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  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Getting Sunday off

    Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

    Rogers will get a break for the day game after he caught all nine innings of the Tigers' 4-2 loss Saturday night. Dillon Dingler will check in for Rogers behind the dish.

  • Royals' Freddy Fermin: Rare steal in win

    Fermin went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Pirates.

    Fermin has gone a modest 6-for-28 (.214) over 10 games in September. He's seen the bulk of the work behind the dish since Vinnie Pasquantino (thumb) got hurt, as Salvador Perez has seen more frequent looks at first base. Fermin has been quietly decent this year with a .286/.335/.387 slash line, six home runs, 36 RBI, 39 runs scored and two steals across 344 plate appearances.

  • Jonah Heim C | TEX

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Getting Saturday off

    Heim is absent from Saturday's lineup against Seattle.

    Heim went 0-for-4 with one strikeout in the Rangers' 5-4 loss to the Mariners on Friday. Since the beginning of September, he's gone just 1-for-29 with six strikeouts. Carson Kelly will start behind home plate Saturday while batting eighth.

  • Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Not starting Saturday

    Rortvedt is not in Saturday's lineup against the Guardians.

    Rortvedt has been getting the majority of the reps behind the plate for the Rays, but he'll be out of the lineup for the second straight game. Logan Driscoll -- who smacked the first homer of his career Friday -- will take Rortvedt's spot in the lineup.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Idle Saturday

    Wong isn't in Boston's lineup for Saturday's game versus the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

    Wong will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-6 with two walks through the first two games of the series. Danny Jansen will catch instead for Brayan Bello while batting eighth.

  • Royals' Salvador Perez: Goes yard in Friday's win

    Perez went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 8-3 win over the Pirates.

    Perez provided a big knock with a homer in the second inning to cap a six-run rally. He's hit safely and driven in at least one run in five straight contests, posting two homers and eight RBI in that span. The catcher is up to 27 long balls, 103 RBI, 57 runs scored, 27 doubles and a .280/.342/.482 slash line through 145 games this season.

  • Rays' Logan Driscoll: Cracks first career homer

    Driscoll went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Friday's 3-1 win at Cleveland.

    The 26-year-old rookie opened the game's scoring when he slugged a 393-foot homer off Tanner Bibee in the third inning for his first career long ball. Driscoll is currently the reserve backstop in Tampa Bay behind Ben Rortvedt, and he's hitting .235 (4-for-14) over his first six MLB games. He did flash a solid bat at Triple-A Durham before his promotion, slashing .292/.367/.473 with seven homers across 293 plate appearances, so it's possible the Rays give him more playing time down the stretch.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Sitting down Friday

    O'Hoppe isn't in the Angels' lineup Friday versus the Astros, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    O'Hoppe will sit down for the second consecutive game after going 4-for-22 with two home runs and four RBI to begin the month of September. Matt Thaiss will pick up another start behind the dish instead and bat fifth.

  • Seby Zavala C | SEA

    Mariners' Seby Zavala: Dropped from 40-man

    The Mariners designated Zavala for assignment Friday.

    Just three days after rejoining the active roster Tuesday, Zavala will once again lose his spot on the Mariners' active and 40-man rosters. The 31-year-old backstop never appeared in a game during his latest stint in the majors, and he'll most likely pass through waivers unclaimed after posting a .660 OPS through 120 Triple-A plate appearances.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Resting Friday

    Rogers is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.

    Rogers caught four consecutive games this week while Dillon Dingler tended to an illness, but Rogers will get the night off Friday now that Dingler is healthy. Rogers is 4-for-25 (.160) with three runs scored in September.

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