MLB Player News
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Cooper Ingle C | CLE
Guardians' Cooper Ingle: Shelved at Triple-A
Triple-A Columbus placed Ingle on the 7-day injured list April 24 with right hip inflammation.
Ingle seemed to be en route to forcing a promotion to the majors, as he was slashing .394/.630/.788 at the time of his injury, while walking 37 percent of the time and striking out at a modest 16.7-percent clip. Assuming Ingle returns in the coming days/weeks, he could supplant Bo Naylor, who has a -0.5 fWAR in 23 games.
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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Still out of lineup Thursday
Pasquantino (back) remains out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
Pasquantino will miss a second straight start with low-back tightness. The Athletics are also throwing lefty Jeffrey Springs, so it gives the Royals an opportunity to get more righties into the lineup. Salvador Perez is starting at first base and batting cleanup, and Elias Diaz checks into the lineup at catcher in the ninth spot.
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Samuel Basallo C | BAL
Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Resting for early game
Basallo is out of the lineup for the first game of the Orioles' doubleheader with the Astros.
Adley Rutschman will handle catching duties for the first game of the twin bill, but Basallo will presumably draw the start behind the plate for the nightcap. After producing four extra-base hits (two home runs, two doubles) over his last four games, Basallo has raised his season OPS nearly 200 points.
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Leody Taveras CF | BAL
Orioles' Leody Taveras: Idle for early game
Taveras is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Astros.
Colton Cowser will patrol center field for Baltimore in the first game of the day, but Taveras will likely enter the starting nine for the nightcap. Taveras has recorded at least one hit in 10 of his last 14 games, batting .267 with two home runs, one steal, 11 RBI and seven runs during that stretch.
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Tyler Soderstrom LF | ATH
Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Remains out of lineup Thursday
Soderstrom (shoulder/head) remains out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.
Soderstrom landed hard trying to make a diving catch in left field Tuesday and will sit for the second straight contest. The Royals are also throwing left-hander Noah Cameron on Thursday, which could play a part in the lefty-hitting Soderstrom getting a second straight day out of the lineup. Carlos Cortes is starting in left and batting sixth.
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Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH
Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Getting day off versus lefty
McNeil is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.
With lefty Noah Cameron on the mound for the Royals, McNeil will take a seat, as Zack Gelof makes the start at second base and bats eighth. McNeil has gone just 3-for-15 against left-handed pitching this season but is slashing .307/.361/.413 against righties.
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Brent Rooker DH | ATH
Athletics' Brent Rooker: Not in starting lineup Thursday
Rooker is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.
Despite the Royals starting lefty Noah Cameron, Rooker will be on the bench after going 0-for-13 at the plate in three games since returning from the injured list due to a strained oblique. Rooker is now slashing just .111/.206/.222 with two homers, eight RBI, five runs scored, two stolen bases and a 7:22 BB:K across 63 plate appearances this season.
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Thayron Liranzo C | DET
Tigers' Thayron Liranzo: Back in action at Double-A
Liranzo (oblique) has gone 2-for-8 with two doubles and an RBI in two games since being reinstated from Double-A Erie's 7-day injured list Tuesday.
Liranzo sustained a right oblique strain late in spring training and opened the season on the shelf, but he was cleared to make his 2026 debut for Erie this week after wrapping up a six-game rehab assignment in the Florida State League. The 22-year-old was added to the Tigers' 40-man roster over the winter, but he likely sits fourth on the organizational depth chart behind big-league catchers Dillon Dingler and Jake Rogers and Triple-A backstop Eduardo Valencia.
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Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Resuming rehab assignment next week
Holliday (hand) expects to resume his rehab assignment next week, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Holliday's return from a broken hamate bone in his right hand has gone about as rough as possible, as he's had to be pulled off his rehab assignment twice now due to nagging soreness in the surgically-repaired hand. There remains no firm timetable for his return to the Baltimore lineup, and he needs to show he can make it through several rehab contests without issue. Holliday has slashed just .176/.250/.235 across 56 plate appearances in the minors this season.
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Gerrit Cole SP | NYY
Yankees' Gerrit Cole: Reaches sixth inning in rehab start
Cole (elbow) struck out three and allowed allowed three earned runs on three hits and zero walks across 5.2 innings Wednesday in his rehab start with Double-A Somerset.
Making the third start of his rehab assignment, Cole retired the first 11 batters he faced and allowed just three baserunners on the day, though two of the hits he gave up left the yard. He spotted 45 of his 60 pitches for strikes during the outing and mixed in four pitches while sitting between 93 and 96 miles per hour with his velocity. Though his velocity remains down a few ticks from where it sat before he underwent Tommy John surgery last March, Cole's control has been excellent throughout his first three minor-league appearances; he's walked just one batter across 14.1 innings. The 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner is expected to make at least one more start in the minors before the Yankees decide if he's ready to come off the injured list for his 2026 big-league debut.