MLB Player News
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Not in Friday's lineup
Quero is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Boston.
Quero was summoned for his major-league debut Thursday and started at catcher versus the Athletics, but he'll be on the bench as the White Sox begin a weekend series versus the Red Sox. The 22-year-old should still ultimately see the bulk of the playing time at catcher on the South Side, but Matt Thaiss is drawing the start Friday.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Resting Friday
Dingler is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Royals on Friday.
Dingler will take a seat for the second game of the series, with Tomas Nido starting behind home plate and batting eighth against Royals southpaw Cole Ragans. Dingler is slashing .306/.320/.510 with five runs scored, two home runs and nine RBI across 50 plate appearances this season.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Homers again Thursday
Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Thursday's 11-7 win over the Reds.
Raleigh got Seattle's comeback started in the ninth inning with a 422-foot blast off Emilio Pagan to lead off the frame. It's the third homer in two games for Raleigh and his eighth of the year, good for second most in the majors. The 28-year-old catcher is slashing .216/.310/.581 with 12 runs scored, 11 RBI and three stolen bases through his first 84 plate appearances this season.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Guardians' Austin Hedges: Belts solo homer
Hedges went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Thursday's 6-2 loss to Cleveland.
Hedges battled Tomoyuki Sugano in a nine-pitch at-bat in the third inning, with the former coming out on top with a solo homer to left field to give the Guardians a temporary 2-1 lead. Across his six starts this season, Hedges has gone 3-for-15 with five walks, two runs scored and two solo homers. He should continue to see semi-regular starts as Cleveland's No. 2 backstop.
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Malcolm Moore C | TEX
Rangers' Malcolm Moore: Suffers broken finger
Moore was placed on the injured list at High-A Hub City on Thursday with a broken finger on his right hand, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Moore suffered the injury on a foul tip Wednesday and will now likely be held out of action for an extended period of time. The Rangers' 2024 first-round selection was off to a strong start in High-A ball this season, slashing .267/.463/.467 with a homer, three RBI and six runs scored through nine games.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Back in action Thursday
O'Hoppe (illness) will start at catcher and bat fifth Thursday against the Rangers.
O'Hoppe missed two games while fighting off an illness, but he seems to be fully healthy entering Thursday's contest. The 25-year-old has been scorching out of the gate with a .327/.340/.653 slash line and five homers through his first 50 plate appearances.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Riding pine Thursday
Wells is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.
The Yankees will give Wells a chance to regroup after the 25-year-old managed just one hit -- a solo home run -- in 11 at-bats during New York's previous series against Kansas City. J.C. Escarra will fill in behind the plate Thursday and bat seventh.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting Thursday
Heim isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.
After going just 2-for-14 with a run scored and five strikeouts over his last four games, Heim will give way behind the plate to Kyle Higashioka on Thursday.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Not in Cleveland lineup
Naylor is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Baltimore.
Naylor caught each of the first two games of the series but will yield to Austin Hedges for the finale. The 25-year-old Naylor sports just a .516 OPS across his first 45 plate appearances in 2025.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Sitting down Thursday
Jansen isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jansen will grab a seat on the bench in Thursday's series opener after going just 1-for-11 over his last four games. Ben Rortvedt will catch for Taj Bradley as a result and bat eighth.