MLB Player News
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Back in action Sunday
Jeffers (thumb) will start at catcher and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Jeffers will return to the lineup after being on the bench for the last two games due to a swollen thumb. Christian Vazquez will exit the lineup to make room behind the plate for Jeffers, who has gone 7-for-32 (.219 average) with zero home runs, four RBI and one run through his first nine games.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting against lefty
Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Naylor will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed batters Nolan Jones and Kyle Manzardo while the Royals send southpaw Cole Ragans to the hill for the series finale. Austin Hedges will handle the catching duties for Cleveland.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Receiving afternoon off
Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
He'll get a breather for the afternoon game after he started behind the dish in the first two contests of the series, going 2-for-6 with a double and an RBI. J.C. Escarra will draw the start at catcher Sunday.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Goes deep again Saturday
Raleigh went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and three total runs in Saturday's 9-2 win against the Rangers.
Raleigh homered for the second straight day, blasting a 420-foot solo shot in the fifth inning. The powerful backstop is up to four home runs on the season, tied for second most among MLB catchers. Raleigh is a good bet to finish near the top of the homer rankings among catchers after reaching 30 long balls each of the previous two campaigns.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Hits first homer since Opening Day
Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Entering Saturday's game, Rutschman had failed to log a home run since hitting two of them on Opening Day. He ended his drought in the sixth inning, when he took Bowden Francis deep to right-center field for a 426-foot solo homer to make it a 3-3 game. Rutschman has started the season slashing .265/.357/.469 with seven walks, nine runs scored, three home runs and five RBI across 56 plate appearances.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Missing from Saturday's lineup
Jansen isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
The Rays will give Jansen a breather Saturday after he went 3-for-4 with a home run and four total RBI in Friday's victory. While he rests, Ben Rortvedt will start behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Matt Thaiss C | TB
White Sox's Matt Thaiss: Sitting Saturday
Thaiss isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Boston.
Thaiss will step aside Saturday to allow Omar Narvaez to get a second consecutive start behind the dish following Narvaez's three-RBI performance Friday. Thaiss owns a .737 OPS through 10 games this season and still figures to be Chicago's primary backstop.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Sitting out Saturday
Jeffers (thumb) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit.
Jeffers ended Friday's contest with a bloody thumb that later began to swell, per Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic, so he'll take a seat Saturday while Christian Vazquez picks up a second consecutive start behind the plate. Manager Rocco Baldelli said Jeffers may still be available off the bench Saturday, so it doesn't seem like the 27-year-old will need to spend time on the injured list.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Resting Saturday
Dingler isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.
Detroit will give Dingler a chance to catch his breath Saturday after he went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's win. Tomas Nido will start behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Omar Narvaez C | HOU
White Sox's Omar Narvaez: Makes good impression in debut
Narvaez went 1-for-3 with three RBI in Friday's 11-1 win over the Red Sox.
Narvaez was recalled to the big-league club Thursday with Korey Lee (ankle) sidelined. He made his debut with the White Sox on Friday and delivered a two-RBI single in the seventh inning to record his first hit. Matt Thaiss should be Chicago's primary catcher for the time being, but Narvaez will mix in for occasional starts behind the dish.