MLB Player News
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Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA
Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Gets start at second base
Adrianza is in Saturday's starting lineup against the White Sox playing second base and batting ninth.
Adrianza will start against left-hander Dallas Keuchel with Luis Arraez moving to the bench. Adrianza will reprise his role as a utility player but could get regular starts at second base when the Twins face a lefty.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Opens season with two-hit effort
Adames went 2-for-3 with an RBI single and a walk in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.
Adames' eighth-inning single brought the Rays to within two runs before the comeback stalled. The 24-year-old shortstop will look to build on a 2019 season that saw him take a step back in both batting average and on-base percentage but that also featured new career highs in home runs (20) and RBI (52).
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Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU
Astros' Aledmys Diaz: Lands on injured list
Diaz was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right groin strain, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Diaz exited Friday's game after suffering a groin injury and received an examination later in the night. The issue is serious enough to land him on the 10-day injured list, although it's unclear exactly how much time he'll miss. Taylor Jones was called up in a corresponding move.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Not starting Saturday
Bogaerts is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
After battling a hamstring injury at the end of camp, Bogaerts was in the starting nine for Opening Day on Friday. However, he'll get a day off in Saturday's day game after Friday's night game. Tzu-Wei Lin will start at second base, batting ninth.
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Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU
Astros' Aledmys Diaz: Injury clarified
Diaz's injury suffered during Friday's win over the Mariners was to his right groin, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
The injury was originally considered a leg strain, so this provides clarity for fantasy players. Diaz, who started the game as the designated hitter in place of the injured Yordan Alvarez (undisclosed), was replaced by Abraham Toro.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Picks up from last year
Anderson batted leadoff and went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Friday's 10-5 loss to the Twins.
Anderson, who won the American League batting title in 2019, was back at it to start 2020. He's expected to remain up in the order, although there is a chance manager Rick Renteria eventually moves Luis Robert, a leadoff hitter in the minors, atop the order once the rookie acclimates to MLB pitching.
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Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU
Astros' Aledmys Diaz: Suffers leg injury
Diaz felt a strain in his leg during Friday's win against the Mariners, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
Diaz went 1-for-2 with a run in Friday's win, but he was replaced late in the game by Abraham Toro. Manager Dusty Baker revealed after the game that Diaz is being examined Friday night for a leg strain that he felt during the game. Whether the issue impacts the 29-year-old's availability going forward remains to be seen.
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Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU
Astros' Aledmys Diaz: In Opening Day Lineup
Diaz will bat eighth and serve as the designated hitter in Friday's Opening Day game against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
There had been speculation that Diaz would be the team's primary designated hitter against lefties early in the year, and that's been proven true in this one with Marco Gonzales on the hill for Seattle. Yordan Alvarez was cleared to begin baseball activities Friday after missing the entirety of summer camp for undisclosed reasons, however, so Diaz's claim to even part of the DH role likely won't last too long.
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Rosell Herrera SS | KC
Yankees' Rosell Herrera: Doesn't make Opening Day roster
Herrera (heel) is not included on the Yankees' active 30-man roster.
Herrera was once a candidate for a roster spot after impressing during spring training, but he dealt with pain in both heels throughout much of summer camp and wasn't able to play in any of the team's three exhibition contests. It remains to be seen whether the 27-year-old will be placed on the injured list or assigned to the team's alternate training site.
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Yu Chang SS | TB
Indians' Yu Chang: Earns spot on 30-man roster
Chang earned a spot on the team's 30-man roster to begin the regular season, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Chang was optioned to Triple-A at the end of spring training, but he got another chance to earn a spot in the majors this summer. With the expanded 30-man rosters to start the regular season, the 24-year-old will get the chance to play a reserve infield role in the majors. He slashed .178/.286/.274 with one home run and six RBI over 28 games in the big leagues last year.