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  • Ben Williamson 3B | SEA

    Mariners' Ben Williamson: Getting Sunday off

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

    Miles Mastrobuoni will cover third base in the series finale while Williamson sits after starting each of the Mariners' last eight games. Williamson is batting a credible .256 over 50 games since earning a call-up from Triple-A Tacoma on April 13, but he isn't providing much in the way of fantasy juice. He's logged just one home run and two stolen bases, and both his run (25) and RBI (13) totals have been weighted down due to the fact that he typically bats eighth or ninth in the order.

  • Josh Jung 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Jung: Off for 'mental day'

    Jung is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

    Jung is batting .143 (7-for-49) with 16 strikeouts since the start of June, so manager Bruce Bochy decided to give the third baseman a "mental day" to reset, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News. Ezequiel Duran will fill in at third base.

  • Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU

    Astros' Isaac Paredes: Sitting again Sunday

    Paredes (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

    Manager Joe Espada said after Paredes suffered a hamstring injury Thursday that the third baseman could miss a few additional games, so it's not a significant surprise he's on the bench Sunday. Luis Guillorme is starting at the hot corner.

  • Marcelo Mayer SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer: Idle against lefty Sunday

    Mayer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

    The Red Sox have faced left-handed starting pitchers in all three games of the series with the Yankees, and Mayer has been on the bench for two of them. The rookie will cede third base to Abraham Toro on Sunday as the Red Sox look to get some extra right-handed bats in the lineup.

  • Ramon Urias 2B | HOU

    Orioles' Ramon Urias: Maintaining steady role

    Urias will start at third base and bat second in Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Jordan Westburg's return from the injured list Tuesday hasn't cut into Urias' playing time, as the veteran infielder will pick up his fourth start in five contests Sunday. Urias has turned in a respectable .740 OPS so far in June, and he should be in store for semi-regular starts at least until Tyler O'Neill (shoulder) is back from the injured list.

  • Royce Lewis 3B | MIN

    Twins' Royce Lewis: Goes on IL on Sunday

    The Twins placed Lewis (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list Sunday.

    A left hamstring strain will force Lewis to the IL for the second time this season, after he previously missed the first five and a half weeks of the campaign. Though the recurring nature of the injury is troubling, the Twins are hoping Lewis's absence won't be as lengthy this time around after an MRI revealed that his latest strain is of the mild variety. Even so, he'll likely to miss more than the minimum 10 days. With Brooks Lee and Willi Castro already playing nearly every day at other positions, Jonah Bride could end up seeing the biggest uptick in playing time while Lewis is sidelined.

  • Brooks Lee SS | MIN

    Twins' Brooks Lee: Accounts for team's only runs

    Lee went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Astros on Saturday.

    Minnesota's offense was held to three hits in the contest, but Lee kept the game close with his two-run blast off Hunter Brown in the fifth inning. The long ball extended Lee's hitting streak to 14 games, and he's batting .321 (18-for-56) with two homers, nine RBI, seven runs and a stolen base over that span. With Royce Lewis (hamstring) headed for the injured list, Lee should be set for an everyday role at third base for at least the short-term.

  • Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE

    Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Goes yard Saturday

    Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.

    Ramirez has been held hitless just twice over his last 35 games, with one of those instances being Friday against the Mariners. The third baseman rebounded with a fifth-inning homer Saturday, tying the game at 2-2. As usual, Ramirez has been one of the best players in baseball in 2025, and he's doing so this year with a little more success at the plate. He's slashing .329/.391/.552 with 13 homers, 20 stolen bases, 34 RBI, 43 runs scored, 15 doubles and one triple over 67 contests. He hasn't hit over .300 in a full season since 2017, but Ramirez has all of the tools to maintain strong production across the board.

  • Luis Rengifo 3B | LAA

    Angels' Luis Rengifo: Crushes two homers

    Rengifo went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs during Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Orioles.

    Rengifo entered the contest with just one homer through 61 games this year, but he went yard twice Saturday in Baltimore. The 28-year-old has been hitting well lately with six hits in his last four games, but his two home runs were the first to go for extra bases since May 17. He is now slashing .220/.252/.294 on the season.

  • Royce Lewis 3B | MIN

    Twins' Royce Lewis: Headed to injured list

    The Twins will place Lewis on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a left hamstring strain, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

    Lewis sat out Saturday's contest while the Twins ran tests on the hamstring that he injured Friday. He'll now spend at least the next 10 days on the shelf, though the Twins may take extreme caution bringing the 26-year-old back from the injured list since this is already the second time this season he's strained his left hamstring. Brooks Lee will likely pick up most of the starts at third base until Lewis returns.

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