MLB Player News
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Not starting Sunday
O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
O'Hoppe has gone 3-for-11 with a run scored in the first three games of the season, but he's also struck out five times and committed three errors. Travis d'Arnaud will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Jack Kochanowicz.
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Luisangel Acuna 2B | CHW
White Sox's Luisangel Acuna: On bench Sunday
Acuna is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
The 24-year-old picked up starts in center field and shortstop in the first two games of the season, going 1-for-7 at the dish. With former Mets teammate Brandon Sproat on the mound for Milwaukee, Acuna will cede his spot in the lineup Sunday to Tristan Peters, who will draw the start in center field and bat ninth.
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Lenyn Sosa 2B | TOR
White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Absent from lineup again
Sosa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Despite slugging a team-high 22 home runs in 2025, Sosa's path to an everyday role got cloudier over the winter following the additions of Munetaka Murakami and Austin Hays. The White Sox have opened the season with matchups against three straight right-handed starting pitchers, and Sosa has been on the bench to begin two of those games, going 0-for-6 with three strikeouts when he has gotten into the lineup.
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Walbert Urena SP | LAA
Angels' Walbert Urena: Demoted to Triple-A
The Angels optioned Urena to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
The 22-year-old cracked the Halos' Opening Day roster and recorded two outs without allowing a run Opening Day, but he surrendered six runs (all unearned) on four hits and two walks to take the loss Saturday against the Astros. Urena should get another look with the Angels later this season, but for now Shaun Anderson will take his roster spot to round out the bullpen. Manager Kurt Suzuki confirmed that Urena will get stretched back out as a starter in the minors as a member of Salt Lake's rotation, per Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com.
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Shaun Anderson RP | LAA
Angels' Shaun Anderson: Contract selected
The Angels selected Anderson's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
The right-hander re-signed with the Angels on a minor-league contract in January, and it didn't take long for him to make it to the majors this season. Anderson struggled in seven big-league appearances last year, giving up 13 earned runs with an 11:3 K:BB over 11.1 innings.
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David Festa P | MIN
Twins' David Festa: Not yet throwing off mound
Festa (shoulder) is about two weeks from beginning to pitch off a mound, Twins General Manager Jeremy Zoll told the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Festa recently resumed a throwing program after being shut down in late February due to a right shoulder impingement. However it sounds like he'll need several weeks before he can begin a minor-league rehab assignment. Festa was already coming back from thoracic outlet syndrome, which he dealt with last September, so expect the Twins to be cautious with his return.
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Kendry Rojas SP | MIN
Twins' Kendry Rojas: Working back from hamstring strain
Rojas (hamstring) is scheduled to face hitters in simulated at-bats March 31, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Rojas has started the minor-league season on the Triple-A injured list with a right hamstring strain. The 23-year-old southpaw was acquired from Toronto at the deadline in the Louis Varland deal.
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Jake Fraley RF | TB
Rays' Jake Fraley: Scratched from Sunday's lineup
Fraley was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals due to right shoulder soreness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports..
Fraley was set to start in right field and bat third but will now step out of the lineup to tend to an injury to his non-throwing shoulder, which he sustained while attempting to make a diving play in the outfield in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning loss, per Ryan Bass of Rays.tv. Manager Kevin Cash said that he expects Fraley to be OK, but Jonny DeLuca will spell Fraley in right field for Sunday's contest.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Taking seat Sunday
Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Narvaez started behind the plate in the first two games of the season and will get a breather in Sunday's series finale after going 3-for-6 with a run and a strikeout. Connor Wong will instead do the catching for lefty Connelly Early.
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Nathan Lukes RF | TOR
Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Cedes LF to Sanchez on Sunday
Lukes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Toronto has now used three different starters in left field and in the No. 2 spot in the batting order in its first three games, with Jesus Sanchez receiving the nod Sunday after Lukes got the Opening Day nod and Davis Schneider started Saturday against lefty Jeffrey Springs. Schneider is the preferred short-side platoon option of the trio, but Lukes and Sanchez may be stuck in a timeshare against righties unless one of them gets hot at the plate.