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  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Out again Saturday

    Rogers is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals.

    Rogers has clearly fallen behind Dillon Dingler as Detroit's top catching option, with the latter starting for the fifth time in six days Saturday. Dingler, who is sporting a .794 OPS, took advantage of Rogers missing about six weeks with an oblique strain to emerge as a viable offensive threat and a regular starter. By comparison, Rogers has just a .449 OPS, which should keep him entrenched as the backup for the time being.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Idle Saturday

    O'Hoppe is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Guardians on Saturday.

    O'Hoppe will get a day off after going 2-for-5 with three strikeouts against Cleveland on Friday. With Mike Trout serving as the designated hitter, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register relays that Travis d'Arnaud will likely start behind home plate ahead of O'Hoppe in games where Yusei Kikuchi or Kyle Hendricks are on the mound for the Halos. D'Arnaud will start at catcher and bat seventh while forming a battery with Hendricks on Saturday.

  • Ryan Jeffers C | MIN

    Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Resting Saturday

    Jeffers is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Mariners on Saturday.

    Jeffers will get a breather while Christian Vazquez starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Jeffers has slashed .247/.341/.390 with five doubles, two home runs and eight RBI in 88 plate appearances since the beginning of May.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting out Saturday

    Heim isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals.

    Heim will get a chance to regroup Saturday after going just 1-for-12 in his last five games. Kyle Higashioka will fill in at catcher and bat ninth.

  • David Fry C | CLE

    Guardians' David Fry: Activated from IL

    The Guardians reinstated Fry (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Saturday.

    Fry has spent the first portion of the season working his way back from an elbow procedure he underwent in November. He began playing in minor-league games May 13 and went 3-for-29 with a homer, five RBI and two runs scored during his nine-game rehab assignment. Despite his underwhelming performance, the Guardians feel he's ready to rejoin the active roster. Cody Bolton was designated for assignment to create room for Fry on the 40-man roster.

  • Edgar Quero C | CHW

    White Sox's Edgar Quero: Sitting Saturday

    Quero is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Orioles on Saturday.

    Quero will take a seat after going 5-for-18 with three doubles over his last five starts. Korey Lee will start behind home plate and bat eighth while forming a battery with Davis Martin.

  • Orioles' Chadwick Tromp: Pushed off 40-man

    The Orioles designated Tromp for assignment Saturday.

    Just five days after being added to the active roster, Tromp will lose his spot in favor of Jordyn Adams, who was selected from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday. Tromp went 0-for-4 during his time in Baltimore and has slashed .254/.338/.413 in 71 minor-league plate appearances this season.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting Saturday

    Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.

    Kirk will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after going 4-for-7 with three RBI, two runs scored and three walks through the first two games of the series. Ali Sanchez will replace him behind the dish and bat ninth.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Reaches base three times in win

    Kirk went 1-for-4 with two walks and two RBI in Friday's win over the A's.

    The 26-year-old catcher hasn't produced an extra-base hit since May 14, but he's done an excellent job getting on base in the meantime. Over his last 12 games, Kirk is batting .387 (12-for-31) with nine walks against only one strikeout, giving him an eye-popping .500 OBP during that stretch.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Ends homer drought

    Dingler went 3-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 7-5 win over the Royals.

    The backstop ended an 18-game homer drought by turning on a Seth Lugo fastball in the second inning, driving it into the left-field bullpen for a two-run shot. Dingler's kept collecting hits even when they weren't leaving the park, and through 79 plate appearances in May he's slashing .338/.380/.473 with nine runs and 10 RBI. Even with Jake Rogers healthy, Dingler is firmly entrenched as the Tigers' No. 1 catcher as he puts together a breakout campaign.

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