MLB Player News
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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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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.
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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 | MIN
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.