MLB Player News
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Sitting amid slump
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
The slumping Rutschman will hit the bench for the second time in the series while the Orioles and Rockies wrap up their three-game set with a day game. James McCann will get a start behind the plate in place of Rutschman, who is slashing just .202/.279/.311 with two home runs, 12 RBI and 14 runs in 36 games since the All-Star break.
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Victor Caratini C | HOU
Astros' Victor Caratini: Getting day off
Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Caratini picked up starts at first base and catcher Friday and Saturday, respectively, but he'll hit the bench for the finale. Yainer Diaz will work behind the plate Sunday, while Jon Singleton gets the nod at first base. The Astros are likely to rotate Caratini, Singleton and Zach Dezenzo at first base until somebody performs well enough to take control of the job.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Taking seat Sunday
Lee is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Chuckie Robinson will step in behind the plate for Lee, who started at catcher in each of the last three games. Lee has produced a poor .206/.229/.333 slash line with two home runs, seven RBI and 10 runs in 33 games since the All-Star break.
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Out of Sunday's lineup
Heim is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Heim has a .550 OPS in his past 10 games and will sit Sunday for the second time in the series versus Oakland. Carson Kelly is working behind the plate and batting seventh.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Receiving breather Sunday
Kirk is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Kirk started the first two games of the series and will sit for the finale after going 2-for-8 with a walk, a double and a run scored. Brian Serven will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Yariel Rodriguez.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Resting in series finale
Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Rogers will get the afternoon off after starting at catcher in both of the previous two contests. Dillon Dingler will handle catching duties for Detroit in the series finale.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Getting afternoon off
Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
After going 1-for-3 while catching all nine innings of Saturday's 3-0 loss, Naylor will rest up for the series finale. Austin Hedges will check in for Naylor behind the plate.
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Homers in win
Heim went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Heim poked his 12th homer of the season in the second inning, giving the the Rangers an early lead. He's lost playing time over the second half to Carson Kelly, largely due to a .186 average. Second-half fades are not new for Heim, who has a career line of .188/.254/.336 following the break.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Making first career start at 2B
Wong will start at second base and bat sixth Saturday against the Tigers, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
As Smith notes, Wong has played 21 innings at second base in his major-league career, but this will be his first career start at the position. Wong homered and doubled in Friday's win over Detroit, and overall he's slashing .285/.339/.432 with 12 homers in 401 plate appearances this season. He could end up playing more at second base than Nick Sogard in the absence of David Hamilton (finger).