MLB Player News
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Cranks sixth long ball
Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday in a loss to the Rays.
Wells gave New York a 2-1 lead with his fifth-inning blast, but Tampa Bay scored twice in the eighth to pull out the victory. The homer extended the backstop's on-base streak to eight games, a stretch during which he's batting .265 with two long balls, four doubles and eight RBI. On the season, Wells is hitting just .208, but he's tied for fourth among catchers with 18 RBI and is tied for fifth with six home runs.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Idle Saturday
O'Hoppe is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Tigers on Saturday, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
O'Hoppe will get a breather Saturday while Travis d'Arnaud starts behind home plate and bats fifth. O'Hoppe has gone 6-for-14 with two home runs and three RBI over his last four games and has what would be a career-best .883 OPS to start the season.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Not starting Saturday
Perez (hip) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
Perez will miss a second consecutive game Saturday after leaving Thursday's contest due to left hip soreness. Freddy Fermin will get the nod at catcher and bat eighth, and Cavan Biggio will work as Kansas City's designated hitter while batting seventh.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Won't start Saturday
Naylor isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.
Naylor will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after slugging three home runs over his last four games. Austin Hedges will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Taking seat Saturday
Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland.
Kirk will get a day off Saturday after going 6-for-13 with a homer and four RBI across his last three games. Tyler Heineman will do the catching for Kevin Gausman instead while batting eighth.
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Getting breather Saturday
Quero isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Houston.
Quero will get a chance to rest Saturday after going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored Friday. Matt Thaiss will catch for Davis Martin and bat seventh.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Returns to action
Wong went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 6-1 win over Minnesota.
Wong spent nearly a month on the 10-day injured list with finger injury. While catcher is his primary position, Wong made six starts at first base in 2024 and could be an option there after Triston Casas left Friday's contest with a significant knee injury.
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Continues to make impact
Quero went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run scored and two RBI against the Astros on Friday.
Quero has racked up 52 plate appearances since his debut April 17. He's maintained a .326 average with a very impressive 5:7 K:BB. Even in the White Sox's below-average lineup, Quero has also managed seven RBI and five runs scored while consistently hitting cleanup.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Launches another homer
Naylor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
Naylor tied things up at 2-2 in the fourth inning, when he took Chris Bassitt deep to center field for a 410-foot solo homer. Naylor has struggled offensively this season and is slashing .192/.277/.425 in 84 plate appearances. However, he has homered in three consecutive starts, which may be an indication that the 25-year-old catcher is settling in at the plate.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Continues hot streak Friday
Kirk went 3-for-4 with a two-run single in Friday's 5-3 win over Cleveland.
Kirk put the Jays on the board in the third inning on a single to left field that brought Vladimir Guerrero and Anthony Santander home. It was Kirk's ninth multi-hit game of the season, four of which have come over his last six games. Over that span, the 26-year-old backstop has gone 10-for-24 with one home run and six RBI.