MLB Player News
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Casey Schmitt SS | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Seeing steady action at DH
Schmitt will start at designated hitter and bat cleanup in Sunday's game against the Orioles, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Schmitt has yet to play defense since experiencing back tightness late last week, but after making some progress in his recovery, he's been able to reclaim a regular role at DH. He'll be making his fourth start in five games after doubling four times and adding a single in 12 at-bats over his previous three contests.
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Harrison Bader CF | SF
Giants' Harrison Bader: Hitting bench amid slump
Bader is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Jung Hoo Lee will slide over from his usual spot in right field to cover center in place of Bader, who will sit for the second time in four games. Bader has gotten off to a sluggish start to his first season with San Francisco, slashing just .115/.145/.192 with one home run, zero steals, three RBI and four runs across 55 plate appearances.
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Caleb Durbin 3B | BOS
Red Sox's Caleb Durbin: Collects two RBI in win
Durbin went 1-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 7-1 win over St. Louis.
Durbin was part of Boston's five-run ninth inning, the team's highest scoring inning of the season. His two-run single made it a 5-1 game, and he scored the final run. Durbin has at least one RBI in three of the last four games, but his .114/.188/.136 slash line has been a drag on the Red Sox.
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Will Benson RF | CIN
Reds' Will Benson: Playing time slipping
Benson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
After beginning the season with starts in Cincinnati's first five games against right-handed pitching, Benson finds himself on the bench Sunday for the fourth time in the past six contests, all of which have been versus righties. Noelvi Marte is starting in right field and batting eighth in the series finale versus the Halos and appears to be the Reds' preferred option at the position.
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Patrick Bailey C | CLE
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Resting Sunday
Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Daniel Susac will get the call behind the plate for the series finale while Bailey rests for the day game after a night game. Bailey has shouldered one of the heavier workloads among all catchers so far this season, making starts in 13 of the Giants' first 16 games.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Reds' Ke'Bryan Hayes: On bench Sunday
Hayes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Hayes started the first two contests of the series versus the Halos and will take a seat for Sunday's finale with his hitless streak now extended to five games. Eugenio Suarez will step in at third base while Nathaniel Lowe receives a start at designated hitter.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Giants' Luis Arraez: Not starting due to bruised wrist
Arraez (wrist) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
With a team off day coming Monday, the Giants will give Arraez at least two days to recover from the right wrist contusion that forced him out of Saturday's 6-2 loss. Christian Koss will pick up a start at second base Sunday in Arraez's stead, but manager Tony Vitello said that he's targeting Tuesday's game in Cincinnati for Arraez's return to the lineup, per Slusser.
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Anthony Eyanson SP | BOS
Red Sox's Anthony Eyanson: Dominant start at Greenville
Eyanson did not allow a hit and struck out seven over 4.1 scoreless innings for High-A Greenville on Saturday.
Eyanson was brilliant in his second pro start, setting down all 13 batters he faced. The 21-year-old right-hander has allowed one run and three hits while recording 13 strikeouts over 7.1 innings (16.5 K/9) to begin the year. Since being drafted out of LSU in 2025, Eyanson's fastball velocity has increased, per Brendan Samson of MLB.com. After averaging 92-94 mph in college, one of his four-seamers touched 100.2 mph during the Spring Breakout game in March.
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Matt Svanson P | STL
Cardinals' Matt Svanson: Implodes in loss to Red Sox
Svanson was charged with five runs on six hits and a walk over one inning of work in Saturday's loss to the Red Sox.
Svanson retired the final two batters in the top of the eighth inning to keep the Cardinals' deficit at 2-0. He remained in for the top of the ninth after Boston's lead had been cut to one but yielded six consecutive one-out singles as the visitors effectively put the game away. Svanson came into the season as part of the high-leverage picture, but he might need a reset in the minors after posting a 15.58 ERA and 7:6 K:BB over his first 8.2 innings.
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Joe Rock P | TB
Rays' Joe Rock: Dispatched to minors
The Rays optioned Rock to Triple-A Durham on Sunday.
He'll give up his spot on the 26-man roster to right-hander Drew Rasmussen (personal), who was activated from the family medical emergency list ahead of his scheduled start Sunday against the Yankees. After being recalled from Triple-A on Friday, Rock didn't make any appearances out of the bullpen.