MLB Player News
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Nick Castellanos RF | SD
Padres' Nick Castellanos: Not in San Diego lineup
Castellanos is out of the lineup for Friday's game in Boston.
Castellanos' playing time early in his tenure with the Padres has been erratic. He did not start the first two games of the season, then started three straight and has now been back on the bench for two games in a row. Miguel Andujar is in the designated hitter spot for San Diego, and he and Castellanos are likely to continue sharing playing time in the slot.
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Padres' Freddy Fermin: Taking seat Friday
Fermin is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Boston.
It will be Luis Campusano doing the catching. Fermin has made four starts to Campusano's three behind the plate thus far, and a similar playing time breakdown seems likely to continue.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Out of lineup Friday
Pages is not in the lineup for Friday's contest in Detroit.
Ivan Herrera is getting the start at catcher, so Pages will take a seat. Pages is 3-for-15 with one home run and a 0:4 BB:K in his first five games this season.
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JJ Wetherholt 2B | STL
Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt: Getting first day off
Wetherholt is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Detroit.
Left-hander Framber Valdez is taking the mound for the Tigers, so it's a sensible spot to give the lefty-swinging Wetherholt his first day off. Thomas Saggese will cover second base for the Cardinals.
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Back in lineup Friday
Winn (undisclosed) will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Friday's game versus the Tigers.
Winn was involved in a car accident Wednesday prior to the Cardinals' off day Thursday, but he emerged uninjured and won't have to miss any games. The shortstop is just 4-for-25 with one stolen base and a 2:5 BB:K in his first 27 plate appearances this season.
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Tim Tawa 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa: Covers left field Thursday
Tawa entered Thursday's game in the eighth inning to play left field after Jordan Lawlar (wrist) was removed from a 17-2 loss to Atlanta.
Lawlar was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning but stayed in the game to run the bases. Tawa entered in the top of the eighth and was hitless in his lone plate appearance. X-rays on Lawlar's wrist came back negative, but he'll undergo a precautionary CT scan Friday. Lawlar's availability for Friday's game is unclear. Should he miss any time, Tawa or Jorge Barrosa will likely replace him in the outfield.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Giants' Rafael Devers: Launches first long ball
Devers went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in a 7-2 win over the Mets on Thursday.
Devers accounted for the final run of the contest with a solo shot to center field in the sixth inning -- his first homer and first RBI of the season. The slugger now has three multi-hit games across seven contests, though he's also gone hitless three times. Overall, Devers is slashing .259/.333/.407 through 30 plate appearances.
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Daniel Susac C | SF
Giants' Daniel Susac: Reaches four times in first MLB start
Susac went 3-for-3 with a walk Thursday in a 7-2 win against the Mets.
Susac won the Giants' backup catcher role in spring training, but this was the first time he had an opportunity to start (he did enter as a defensive replacement Wednesday). Susac singled in his first MLB plate appearance in the second inning and went on to reach three more times on two additional singles and a walk. Patrick Bailey is entrenched as San Francisco's starting catcher, so Susac probably isn't going to see extensive playing time.