MLB Player News
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Goes yard in loss
Arenado went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 7-5 loss to the Royals in Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader.
Arenado went 0-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in the matinee contest. His homer tied the nightcap at 5-5, but the Cardinals didn't score again after that. The third baseman has three homers and 12 RBI over his last 13 contests, but he's gone just 9-for-49 (.184) with three walks in that span. After a hot start to the year, it looked like his struggles from the last two years were behind him, but overall he has a .228/.296/.379 slash line over 57 contests in 2025. Arenado has added seven homers, 31 RBI, 27 runs scored and one stolen base this season.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Multi-hit effort in win
Chapman went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Padres.
The third baseman singled in the third inning, then stole second and subsequently came around to score on a ground-rule double by Dominic Smith. Chapman added another single in the fifth, marking his fourth multi-hit performance in his last eight games. He's batting .429 with four runs scored, three RBI, three doubles and two home runs across 33 plate appearances during that span.
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Matt Shaw SS | CHC
Cubs' Matt Shaw: Big effort in win
Shaw went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Nationals. He also stole two bases.
Shaw was electric from the No. 8 spot in the order as he snapped a 1-for-13 slump that stretched across his previous four games. This was the rookie's second career game with three hits. It was also his second career game with multiple stolen bases, and he now has seven steals for the season in as many attempts. Shaw remains a work in progress at the plate, but his ability on the bases is giving his fantasy value a boost, and he has the potential to do even more with the bat as he gets more comfortable against MLB pitching.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Homers in loss
Riley went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 11-10 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Riley laced an RBI single and then came around in the score in the first inning before adding a solo home run in the fifth. Over his past 10 games, the third baseman has hit safely eight times with three homers, seven RBI and eight runs scored. For the season, he's slashing .273/.330/.446 with 11 long balls, 35 RBI, 33 runs scored and two steals across 270 plate appearances.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Idle for series finale
Muncy is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
The Dodgers and Mets are wrapping up their series with a day game after a night game, and southpaw David Peterson is on the hill for New York, so the left-handed-hitting Muncy will get the afternoon off. Miguel Rojas will check in at third base in place of Muncy, who went 7-for-19 with five home runs, three walks, 11 RBI and six runs while starting in each of the past five contests.
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Amed Rosario SS | NYY
Nationals' Amed Rosario: Swats clutch homer
Rosario went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over the Cubs.
The utility infielder broke open a scoreless tie with his third homer of the season, leading off the bottom of the seventh inning by driving the first pitch he saw from Matthew Boyd into the right-field bullpen. Rosario has been limited mainly to a short-side platoon role at third base of late -- Wednesday's start at third base was his first action since May 25 -- but he's hit safely in nine straight games, and since the beginning of May he's churned out a .366/.409/.610 slash line in 44 plate appearances with four doubles, two homers, five runs and 10 RBI. Jose Tena's been productive as well however, and there's no clear path to a bigger workload for Rosario.
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Connor Norby 2B | MIA
Marlins' Connor Norby: Nabs fifth steal
Norby went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Rockies.
It was the 24-year-old infielder's fifth steal of the season but first since May 10, as he was caught stealing on his only two attempts during that time. Norby's 88th percentile sprint speed suggests he could remain a steady contributor in stolen bases if he keeps getting opportunities, but reaching base has been an issue for him -- since the beginning of May he's slashing .248/.282/.381 with two homers, 10 runs and 13 RBI in 29 contests.
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Cam Collier 3B | CIN
Reds' Cam Collier: Begins brief stay in Dayton
Collier started at third base and went 1-for-3 with a walk and a double for High-A Dayton on Wednesday.
Collier, who was activated off the 60-day injured list Tuesday, made his season debut Wednesday. His stay with the Dragons is expected to a brief one, per the High-A Dayton website. Collier will soon move on to Double-A Chattanooga, where he had been expected to open the season prior to the thumb injury that landed him on the IL.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Slugs homer Wednesday
Chapman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 6-5 win against the Padres on Wednesday.
Chapman's lone hit was a big one, as he swatted a two-run homer to left field in the sixth inning to cut a four-run Padres lead in half. The long ball extended the veteran third baseman's on-base streak to seven games, a span in which he's batting .417 (10-for-24) with two homers, three doubles and three RBI. Chapman is batting just .236 on the campaign, but his .791 OPS ranks second on San Francisco, and he's added 11 homers along with five stolen bases through 61 contests.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Diagnosed with low-grade strain
Vientos was diagnosed with a low-grade strain in his right hamstring Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Now that the team has determined the severity of Vientos' injury, the plan is for him to rest and receive treatment for 10-14 days before returning to baseball activities. The 25-year-old had been splitting reps between third base and designated hitter before getting injured, and his absence has allowed the Mets to take a closer look at top prospect Ronny Mauricio.