MLB Player News
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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.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Resting up Sunday
Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen will take a seat for the day game after he had started behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series in New York. Ben Rortvedt will handle the catching duties in Sunday's finale.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Getting Sunday off
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Langeliers started the first two games of the series but will take a seat for the finale after going 0-for-9 with an RBI. Jhonny Pereda will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty JP Sears on Sunday.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Returning to lineup Sunday
Perez (hip) will serve as the Royals' designated hitter and bat cleanup in Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Kansas City held Perez out of the lineup for the first two games of the series due to a sore left hip he sustained Thursday, but the 34-year-old has evidently displayed enough improvement to make his return. The Royals haven't indicated when Perez might be ready to resume full-time duties behind the plate, however, so he could be confined to the DH spot for a few more games. Luke Maile, who's getting the start Sunday, and Freddy Fermin will pick up more work at catcher until Perez is deemed ready to play defense.
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Retreating to bench Sunday
Fermin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Fermin had started at catcher in each of the last three games while Salvador Perez served as a designated hitter for the first contest and then sat out the next two due to left hip soreness. Perez is healthy enough to step back in as the Royals' DH on Sunday, but Fermin will get a breather while No. 3 catcher Luke Maile steps in behind the plate. The Royals haven't indicated when Perez might be ready to resume full-time duties at catcher, so Fermin could continue to see elevated playing time in the short term.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Set to lose work to Wong
Narvaez will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Twins.
Though he's back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale, Narvaez's run as the Red Sox's primary catcher is over with Connor Wong reinstated from the injured list Friday. Wong started behind the dish in the first two games of the series, but he'll pick up some rest in the Sunday afternoon contest. Narvaez batted just .175 with three home runs over 18 games while Wong was sidelined.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Resting Sunday
Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
After starting behind the dish in the first two games of the series following his activation from the 10-day injured list Friday, Wong will get a breather as the Red Sox wrap up their three-game set with the Twins. Carlos Narvaez will replace Wong behind the plate.
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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.