MLB Player News
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Crushes 29th homer, swipes bag
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's 6-4 win over the A's.
Raleigh hit a two-run blast off Joey Estes deep in the top of the first inning to get the scoring started. Raleigh also managed to steal his sixth base of the season, which is impressive considering he only had one steal in his first three seasons combined. The 27-year-old is now just one homer away from matching his total from last year and being the first catcher with 30 home runs in back-to-back seasons since Mike Piazza did it for eight straight years from 1995 to 2002.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Not in Thursday's lineup
O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Rangers.
It's a routine day off for O'Hoppe, who had started each of the last two games and four of the last five. Matt Thaiss will do the catching in the series opener Thursday.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in Oakland lineup
Langeliers is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Mariners.
It's a routine day of rest for Langeliers, who had started each of the previous six contests. Kyle McCann will do the catching for Joey Estes in the series finale.
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Cesar Salazar C | HOU
Astros' Cesar Salazar: Sent back to minors
The Astros optioned Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Salazar was recalled when rosters expanded to serve as the Astros' third catcher, but he's being sent back out for now. He struck out in his lone plate appearance during his brief stint in the majors.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Taking seat Wednesday
Rogers isn't in Detroit's lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Rogers grab a seat on the bench Wednesday after going 0-for-3 during a loss in Tuesday's series opener. Dillon Dingler will start behind the dish instead and bat ninth.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Held out Wednesday
Wells (hand) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Rangers.
Wells has now missed two starts in a row after being hit on the right hand by a pitch Monday. X-rays came back negative and he is likely aiming for a return Friday versus the Cubs following a team off day Thursday. Jose Trevino will do the catching again for the Yankees in Wednesday's series finale.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: More timely hitting Tuesday
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and a second two-bagger in a loss to the Athletics on Tuesday.
One day after driving in two runs with his 28th homer in a series-opening loss, Raleigh was once again one of the few bright spots for the Mariners in a second consecutive defeat. The backstop's first-inning double drove home J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodriguez to open the scoring, and those would turn out to be the only runs of the night for the light-hitting Seattle lineup. Raleigh appears to have an outside chance at a 100-RBI campaign if he keeps up the timely knocks, as he's now sitting 16 RBI away from the triple-digit threshold with 23 games remaining.