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  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Day of rest Monday

    O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest against the White Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    It's a routine day off for O'Hoppe, who had caught the previous two games for the Halos. Matt Thaiss will be behind the dish in Monday's series opener.

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    Blue Jays' Brian Serven: Removed from 40-man roster

    The Blue Jays designated Serven for assignment Monday.

    Serven hit only .159/.243/.222 over 28 contests with Toronto. The Blue Jays are replacing him with Tyler Heineman, who will be the backup catcher behind Alejandro Kirk down the stretch.

  • Royals' Freddy Fermin: On bench Monday

    Fermin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.

    Fermin will be on the bench for the second day in a row, but he should be a semi-regular presence in the lineup over the final two weeks of the season while the Royals give veteran catcher Salvador Perez time off behind the plate and deploy him at first base or designated hitter. Though he's mustered an underwhelming .505 OPS thus far in September, Fermin has been a near-league-average hitter (101 wRC+) with a .286/.335/.387 slash line over 344 plate appearances for the season.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Launches pinch-hit homer

    Langeliers entered Sunday's loss to the White Sox in the ninth inning as a pinch hitter and hit a solo home run in his only at-bat.

    Langeliers had ceded catching duties to Kyle McCann to open the day, yet he was able to come through off the bench with his 26th homer of the season. The round tripper got the Athletics to within one run, but the rally stagnated at that point. Langeliers snapped a 10-game extra-base-hit drought with the timely blast, as well as a brief 0-for-13 skid that had encompassed his last three games.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Homers in Sunday's loss

    Rutschman went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Tigers.

    This was Rutschman's first homer in nearly a month, and he hit just .175 (14-for-80) over 22 contests between long balls. It's been an unusually long slump for the star catcher, which has seen him drop to fifth in the order after most frequently batting second for most of the season. He's still got some time to set aim for his second straight 20-homer year -- he's one shy now while adding 76 RBI, 63 runs scored, one stolen base and a .254/.324/.400 slash line over 137 contests.

  • Angels' Gustavo Campero: Receives first call-up

    The Angels selected Campero's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

    Campero has spent most of the season at Double-A Rocket City, where he posted an .888 OPS with 14 home runs and 29 steals in 93 games before earning a promotion to Salt Lake in August. The 26-year-old isn't likely to have a regular role with Anaheim, but he could still see some opportunities during the final two weeks of the regular season. He caught 34 games in the minors in 2023, but he's played exclusively in the corner outfield or at designated hitter in 2024.

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    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Receiving breather Sunday

    Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

    Raleigh's absence from the lineup ends a run of 19 straight starts, during which he posted a .229/.341/.400 slash line with three homers, 15 RBI and 10 runs. Mitch Garver will step in behind the plate to catch for right-hander George Kirby.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Won't start Sunday

    Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

    He'll be receiving some routine maintenance after starting at catcher each of the past three days. Kyle McCann will spell Langeliers behind the dish Sunday.

  • Royals' Freddy Fermin: Getting rest Sunday

    Fermin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

    Fermin was behind the plate for all nine innings of Saturday's 5-1 win, so he'll be given a breather for the day game Sunday. Salvador Perez will handle catching duties for Kansas City.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Receiving breather Sunday

    Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

    Wells worked behind the plate in the first three games of the series and will receive a break in the finale after going 1-for-11 with a walk and four strikeouts. Jose Trevino will do the catching for lefty Carlos Rodon.

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