MLB Player News
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Slugs fifth homer
Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to Atlanta.
The 28-year-old slugger broke up Chris Sale's early bid for a perfect game by lifting a fastball into the left-field bullpen at Truist Park with two outs in the fourth inning. It was Langeliers' fifth homer in six games, a power surge that has fueled a stunning .375/.400/1.000 slash line with eight RBI through the first week of the season.
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Victor Caratini C | MIN
Twins' Victor Caratini: Making third straight start
Caratini will start at first base and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Caratini will be included in the lineup for the third game in a row, with two starts coming at first base and one at catcher. With the Twins facing a lefty starter (Noah Cameron) for the second straight game, Caratini will fill in at first base for the left-handed-hitting Kody Clemens, who should continue to occupy the large side of a platoon moving forward. Caratini's playing time versus right-handed pitching will likely be more sporadic, but he'll see occasional starts against them either at catcher or designated hitter.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Scratched from lineup, but not hurt
Narvaez was scratched from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros for non-injury reasons, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Connor Wong will start at catcher for the second day in a row and the third time in four games, but Narvaez doesn't appear to be dealing with any sort of health-related concern. Instead, manager Alex Cora hinted that Narvaez's absence might be a matter of discipline, as the skipper noted that he would keep the reason as to why Narvaez was scratched between himself and the catcher. After undergoing surgery in October to repair the meniscus in his left knee, Narvaez enjoyed a healthy spring training and had recorded four hits in nine at-bats through his first three games of the season.
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Hunter Feduccia C | TB
Rays' Hunter Feduccia: Sitting in third straight game
Feduccia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Feduccia had been included in the starting nine in the Rays' first two matchups of the season against right-handed starters, but he'll end up hitting the bench Wednesday for the third game in a row. Two of those absences have come against righties, which suggests that the Rays aren't planning to go with a hard platoon of the left-handed-hitting Feduccia and the right-handed-hitting Nick Fortes at catcher.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Receiving rest Wednesday
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Samuel Basallo will handle the catching duties while Taylor Ward receives a start at designated hitter as Rutschman rests for the Wednesday matinee game. While starting in four of Baltimore's first six games, Rutschman has gone 4-for-14 with three doubles, three walks, one RBI and one run.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Not starting Wednesday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Red Sox.
Diaz had started at catcher each of the previous two days, so he will get some rest with the Astros wrapping up their series against the Red Sox with a day game after a night game. Christian Vazquez will start at catcher Wednesday as Houston attempts to finish off a series sweep.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: On bench Wednesday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
Through Texas' first six games, Higashioka has drawn two starts at catcher to Danny Jansen's four. The Rangers could split the reps fairly equitably between the two backstops this season, but at least in the early going, Jansen looks to be Option 1A of the duo.
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Exiting starting nine
Quero is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Miami.
It's a day game after a night game, so Quero will get a breather after starting at catcher the previous three days. Reese McGuire will be behind the dish and bat eighth in Wednesday's series finale.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Off to good start
Wong went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 9-2 loss to the Astros.
Wong is off to a good start after hitting .190 over 188 at-bats in 2025. The backup catcher is 3-for-7 with two doubles through three games (two starts).