MLB Player News
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Receiving Sunday off
Seager is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Seager went 3-for-12 with a run and three strikeouts over the first three games of the series, and he'll sit for Sunday's finale. Jonathan Ornelas, who was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock, will start at shortstop and bat eighth.
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Kevin Newman 3B | LAA
Angels' Kevin Newman: Heads to bench Sunday
Newman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
With Zach Neto (shoulder) on the shelf, Newman began the season as the Angels' top shortstop, starting the team's first two games while going 0-for-6 with a strikeout. He'll give way to Tim Anderson at shortstop Sunday, and Newman will likely need to pick up the pace at the plate if he's to remain atop the depth chart until Neto returns.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: On bench Sunday
Story is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
Story batted fifth in the first three games of the season but will head to the bench Sunday after going 1-for-11 with a walk, two stolen bases and two runs. David Hamilton will step in at shortstop and bat eighth in the series finale at Texas.
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Daniel Schneemann 2B | CLE
Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Starts at second base
Schneemann started at second base and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Kansas City.
The lefty-hitting Schneemann handled second base against a right-hander, after the righty-hitting Gabriel Arias started Opening Day against a lefty. It's unclear if the keystone will be a strict platoon, but it would juice Schneemann's fantasy viability if it is. Depending on the state of Jose Ramirez's wrist, both Schneemann and Arias could be in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Royals.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Goes deep again Saturday
Volpe went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional run and two walks in a 20-9 thrashing of Milwaukee on Saturday.
Volpe played his part on a historic day for the Yankees, smashing one of the team's franchise-record nine homers with a three-run blast to left field in the second inning. The 23-year-old has gone deep in each of New York's first two games of the campaign after hitting a modest 12 homers over 688 plate appearances last season. In fact, both of Volpe's hits so far have left the yard.
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Bo Bichette SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Collects four hits in loss
Bichette went 4-for-4 with a walk, two doubles and two runs in a 9-5 loss to the Orioles on Saturday.
The 27-year-old has a hot bat to start the 2025 season, hitting .500 (6-for-12) in the early going with three runs, two doubles, one walk and no strikeouts. As long as he can stay healthy, Bichette figures to be a good candidate for runs hitting atop the Blue Jays offense in 2025.
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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Cracks first homer of season
Pena went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Saturday's 2-1 win over the Mets.
Pena got the scoring started in the fifth inning when he took Griffin Canning deep for a 363-foot solo homer to left field. Pena is looking to build off a solid 2024 campaign in which he slashed .266/.308/.394 with 20 stolen bases, 15 home runs and 70 RBI across 650 plate appearances. Pena and the Astros will enjoy a team day off Sunday before starting up a three-game home series against the Giants on Monday.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: Swipes second bag
Story went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 4-1 loss to Texas.
Story singled in the fourth inning, stole second and came in to score on a Wilyer Abreu single. It was the second steal in as many games for Story, who had double-digit steals each season from 2018 to 2023. His first three years with Boston have not gone well (.693 OPS, 163 games), making it easy to forget his level of production while with Colorado. The 32-year-old may never get back to those Rockies' numbers, but a healthy Story will serve as a middle-of-the-order bat for Boston.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Plays field Friday
Seager started at shortstop and went 1-for-4 in Friday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.
Seager was held out of the field and instead served as the designated hitter in Thursday's opener due to a recent calf issue. The Rangers exercised caution with the shortstop, whose calf injury was always considered minor.
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Max Muncy SS | ATH
Athletics' Max Muncy: Hits first MLB homer
Muncy went 1-for-5 with a solo home run during the Athletics' 7-0 victory over Seattle on Friday.
Muncy can officially check "first MLB hit" and "first MLB home run" off his bucket list, as he accomplished both on one swing of the bat against Tayler Saucedo during the eighth inning of Friday's contest. Although he now boasts a career .500 slugging percentage, fantasy managers should view the 22-year-old as more of a contact hitter while he fills in for the injured Zack Gelof (wrist) at second base.