Henderson was named the Eastern League Player of the Week with Double-A Bowie, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Henderson went 9-for-17 (.529) with a home run, four RBI, five runs scored and four stolen bases in his last five games. He's now slashing .309/.459/.506 through 25 games at the Double-A level this season, which bodes well for his chances of moving up to Triple-A Norfolk some time in the summer.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Reaches base three times in return
Moncada went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a walk Monday against the Guardians.
Moncada made his season debut after being sidelined for the first month by an oblique injury. He was hit by a pitch in his first plate appearance and scored his first run of the campaign on a wild pitch. He subsequently added a single and a free pass to reach base three times. Moncada hit second in the White Sox lineup and is projected to remain there consistently to begin his campaign.
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Taylor Walls 3B | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: On bench Monday
Walls isn't starting Monday against the Angels, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Walls has gone 0-for-15 with a run, a walk and eight strikeouts over his last four games, and he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three matchups. Yandy Diaz will shift to third base while Brett Phillips enters the lineup in right field.
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Abraham Toro 1B | BOS
Mariners' Abraham Toro: Launches game-tying homer
Toro went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in an extra-inning win over the Rays on Sunday.
Toro's game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning off Andrew Kittredge knotted the game at 1-1, setting the table for an eventual Ty France game-winning RBI single in the 10th. Toro has made quite the impact while drawing back-to-back starts, as he also launched a solo shot in Saturday's loss.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Makes return from IL
The White Sox reinstated Moncada (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Monday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Chicago has yet to unveil its lineup ahead of Monday's series opener against the Guardians, but manager Tony La Russa said Sunday that Moncada would slot in as the White Sox's No. 2 hitter in his 2022 debut, per Daryl Van Schouwen. Moncada was given the green light to rejoin the White Sox following a productive six-game rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte in which he slashed .318/.360/.636 with two home runs and a double.
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
White Sox's Jake Burger: Optioned to Triple-A
Burger was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Monday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Burger was moved to Triple-A as a result of Yoan Moncada (oblique) returning from the 10-day injured list Monday. The 26-year-old has produced a .239/.276/.352 slash line with two homers and seven RBI over 71 at-bats with the White Sox this season. It is likely he will return to the big-league club again at some point this summer.
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Ramon Urias 3B | STL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Sits for series finale
Urias is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
After picking up starts at the hot corner in each of the past four games -- including both ends of Sunday's doubleheader split -- Urias will take a seat for the series finale. Tyler Nevin replaces Urias at third base.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Slugs fifth homer
Bregman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored Sunday against the Tigers.
Bregman took Joe Jimenez yard in the fifth inning to record his fifth homer of the season. He has yet to get going at the plate -- he has just seven hits in 34 at-bats across his last 10 games -- but he has more walks than strikeouts and is suffering from a .228 BABIP. Bregman should be able to improve upon his .235 batting average going forward and remain a strong source of runs due to his strong on-base percentage.
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Tyler Nevin 3B | ATH
Orioles' Tyler Nevin: Starting Game 2
Nevin (groin) is starting in right field and batting sixth in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Royals, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Nevin has been sidelined since suffering the groin injury Tuesday against the Twins, but he's back in the lineup for Sunday's nightcap. He's gone 2-for-14 with three RBI and two runs through his first give games of 2022.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: On bench for nightcap Sunday
LeMahieu is out of the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Yankees.
LeMahieu will receive some routine maintenance after he played all nine innings at third base in the Yankees' 2-1 win in Game 1 while going 1-for-4 at the plate. Josh Donaldson, who rested in Game 1, will replace LeMahieu at the hot corner in the nightcap.