MLB Player News
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Sitting Wednesday
O'Hoppe is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Padres on Wednesday.
O'Hoppe will get a breather Wednesday while Travis d'Arnaud starts behind home plate and bats sixth. O'Hoppe has struggled at the plate as of late, going 5-for-29 with three RBI and a 33.3 percent strikeout rate over his last nine games.
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Victor Caratini C | HOU
Astros' Victor Caratini: Benefiting from Alvarez's absence
Caratini will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Caratini has been a beneficiary of Yordan Alvarez's (hand) recent move to the injured list, which has freed up a regular spot in the lineup at designated hitter. The Astros haven't settled on any one player to replace Alvarez, but because top backstop Yainer Diaz has been included in the DH rotation, Caratini has seen his playing time pick up. Caratini will be making his fourth start in five games Wednesday.
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Resting Wednesday
Heim is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
Kyle Higashioka will draw a start behind the plate while Heim takes a seat for the second time in the series. Heim still appears to be the Rangers' preferred option behind the plate, though he'll likely be subject to more frequent rest days now that Higashioka is back in the fold after a recent stint on the injured list.
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Ben Rortvedt C | CIN
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Losing work to Jansen
Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Though he had seemed to be moving into the strong side of a platoon at catcher with Danny Jansen, the left-handed-hitting Rortvedt will end up hitting the bench Wednesday for a third straight matchup versus a right-handed starting pitcher. Rortvedt is heralded for his defense behind the plate and his quick pop time, but he's been an easy out at the plate this season with a .196 on-base percentage.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Returns to lineup Wednesday
Kirk (head) will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Kirk was pulled from his last start in Sunday's 9-1 win over the Mariners after he was inadvertently hit in the head by Julio Rodriguez's bat while catching, but the backstop passed all subsequent concussion tests. The Blue Jays still elected to hold Kirk out of the lineup for Tuesday's series opener versus the Rays, but he's ready to go for Wednesday's contest. Kirk maintains a .286 batting average to go with two home runs and 13 RBI over 31 games on the season.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Resting for second game of day
Rutschman is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the Twins.
Rutschman will receive a breather for the second game of the day after he went 0-for-3 with a walk while catching all nine innings of the Orioles' 6-3 loss in Game 1. Maverick Handley will replace him behind the dish in Game 2.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Playing time picking up
Narvaez will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
He'll get the nod behind the plate for the fourth time in five games and seems to have taken over as the Red Sox's preferred backstop ahead of Connor Wong, who is batting just .146 on the season. Narvaez has performed well at the dish, especially by catcher's standards, throughout the campaign, slashing .260/.313/.433 with four home runs and 14 RBI across 112 plate appearances.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Losing work to Narvaez
Wong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
The 28-year-old will hit the bench for the fourth time in five games and looks to have at least temporarily fallen behind Carlos Narvaez on the depth chart at catcher. Wong produced a respectable .758 OPS over 487 plate appearances with Boston in 2024 but has struggled to find a rhythm at the plate since rejoining the big club May 2 following a stint on the injured list due to a broken finger. He's gone just 4-for-18 with one walk against six strikeouts since being activated and is slashing .146/.239/.146 overall on the season.