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  • Eddie Rosario RF | MIL

    Dodgers' Eddie Rosario: Designated for assignment

    The Dodgers designated Rosario for assignment Sunday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

    The veteran outfielder joined the big-league roster Friday with Shohei Ohtani landing on the paternity list, but it will be a short stay in the majors with Ohtani rejoining the club Sunday. Rosario went 1-for-4 with a double in his two games with the team. Assuming he passes through waivers unclaimed, he could elect free agency or return to Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he has a .948 OPS through 14 contests this year.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Back Sunday, as expected

    Ohtani (personal) was reinstated from the paternity list and is expected to start at designated hitter Sunday against the Rangers, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

    Ohtani was away from the Dodgers for the past two games to attend the birth of his daughter, but he's back with the club for Sunday's series finale in Texas. Through 20 games this season, the 30-year-old has a .288/.380/.550 slash line with six homers, five steals eight RBI and 21 runs in 92 plate appearances.

  • Joc Pederson DH | TEX

    Rangers' Joc Pederson: Dropped to fifth

    Pederson batted fifth in the order and went 0-for-2 in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers.

    Pederson had consistently batted third to begin the 2025 campaign, but his season-opening slump finally prompted manager Bruce Bochy to move him down in the order, with Josh Smith taking over the third spot Saturday. Pederson is now 2-for-55 (.055) to start the season and could be in danger of more than being dropped in the order. Bochy might be tempted to give the hot-hitting Smith (.341), a super-utility player without a permanent home in the everyday lineup, more opportunities at DH ahead of Pederson.

  • Yandy Diaz DH | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Three hits in win

    Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI on Saturday against the Yankees.

    Diaz failed to record multiple hits across his first 10 starts of the campaign, but he continues to turn things around at the plate, as Saturday marked his fifth multi-hit effort in his last 11 starts. In that 11-game sample, Diaz has also managed three homers and five total extra-base hits to go along with seven RBI and seven runs scored.

  • Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Hits three-run homer in win

    Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.

    Devers opened the scoring with a three-run blast off Shane Smith in the fifth inning. The 28-year-old has hit safely in four straight contests and was intentionally walked in a tie game in the ninth inning. On the season, he's slashing .229/.343/.386 with two home runs, 12 RBI and 12 runs scored across 83 plate appearances.

  • Kyle Manzardo DH | CLE

    Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Blasts solo homer off Skenes

    Manzardo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Pirates.

    Manzardo gave the Guardians a two-run lead in the seventh inning, when he took the first pitch from Paul Skenes deep to right field for a solo homer. It was Manzardo's fifth homer of the season, which already ties his total from the 2024 regular season. The 24-year-old is top 10 in the American League in both home runs and RBI (13), and he ranks 16th in slugging percentage (.500) to start the year.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Expected to return Sunday

    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Ohtani (paternity) is expected to be back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Rangers, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

    Ohtani missed the first two games of the series to welcome the birth of his daughter, but he'll be back with the Dodgers for Sunday's finale. Eddie Rosario has served as the designated hitter for the Dodgers for the past two games, but he'll likely be dumped from the big-league roster once Ohtani is activated.

  • Ben Rice 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Suffers bruised elbow

    Rice was diagnosed with a left elbow contusion after getting hit by a pitch in Saturday's game against the Rays, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

    Rice was plunked twice during Saturday's contest and ran for himself on both occasions, but the Yankees decided to pull him in the sixth inning. The 26-year-old slugger also received X-rays and a CT scan on his elbow to make sure he didn't suffer any structural damage, and both tests came back negative, per Boland. He can be considered day-to-day.

  • Trevor Larnach DH | MIN

    Twins' Trevor Larnach: Sitting vs. LHP

    Larnach isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.

    With southpaw Chris Sale scheduled to take the mound for Atlanta, the left-handed bat of Larnach will stay put on the bench to begin Saturday's contest. Ryan Jeffers will serve as Minnesota's designated hitter instead while Christian Vazquez starts behind the dish.

  • Nick Maton DH | CHW

    White Sox's Nick Maton: Resting against lefty

    Maton is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

    The lefty-hitting Maton will stay put in Chicago's dugout with left-hander Garrett Crochet set to start on the bump for Boston. Maton's absence will create an opening for Jacob Amaya to join the starting nine as the White Sox's shortstop.

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