MLB Player News
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Ben Rortvedt C | NYM
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: May be in strong side of platoon
Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Though he'll hit the bench Wednesday against Phillies southpaw Cristopher Sanchez, but the left-handed-hitting Rortvedt may have taken control of a strong-side platoon role at catcher with Danny Jansen. Rortvedt has started in each of the Rays' last four matchups with right-handed pitchers.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Sitting out matinee
Langeliers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Mariners.
Langeliers started at catcher in each of the first two games of the series, so he's earned a rest for Wednesday's matinee. Jhonny Pereda will do the catching and bat ninth for the Athletics in this one.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Three hits in win
O'Hoppe went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.
O'Hoppe's third hit of the game knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and he came around to score on Yoan Moncada's three-run homer. Over his last six games, O'Hoppe has gone 9-for-20 (.450) with two long balls and four RBI. The catcher is up to a .294/.333/.569 slash line with nine homers, 16 RBI, 13 runs scored and a double across 29 contests this season. He appears set for a breakout campaign, as he's nearly halfway to his career-high total of 20 homers from last season.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Belts grand slam
Wells went 2-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's win against San Diego.
Wells did all of his damage during the Yankees' massive 10-run seventh inning. He knocked an RBI single, swiped second base and scored a run before coming back to the plate and ripping a grand slam. It was his first multi-hit game since April 27 and his third long ball over his last seven appearances. Wells is slashing .220/.273/.486 with 14 extra-base hits and 23 RBI through 32 games.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Drives in two runs Tuesday
Jeffers went 1-for-4 with a two-run single and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-1 win over the Orioles.
Jeffers gave the Twins a two-run lead in the third inning on a two-run single and came around to score on a Carlos Correa home run. Jeffers started the season slowly but has started to heat up as of late, going 11-for-31 with five runs scored, two home runs and 10 RBI over his last 10 games.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting during Game 2
Naylor isn't in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against Washington.
Naylor will give way to Austin Hedges behind the plate after going 2-for-5 and scoring a run during a loss in Game 1.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Not starting Tuesday
Raleigh is not in the Mariners' starting lineup against the Athletics on Tuesday.
Raleigh will get his first day off of the season while Mitch Garver starts behind home plate and bats fifth. Raleigh is slashing .240/.359/.574 with four stolen bases, 23 runs scored, 12 home runs and 23 RBI in 153 plate appearances to start the season.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes deep in win
Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two walks in Monday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Mariners.
Langeliers went deep in the fourth inning and added a go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The catcher had started May 0-for-9 over two games before clubbing his seventh homer of the year in Monday's contest. He's slashing .226/.295/.443 with 17 RBI, 15 runs scored, four doubles and a stolen base over 129 plate appearances. Those numbers are largely in line with what he did over 137 games in 2024, though his walk rate (9.3 percent) is up and his strikeout rate (14.7 percent) is significantly lower than last year.
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Cesar Salazar C | HOU
Astros' Cesar Salazar: Recalled from Triple-A
The Astros recalled Salazar from Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Salazar's presence could allow Yainer Diaz and/or Victor Caratini to serve as the designated hitter on occasion while Yordan Alvarez (hand) is on the 10-day injured list. The 29-year-old Salazar has hit only .197/.305/.310 in his first 21 games this season with Sugar Land.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Taking seat Sunday
Dingler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Dingler will get a chance to rest in the series finale after he had started at catcher in each of the last three games. Tomas Nido will step in for Dingler behind the plate.