MLB Player News
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Continues to heat up with homer
Perez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-3 defeat to the Yankees.
The veteran slugging backstop has struggled at the plate for most of the year -- he has a .638 OPS in 2025 -- but he's gotten back on track recently. Across his last 17 games (74 plate appearances), Perez is slashing .286/.324/.500 with four homers, three doubles and 12 RBI. Perez has played 64 of Kansas City's 68 games this year while bouncing around at catcher, first base and designated hitter, so he remains locked into an everyday role.
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Ramon Ramirez C | KC
Royals' Ramon Ramirez: Shut down at Single-A
Single-A Columbia placed Ramirez on its 7-day injured list June 2 due to an unspecified injury.
A 19-year-old catcher from Venezuela, Ramirez is regarded as one of the Royals' top lower-level prospects. He slashed .252/.366/.472 with nine home runs and five stolen bases over 194 plate appearances with Columbia prior to being placed on the IL.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Starting Wednesday
Rogers is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
With Dillon Dingler getting a breather following two straight starts, Rogers will slide into Wednesday's lineup. The latter is struggling at the plate this season with a .139/.244/.194 slash line and no home runs, making him an unattractive fantasy option while Dingler continues to see the bulk of the starts at catcher.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Absent from lineup
Jeffers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Jeffers and Christian Vazquez have been alternating starts at catcher throughout June thus far. Vazquez will get a turn behind the dish Wednesday, but Jeffers will most likely start at catcher in Thursday's series finale.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Sitting for second time in series
O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate Wednesday while O'Hoppe rests for the second time in the series after also sitting out Monday's 7-4 win. Since May 25, O'Hoppe has gone 3-for-38 with 13 strikeouts, so the Angels could end up turning the catcher position into more of a timeshare until O'Hoppe returns to form at the plate.
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Willie MacIver C | TEX
Athletics' Willie MacIver: Getting regular run behind plate
MacIver will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Angels.
MacIver will pick up his fifth start in seven games and looks poised to operate as the Athletics' primary backstop until Shea Langeliers (oblique) is cleared to return from the injured list. Since getting his first MLB call-up May 23, MacIver has gone 5-for-24 (.208 average) with a 1:7 BB:K, one double, one stolen base, two runs and two RBI through eight big-league games.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Day off in series finale
Naylor is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Reds.
Naylor started each of the previous four contests, so he's earned a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Dom Nunez will start at catcher and bat eighth for Cleveland.