MLB Player News
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Drives in five in win
O'Hoppe went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Saturday's 11-9 win over the Dodgers.
O'Hoppe had hit a skid recently, going just 2-for-27 with a walk, 10 strikeouts and two RBI over his previous eight games. He quickly made an impact Saturday, delivering a two-run single in the first inning before tacking on a three-run homer in the seventh. O'Hoppe's already at 10 homers this year, halfway to matching his career-best total from 136 games in 2024. The catcher has added a .254/.289/.485 slash line with 23 RBI, 14 runs scored, one double and no stolen bases over 38 contests this season.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Racks up four hits Saturday
Jeffers went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional run and a double in Saturday's 7-0 win against the Brewers.
Jeffers gave Minnesota an early lead with a 420-foot solo blast in the first inning. He added three more knocks to log his first four-hit game of the campaign. The veteran catcher is hitting well with a .270/.350/.418 slash line through 137 plate appearances on the season. However, he's gone deep just three times after slugging 21 home runs last year.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Slugs 15th homer
Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs scored in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.
Raleigh took San Diego reliever Adrian Morejon's first pitch deep to lead off the seventh inning. Over the last five games, Raleigh has gone 6-for-17 (.353) with three homers, six RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base. The catcher is already up to 15 long balls on the year, and he's added a .968 OPS, 31 RBI, 31 runs scored, five stolen bases and eight doubles over 44 contests.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Idle Saturday
Dingler isn't part of the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto.
Dingler started each of Detroit's last five games, and he'll get a rest day Saturday against Eric Lauer and the Blue Jays. In Dingler's place, Tomas Nido will catch and bat ninth. In 127 plate appearances, Dingler is slashing .270/.299/.434.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Getting Saturday off
Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit.
Kirk will get a day to reset after going 0-for-8 with a strikeout over his last two games. Tyler Heineman will catch for Eric Lauer instead and bat eighth.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Not starting Saturday
Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
Wells will grab a seat on the bench Saturday after going 0-for-3 with a walk in Friday's series opener. J.C. Escarra will take over behind the plate and bat seventh.
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Receiving afternoon off
Quero is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.
Quero will get a breather for the day game after he started at catcher in both of the first two games of the series in Cincinnati. Matt Thaiss will receive a turn behind the dish, forming a battery with starting pitcher Bryse Wilson.
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Christian Vazquez C | MIN
Twins' Christian Vazquez: Pops first homer of 2025
Vazquez went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Orioles.
The veteran backstop took Dean Kremer deep in the fourth inning, giving Vazquez his first long ball of the year. He's added little offense in general to begin the campaign -- Vazquez's .193/.277/.316 slash line through 57 plate appearances has him on pace to record a sub-.600 OPS for the third straight year.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Blasts three-run homer in return
Kirk went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Rays.
Kirk was removed from Sunday's win over the Mariners after being hit in the head on a Julio Rodriguez backswing, but the catcher passed the league's concussion protocols and was cleared to return Wednesday. Kirk's return turned out to be the difference as he supplied the Jays' run total with a three-run blast in the sixth inning. It was his third home run of the season, and the 26-year-old catcher is slashing .293/.318/.398 with 16 RBI in 129 plate appearances.