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  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Still out of lineup

    O'Hoppe (illness) is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Rangers on Wednesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    O'Hoppe will be out of the lineup for a second straight game while battling an illness, but he could be available as a pinch hitter during Wednesday's contest. Travis d'Arnaud will work behind home plate and bat fifth against Rangers southpaw Patrick Corbin.

  • Matt Thaiss C | TB

    White Sox's Matt Thaiss: Getting night off

    Thaiss is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

    Thaiss will receive a breather after he started behind the plate in Chicago's last two games while going 2-for-7 with an RBI. Omar Narvaez will step in as the White Sox's starting catcher Wednesday.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Getting breather Wednesday

    Dingler is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Brewers, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

    Dingler caught the first two games of the series, so he'll get a breather in Wednesday's matinee. Tomas Nido will be behind the plate and bat seventh.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Begins baseball activity

    Wong (finger) has begun baseball activities including some catching drills, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

    Wong is out indefinitely with a fracture of his left pinky finger. Boston manager Alex Cora was optimistic about Wong doing the catching drills and noted that Wong is progressing.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Wallops fourth homer in rout

    Langeliers went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored Tuesday against the White Sox.

    Langeliers tucked a 419-foot jack inside the left-field foul pole to extend the Athletics' lead to 5-3 in the third inning, and he later roped a double into left field to plate another run in the ninth. Although teammate Tyler Soderstrom's meteoric rise has commanded more attention, Langeliers is off to a strong start of his own. Through 64 plate appearances, the power-hitting backstop is slashing .250/.344/.518 with four long balls, three doubles, 10 RBI and eight walks.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Fighting illness

    O'Hoppe isn't in the lineup Tuesday against the Rangers due to an illness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    O'Hoppe dealt with a stomach bug during the Angels' day off Monday. He's reportedly feeling better now, but the team will keep him on the bench Tuesday just to be sure. Travis d'Arnaud will pick up a start behind the plate as a result and bat fifth.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Rays' Danny Jansen: Receiving Tuesday off

    Jansen is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

    Jansen started the previous two games and will take a seat Tuesday after going 1-for-9 with an RBI and a run scored. Ben Rortvedt will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Ryan Pepiot.

  • Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Back as DH by late April

    Orioles general manager Mike Elias said Tuesday that Basallo (hamstring/elbow) could be ready to serve as a designated hitter with Triple-A Norfolk within a couple weeks, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

    He would then be ready to resume catching sometime in May. Basallo is sidelined by a mild left hamstring strain and also has some right elbow inflammation. The top prospect put up an .868 OPS with a pair of home runs in his first seven contests with Norfolk before going on the 7-day injured list.

  • Twins' Christian Vazquez: Avoids fracture

    X-rays on Vazquez's right hand came back negative Monday, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

    Vazquez suffered an injury to his right hand during Monday's game against the Mets after being hit by a foul tip, but he appears to have avoided a serious injury. The club will likely re-evaluate the backstop Tuesday morning to determine his availability moving forward.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Knocks third homer

    Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's win against Kansas City.

    Wells was the fourth and final Yankee to knock a solo shot off Seth Lugo in Monday's victory. After homering in his first two appearances of 2025, Wells was stuck in a 7-for-38 (.184) skid heading into Monday. He's now slashing .208/.278/.479 with six extra-base hits and seven RBI through 54 plate appearances.

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