MLB Player News
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Jose Iglesias SS | SD
Padres' Jose Iglesias: Picking up start at 3B
Iglesias will start at third base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
With Manny Machado getting a day out of the dirt and serving as the team's designated hitter, the Padres will have room in the infield for Iglesias, who picks up his second start in eight games. Iglesias is slashing just .244/.309/.285 over 138 plate appearances in his first season in San Diego, and playing time could remain scarce for the veteran while the Padres have all of their key infielders available.
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Getting rare off day
Winn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Winn started the previous 35 games but will hit the bench Sunday while in the midst of a 9-for-49 (.184 batting average) slump. Jose Barrero will take over at shortstop and bat ninth versus Milwaukee righty Quinn Priester.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Instrumental in comeback win
Perdomo went 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple, three RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-7 win over the Padres.
Perdomo delivered a bases-loaded triple as part of a five-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and then beat a throw at the plate to register the winning run. The three RBI bumped his season total to a career-high 49 (second on team) over 69 games. There's been nothing fluky about Perdomo's run production in 2025; his .279 BABIP is tied for 111th in MLB, and his barrel (4.9 percent) and hard-hit (33.5 percent) rates have jumped up significantly beyond his career norms.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Goes deep Saturday
Swanson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Pirates.
Swanson took Pittsburgh reliever Ryan Borucki deep in the sixth inning, giving him 13 home runs on the season. The shortstop has been solid recently with a .278 batting average and two long balls across his last five games. Swanson should be able to surpass last season's total of 16 homers fairly soon if he stays healthy, and his career high of 27 long balls also remains well within reach.
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Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Resting Saturday
Edwards isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Washington.
Edwards will catch a breather Saturday after going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's series opener. Javier Sanoja will fill in at the keystone and bat ninth.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Keeps power surge going
Adames went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Dodgers.
Adames has homered in three of his last four games, going 6-for-16 (.375) with six RBI in that span. The shortstop went just 2-for-30 over his 10 contests prior to this power surge. Recent success aside, it continues to be a challenging first year in San Francisco for Adames, who is batting .204 with a .635 OPS, eight homers, 32 RBI, 37 runs scored and three stolen bases over 69 games.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Crosses home plate thrice
Abrams went 3-for-6 with three runs scored in Friday's 11-9 loss to the Marlins.
Abrams reached base safely on three singles and came home to score in the third, seventh and eighth innings. Friday marked the eighth time that he has recorded at least three hits in a game, two of which have come over his last four outings. Abrams is slashing .270/.335/.412 with 11 steals, 14 doubles, nine home runs and 22 RBI across 246 plate appearances this season.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Huge performance in loss
De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 11-5 loss to the Tigers.
De La Cruz enjoyed his first game with three or more hits since March 31, highlighted by a solo home run in the fifth inning. The 23-year-old has been on a tear in June, tallying four multi-hit efforts with seven extra-base hits, six RBI, nine runs scored and three steals through 11 games. On the year, he's slashing .267/.347/.477 with 14 homers, 46 RBI, 52 runs scored and 20 steals across 300 plate appearances.
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Ryan Ritter SS | COL
Rockies' Ryan Ritter: First off day since promotion
Ritter is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Atlanta.
The Rockies recalled the 24-year-old on June 6 after placing Ezequiel Tovar (oblique) on the IL. Ritter has started at shortstop in all six of Colorado's games since, logging a hit each contest with a pair of triples and four RBI. He'll get a well-earned night off Friday as Orlando Arcia fills in at short.
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Seaver King SS | WAS
Nationals' Seaver King: Finding footing at Double-A
King has gone 9-for-38 (.237) with only one extra-base hit (a home run) in nine games since getting a promotion to Double-A Harrisburg.
Prior to getting bumped up to Harrisburg, the 10th overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft had been slashing .329/.351/.452 over his last 18 games for High-A Wilmington with an 11.4 percent strikeout rate, a massive improvement on the 28.7 percent K rate he posted in his first 27 contests this season. King's 19.5 percent rate so far at Double-A is a step back, but it's still a solid number for a prospect whose primary selling points as a dynasty asset are his hit tool, speed and potential defensive versatility.