MLB Player News
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Receiving Sunday off
Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Heim is mired in an 0-for-18 slump and will sit Sunday for the second time in Texas' past three games. Carson Kelly will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Andrew Heaney.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Starting again Sunday
Jeffers will serve as the Twins' designated hitter and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Royals.
With Carlos Santana (illness) sitting out, Jeffers will be included in the lineup for the fifth time in six games. Jeffers has made three starts at catcher and two at DH during that stretch, but he'll likely fall back into more of a timeshare behind the plate with Christian Vazquez and see his opportunities at DH diminish once Santana is healthy again.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Back in lineup Sunday
Lee (back) will start behind home plate and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Lee will return from a two-game absence after he was scratched from Friday's lineup due to back tightness. Lee will do the catching for starting pitcher Chris Flexen in the series finale.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Ends slump Saturday
Dingler went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Athletics.
Dingler came into the contest having gone 0-for-19 over his previous six games. The young catcher snapped that streak, though he's still batting just .141 for the season with a 33 percent strikeout rate. Until Dingler can become more consistent at the plate, his fantasy ceiling will remain capped.
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Kyle McCann C | OAK
Athletics' Kyle McCann: Records timely knock Saturday
McCann went 1-for-2 with an RBI single in a loss to the Tigers on Saturday.
McCann drew one of his infrequent starts behind the plate and drove home the Athletics' only run with a fifth-inning single that plated Zack Gelof. The rookie had last accounted for an RBI on July 28, and he's sporting a .248 average and .705 OPS over his modest 140 plate appearances this season.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Sitting again
Lee (back) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
Lee was scratched from Friday's lineup with back tightness, and he'll get the night off Saturday as well. Chuckie Robinson will fill in for Lee behind the dish.
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Shea Langeliers C | OAK
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Taking seat Saturday
Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.
Langeliers will get to rest Saturday after going 1-for-6 during Friday's 13-inning series opener. Kyle McCann will catch instead for Brady Basso while batting ninth.