MLB Player News
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Gets breather for nightcap
Wong is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Wong will head to the bench after he went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in Boston's 5-4 extra-inning win in the first game of the doubleheader. Carlos Narvaez will take over behind the plate and bat eighth in the nightcap.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Not starting Sunday
Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Naylor launched his first home run of the season Saturday for his first hit in four games, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's matchup versus Halos lefty Tyler Anderson. Austin Hedges will step in behind the plate to catch for Guardians righty Luis L. Ortiz.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Receiving day off
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Rockies.
Langeliers will take a seat Sunday after starting the previous five games, and the day off is well deserved after going 5-for-17 with five walks, two homers, four RBI and four runs during that stretch. Jhonny Pereda will step in behind the plate in the series finale for the A's.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Receiving Sunday off
Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen will sit for the series finale after going 1-for-8 with two strikeouts and two errors behind the plate in the first two games. Ben Rortvedt will bat ninth and catch for righty Drew Rasmussen.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Heading to bench Sunday
Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Rogers will sit for the day game after he went 2-for-4 while catching all nine innings of Saturday's 7-2 win. Dillon Dingler will replace Rogers behind the dish.
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Mitch Garver C | SEA
Mariners' Mitch Garver: Settling into part-time role
Garver went 0-for-2 with two walks in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Giants.
Despite the release of Mitch Haniger during spring training, Garver has started just four of Seattle's first nine games of the season. Three of those have come at catcher, so that the Mariners could keep the big bat of Cal Raleigh in the lineup as the designated hitter. Garver is only 1-for-14 with three walks and five strikeouts in five appearances overall to begin the year, and the presence of Rowdy Tellez and Luke Raley will continue to limit his opportunities at DH.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Belts first homer of 2025
Naylor went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's loss to the Angels.
Naylor notched his first long ball and second RBI of the season with a solo shot to center field in the third inning. It's been a rough start to the campaign for the backstop, as he's slashing just .174/.269/.304 with a 3:8 BB:K through 26 plate appearances. However, he seems to have a stranglehold on catching duties for Cleveland, with backup Austin Hedges logging just four plate appearances so far.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Goes deep in third straight game
O'Hoppe went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 10-4 victory versus the Guardians on Saturday.
O'Hoppe belted one of four Angels homers against Cleveland ace Tanner Bibee, launching a two-run shot to center field in the fifth inning. It was the third straight game with a long ball for the backstop, who is tied for fourth in the league with four home runs on the campaign. O'Hoppe boosted his slash line to .320/.346/.800 with Saturday's three-hit performance.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Reaches base four times in win
Langeliers went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, two total runs and three walks in Saturday's 7-4 victory versus Colorado.
Langeliers tested the control of Rockies hurler German Marquez in the win, drawing three walks against the veteran righty. The powerful backstop then belted a 429-foot, two-run homer off reliever Scott Alexander in the seventh frame. Langeliers is enjoying a strong start to the season with a .250/.382/.571 slash line, three home runs, seven RBI, five runs and a 6:5 K:BB through 34 plate appearances.
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Gary Sanchez C | BAL
Orioles' Gary Sanchez: Collects first hit of season
Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI in Saturday's game against the Royals.
Sanchez drew his third start of the season Saturday and recorded his first hit of the campaign on a two-RBI single in the second inning. He's started every third game behind the dish to give Adley Rutschman rest, and he's likely to remain strictly a backup given the presence of Rutschman and Baltimore's wide range of options at designated hitter.