MLB Player News
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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.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Grand slam among two homers in win
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's 13-1 win over the Rangers.
Raleigh tagged Jack Leiter for both homers, a solo shot to open the scoring in the fourth inning and a grand slam in the fifth that blew the game wide open for the Mariners. With the two-homer effort, Raleigh is now atop the major-league leaderboard with 12 homers. The catcher has been superb early in 2025, batting .242 with a .942 OPS, 23 RBI, 21 runs scored, four stolen bases and six doubles over 31 contests. He's batting .333 (7-for-21) with three extra-base hits and five RBI during his current six-game hitting streak.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Starting to heat up
Jeffers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-1 loss to Boston.
Jeffers took Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello yard in the third inning to put the Twins on the board. Both of the catcher's two homers this season have come in the past five games, and he's beginning to heat up at the plate after a slow start to the year. Over his last nine games, Jeffers is hitting .333 (9-for-27) with three doubles, six RBI and four runs scored.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Big game in loss
Diaz went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI double and two total runs scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to the White Sox.
Diaz was the engine of the Astros' offense in this loss, but his contributions weren't enough. The catcher's bat has been warming up lately with three multi-hit efforts over his last seven games. Overall, he's up to a .208/.232/.365 slash line with three homers, 14 RBI, 10 runs scored, four doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 99 plate appearances. Diaz had some struggles early in 2024 as well, but he's been one of the better offensive catchers in baseball over the last two seasons.