MLB Player News
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Hunter Feduccia C | TB
Rays' Hunter Feduccia: Exiting starting nine Sunday
Feduccia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
He'll give way to Nick Fortes behind the plate for the matinee contest after he started at catcher in Saturday's 5-4 win. Since being acquired from the Dodgers on July 30 and being called up to the majors a few days later, Feduccia has slashed .156/.273/.203 over 28 games with Tampa Bay.
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Out of Sunday's lineup
Quero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Quero has a .278/.316/.389 slash line through nine games in September and will take a seat Sunday for the second time in Chicago's past three games. Andrew Benintendi will bat sixth as the designated hitter in the series finale at Cleveland.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Swipes bag, scores thrice in win
Langeliers went 1-for-2 with a double, two walks, a stolen base and three runs scored in Saturday's 11-5 win over the Reds.
Langeliers' strong September continues -- he's 12-for-37 (.324) with five extra-base hits and two steals over nine games this month. The theft was his seventh of the year, matching his total from the previous two seasons combined. The catcher has added a steady .267/.319/.535 slash line with 30 home runs, 68 RBI, 68 runs scored and 28 doubles over 113 contests.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Another three-hit game
Diaz went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored during Houston's 6-2 win over Atlanta on Saturday.
Diaz gave the Astros a four-run lead in the third inning, when he grounded into a fielder's choice that brought Carlos Correa home. Saturday marked Diaz's eighth three-hit game of the season, two of which have come over his last four contests. He has gone 13-for-40 (.325) with five doubles, five runs scored, one home run and nine RBI in 11 games since Sept. 1.
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Rays' Nick Fortes: Belts game-winning blast
Fortes went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and a double Saturday in a 5-4 win against the Cubs.
Hunter Feduccia got the start at catcher for Tampa Bay, but Fortes pinch hit for him in the seventh inning and got on base with a double. Fortes then stepped up in a huge way in the ninth, mashing a 421-foot solo shot to provide what ended up being the game-winning run. Fortes has five homers through 209 plate appearances this season, so he's not typically looked to for power.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Reaches big milestones in loss
Perez went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Phillies.
The future Hall of Famer helped give the Royals an early 4-2 lead by taking Taijuan Walker deep twice in the first three innings. It was Perez's fourth multi-homer performance of the year, and the second blast not only gave him 27 home runs on the season, it lifted him to 300 HR for his career, as well as 1,000 career RBI. The 35-year-old Perez has been fading overall in September, however, batting just .178 (8-for-45) through 12 games this month with a 0:9 BB:K, although six of those eight hits (two doubles and four homers) have gone for extra bases.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Out of Saturday's lineup
Higashioka isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
Higashioka will sit down for the second straight game Saturday after beginning September 3-for-22 with an RBI and two runs scored through seven games. Jonah Heim will fill in behind the dish and bat seventh.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting Saturday
Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
Kirk will receive a day to reset after going 0-for-18 with four walks and two runs scored over his last six games. Tyler Heineman will start behind the dish instead and catch for Max Scherzer.
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Mitch Garver C | SEA
Mariners' Mitch Garver: Restores lead with homer
Garver went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 win over the Angels.
The Angels tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the seventh inning, but Garver restored the Mariners' lead in their half of the frame. This was his ninth homer of the year and his first since Aug. 18 versus the Phillies. The veteran catcher is at a .212/.301/.356 slash line with 29 RBI, 27 runs scored and three stolen bases over 269 plate appearances this season. Garver is seeing steady usage in a short-side platoon role between catcher and designated hitter.
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Chad Wallach C | LAA
Angels' Chad Wallach: Back in majors
The Angels selected Wallach's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Wallach will return to the big leagues for the first time since 2023 to give the Angels depth behind the plate with Logan O'Hoppe and now Travis d'Arnaud both on the 7-day concussion IL. The 33-year-old Wallach has slashed .256/.311/.464 with 25 RBI and 18 runs scored across 137 plate appearances since signing a minor-league deal with Los Angeles in June.