MLB Player News
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: Receiving afternoon off
Story is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
David Hamilton will step in at shortstop while Story heads to the bench for the first time since April 20 in what appears to be a routine maintenance day. While starting in each of Boston's last 12 games, Story went just 9-for-50 at the dish, dropping his season-long batting average from .318 to .267.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Remains hot Saturday
Crawford went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to the Rangers on Saturday.
Crawford swatted the first pitch of the game -- an 88-mph sinker from Patrick Corbin -- over the right-field fence, but that proved to be the only run the Mariners managed to score in the contest. The long ball extended Crawford's hitting streak to 11 games, a span during which he's batting .386 (17-for-44) with three homers and 13 RBI. Prior to the red-hot stretch, the veteran shortstop had knocked in just four runs over his first 20 games of 2025.
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Bo Bichette SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Belts first homer of season
Bichette went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Guardians.
The shortstop drove the first pitch he saw from Gavin Williams over the left-field fence to lead off the bottom of the first inning. The home run was Bichette's first of the season, and his first in 11 months, with his previous long ball coming May 27, 2024. While his power has been slow to return, Bichette is otherwise enjoying something of a bounce-back campaign, slashing .284/.320/.376 through 33 games with three steals, 13 runs and 14 RBI.
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Chandler Simpson CF | TB
Rays' Chandler Simpson: Swipes two bags off bench
Simpson entered Saturday's 3-2 win over the Yankees as a pinch runner in the eighth inning, swiping two bags and scoring a run before grounding out in his only plate appearance in the ninth.
With the Rays down 2-1, the rookie speedster replaced Christopher Morel at first base after a leadoff single, and Simpson pilfered both second and third before being driven home by Curtis Mead. It's the first time in 13 big-league games that Simpson has stolen multiple bags, but it likely won't be the last. He's slashing .286/.327/.306 to begin his career with five stolen bases in six attempts.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Tweaks left shoulder
Volpe said after Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Rays that he felt a "pop" in his left shoulder in the eighth inning, Max Goodman of NJ.com reports.
Volpe injured his left shoulder while diving for a groundball, but he was able to stay in the game after being checked on by trainers. X-rays after Saturday's game came back clean, but the 24-year-old shortstop will undergo further testing and is in jeopardy of missing Sunday's series finale. Oswaldo Cabrera and Pablo Reyes could fill in at shortstop if Volpe were to be sidelined.
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Jonathan Ornelas SS | ATL
Rangers' Jonathan Ornelas: Sent back to Round Rock
The Rangers optioned Ornelas to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
Ornelas was brought onto the active roster Friday to replace Nick Ahmed but will now head back to the minors to make room for Corey Seager, who was activated from the IL on Saturday. Ornelas hasn't had much success at the plate this season, going 0-for-5 during his brief stints in the majors and logging a .414 OPS across 67 Triple-A plate appearances.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Activated from IL
The Rangers reinstated Seager (hamstring) from the injured list Saturday.
Seager has been out of action since April 23 due to a strained right hamstring, but the 10-day minimum is all he needed to make a full recovery. He'll slide back into his usual role as Texas' everyday shortstop and look to pick up where he left off after slashing .302/.362/.524 during April. Jonathan Ornelas was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move.
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Chandler Simpson CF | TB
Rays' Chandler Simpson: Idle vs. left-hander
Simpson isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Simpson will step out of the starting nine Saturday with left-hander Ryan Yarbrough set to take the mound for New York. Christopher Morel, Kameron Misner and Jose Caballero will start across the Rays' outfield.
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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: Provides only offense for Halos
Neto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-1 loss to the Tigers.
He led off the bottom of the first inning by driving the first pitch he saw from Tarik Skubal into the rocks in straightaway center field at Angel Stadium, but it was all the offense the Halos could muster on the night. Neto has hit safely in eight straight games as he quickly makes up for his belated start to the season, batting .364 (12-for-33) during that streak with three doubles, three homers, four steals, four RBI and five runs.
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Trey Sweeney SS | DET
Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Lifts off in win
Sweeney went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-1 win over the Angels.
Sweeney hit his second home run of the season in the seventh inning, which at the time tied the game at 1-1 before the Tigers exploded for eight runs in the ninth. The shortstop is riding a modest three-game hitting streak, though he hasn't had a multi-hit performance since April 18, which has kept him from building much momentum.