MLB Player News
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Luke Raley RF | SEA
Mariners' Luke Raley: Remains red-hot
Raley went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run Saturday in an extra-inning loss to the Guardians.
Raley didn't start the contest, but he was summoned off the bench in the 10th inning. The veteran hitter came through with a two-run blast to center field to bring the Guardians within a run of tying the score. Raley has exactly one hit in each of his first three games this season, and each of his knocks has left the park. He already has three long balls and five RBI across nine plate appearances in 2026 after managing just four home runs and 19 runs batted iover 219 plate appearances last season.
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Chase DeLauter RF | CLE
Guardians' Chase DeLauter: Launches another long ball
DeLauter went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 6-5 extra-inning win over the Mariners on Saturday.
DeLauter looked like he could be stymied for the first time this season when he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts over his first four plate appearances. However, the eye-opening rookie saved his best for last, belting a two-run homer off All-Star reliever Andres Munoz in the 10th inning for what ended up being the decisive hit. DeLauter has now homered in the first three regular-season games of his career, and he's the early league leader with four home runs to go along with his .357/.357/1.214 slash line.
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Jake Meyers CF | HOU
Astros' Jake Meyers: Busy performance in win
Meyers went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 11-9 win over the Angels.
Meyers did a little bit of everything Saturday, showing off both power and speed with his first extra-base hit and steal of the year. The 29-year-old has close to an everyday role in center field in store for 2026, but the right-handed-hitting Meyers hasn't turned in an OPS higher than .727 in any of his prior four seasons and may struggle for consistent fantasy value.
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Wilyer Abreu CF | BOS
Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu: First home run of season in loss
Abreu went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBI in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Reds.
Abreu took a splitter from Emilio Pagan over the wall in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game 5-5 and send it to extra innings. Abreu had an RBI double two innings prior and is now 3-for-9 at the plate with the one home run and two RBI through two games to begin the regular season. Abreu should be in the lineup again Sunday versus Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder.
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Parker Meadows CF | DET
Tigers' Parker Meadows: Not in Saturday's lineup
Meadows is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Padres on Saturday.
Even though the Padres are sending right-hander Randy Vasquez to the mound Saturday, the lefty-hitting Meadows will open the game on the bench. The Tigers will start Riley Greene, Matt Vierling and Zach McKinstry in the outfield from left to right while Kerry Carpenter serves as the designated hitter. Through two regular-season games, Meadows has gone 1-for-5 with two RBI, one walk and one steal.
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Joshua Lowe RF | LAA
Angels' Josh Lowe: Slugs homer Friday
Lowe went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double in Friday's 6-2 win against Houston.
Lowe broke a 1-1 tie with his three-run blast in the second inning. It was the veteran outfielder's first home run as a member of the Angels, who acquired him in a trade with Tampa Bay in mid-January. Lowe has shown the ability to hit for power before -- he swatted 20 home runs with an .835 OPS over 501 plate appearances with Tampa Bay in 2023 -- but he was limited by injuries over the subsequent two campaigns. Fantasy managers who roster Lowe are likely banking on a change of scenery being able to help him return to that 2023 form.
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Austin Hays LF | CHW
White Sox's Austin Hays: Out of Saturday's lineup
Hays is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Brewers on Saturday.
Hays will be on the bench for the start of Saturday's game while the White Sox start Andrew Benintendi, Tristan Peters and Everson Pereira in the outfield from left to right. Hays went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in Thursday's regular-season opener against Milwaukee.
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Masataka Yoshida LF | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Slated for three starts
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Saturday that Yoshida will start in three of the team's next five games, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Yoshida has not been in the Red Sox's starting lineup for the first two games of the season, but Cora indicated that the 32-year-old will get some opportunities before long. Cora relayed that he's comfortable with Yoshida playing in left field, and when the latter does play, his presence will seemingly bump one of Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu or Roman Anthony out of the lineup. Yoshida didn't make his 2025 debut until early July while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, and he went on to slash .266/.307/.388 with four home runs and three steals across 205 plate appearances.
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Lawrence Butler CF | ATH
Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Idle Saturday
Butler is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Blue Jays on Saturday.
Butler will open Saturday's game in the dugout while the Athletics roll with Tyler Soderstrom, Denzel Clarke and Carlos Cortes in the outfield from left to right. Butler went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Friday's 3-2 loss to Toronto, and he should continue to have scheduled rest days while recovering from offseason surgery on both of his knees.
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Mike Trout CF | LAA
Angels' Mike Trout: Leaves yard again Friday
Trout went 3-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Astros.
The 34-year-old is looking rejuvenated to begin 2026, joining Chili Davis, Tim Salmon, Brian Downing and Joe Rudi as only the Angels in franchise history to hit homers in the first two games of a season. Trout was able to play 130 games last year and handle 555 plate appearances, his largest workload since 2019, so the Halos may have finally figured out the best way to keep the long-time face of the franchise healthy and productive. So far this season, he's gone 4-for-6 with two solo shots, a steal and a 4:1 BB:K.