MLB Player News
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Kris Bryant DH | COL
Rockies' Kris Bryant: Getting afternoon off
Bryant is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Bryant will take a seat after he went 0-for-8 with three strikeouts while serving as Colorado's designated hitter in the first two games of the season. Hunter Goodman will get a day off from catching duties and spell Bryant as the Rockies' DH.
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Kyle Schwarber DH | PHI
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Slugs three-run homer in win
Schwarber went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in a 11-6 win over Washington on Saturday. He also had two strikeouts.
With Edmundo Sosa and Brandon Marsh aboard during the sixth inning, Schwarber deposited a Lucas Sims' sweeper into the stands for his second home run in as many games for the Phils. The 32-year-old slugger launched 38 homers in 2024 and is on his way to matching that to begin 2025.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL
Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Draws three walks Saturday
Ozuna went 0-for-1 with three walks and one strikeout during Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Padres.
Ozuna struck out in the first inning, but he showed more discipline over his next three plate appearances and managed to draw three walks for the fifth time in his major-league career. Ozuna has gone 2-for-7 with six walks and two RBI across the first three games of the season.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Notches first theft of campaign
Ohtani went 0-for-2 with two runs, two walks and a stolen base in a 7-3 win against Detroit on Saturday.
Though he ended the game without a hit for the first time this season, Ohtani drew two walks and scored twice. The superstar slugger also got into the stolen base column for the first time on the campaign with a swipe of second base in the seventh inning. After becoming MLB's first 50-50 player last year, there's some expectation that Ohtani will be less active on the basepaths this season, but Saturday served as a reminder that he's still capable of making an impact in that category.
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Rafael Devers DH | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Sets dubious MLB record
Devers went 0-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and three strikeouts during Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.
Devers managed to finally log his first RBI of the 2025 campaign when he drew a walk with the bases loaded in the second inning, but that the only highlight of the day for the 28-year-old. He punched out three more times Saturday (twice swinging) and has set a major-league record by striking out 10 times in the first three games of the regular season, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Devers will look to get back on track in Sunday's regular season finale against Jacob deGrom.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Taking cuts in cage
Stanton (elbows/calf) has been hitting indoors, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone relayed Thursday that Stanton had resumed swinging a bat, and Boone clarified Saturday that those swings have been indoors in a batting cage rather than just dry swings. Boone also stated that Stanton has had "a good couple of weeks" as the slugger works his way back from tennis elbow in both of his arms. There's still no timeline for when Stanton may be able to return to game action, but Boone's updates suggest that the 35-year-old is at least making progress after he was unable to take part in any exhibition contests this spring.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Idle Saturday
McCutchen isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Miami.
After going 1-for-7 with an RBI and a walk over the first two games of the series, McCutchen will take a seat Saturday. Bryan Reynolds will serve as Pittsburgh's DH instead while Jack Suwinski starts in right field.
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Resting Saturday
Steer isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus San Francisco.
After an 0-for-4 performance on Opening Day that saw Steer strike out three times, the 27-year-old will step out of the lineup Saturday. Jeimer Candelario will serve as Cincinnati's designated hitter instead, opening up third base for Santiago Espinal.
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Rafael Devers DH | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Strikeouts piling up
Devers went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Rangers.
Devers' first two games in a new role as the designated hitter have not been pretty. He's 0-for-8 with seven strikeouts (six swinging). While some may conclude the adjustment from playing the field to being a batter only has impacted Devers, Red Sox manager Alex Cora summed it up quite succinctly to Ian Browne of MLB.com. "Not catching up with the fastball," Cora said. "It's very simple. [He's getting] 3-2 counts. The at-bats are OK, but not being able to cash in." Devers didn't disagree with the manager. He dealt with injuries to both shoulders during spring training, which delayed his Grapefruit League debut until March 15, and finished the spring with just 15 plate appearances. That could be part of the issue, although Devers said he did the necessary work on his swing on the back fields.
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Joc Pederson DH | TEX
Rangers' Joc Pederson: In lineup against righty
Pederson started at designated hitter Friday and went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Friday's 4-1 win over Boston.
Pederson, who was held out of Thursday's season opener against a lefty, was in the lineup against a right-hander. However, Kevin Pillar pinch hit for Pederson with lefty Brennan Bernardino on the bump for the Red Sox in the eighth inning. Texas manager Bruce Bochy may be strict in using Pederson against right-handers only.