MLB Player News
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Receives breather Sunday
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Langeliers went 3-for-8 with a home run, an additional RBI and a steal while starting the first two games of the series but will head to the bench for Sunday's finale. Kyle McCann will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Luis Medina.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: On bench Sunday
Jeffers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Jeffers and Christian Vazquez continue to split playing time behind the plate. Jeffers went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Saturday's contest, which brought an end to his modest seven-game hit streak.
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David Fry C | CLE
Guardians' David Fry: Riding pine Sunday
Fry is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Jose Ramirez will get a day out of the infield and serve as the Guardians' designated hitter, so Fry will hit the bench to accommodate him. Fry had started in each of the last three games, going 4-for-10 with two doubles and two walks to bring his OPS up to .950 on the season.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Receiving rest Sunday
Lee is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Lee will get the afternoon off after he started at catcher in both of the first two contests of the series. Martin Maldonado will spell Lee behind the dish in the series finale.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Losing work to Austin Wells
Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
He'll take a seat for the second day in a row and the third time in four games while Austin Wells earns another turn behind the plate. Trevino has gone just 3-for-26 at the dish over his last nine games, while Wells is holding down a .781 OPS in June. Manager Aaron Boone seems to be favoring the hotter bat in Wells for the moment.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Records fourth steal in loss
Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in a loss to the Twins on Saturday.
Raleigh is much more renowned for his power than his speed, but he's now up to a career-high four stolen bases with Saturday's swipe. The slugging backstop has reached safely in seven straight games, a stretch during which he owns a .429 on-base percentage thanks in large part to a 25.0 percent walk rate.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Slugs another clutch home run
O'Hoppe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win against Detroit.
One day after belting a decisive three-run homer in the eighth inning, O'Hoppe tormented the Tigers again with a game-tying solo blast in the eighth frame. The budding star ranks fifth among MLB backstops with 12 long balls on the campaign while slashing a strong .273/.325/.478. O'Hoppe has knocked in at least one run in five of his past six contests and has collected seven total RBI during that span.
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Ben Rortvedt C | CIN
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Getting afternoon off
Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Alex Jackson will draw the start behind the plate while Rortvedt hits the bench for the series finale. Rortvedt caught all nine innings of Saturday's 8-1 loss, going hitless in three at-bats.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Getting afternoon off
Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Wong will get the afternoon off after he started behind the plate both of the past two days, going 2-for-8 with an RBI between those contests. Reese McGuire will draw the start at catcher in the series finale.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Clubs homer Saturday
Wells went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in a 9-3 loss to Toronto on Saturday.
The Yankees got beat pretty soundly Saturday, so Wells' two-run blast in the ninth inning didn't make much of an impact on the outcome. However, it was a positive development for the catcher's stat line after he had gone just 3-for-18 at the plate over his previous nine games. Wells is slashing a modest .213/.304/.346 with three homers, 13 RBI, 18 runs and a stolen base on the campaign. Over New York's past six contests, Jose Trevino has started four times to Wells' two starts, but the tide may be shifting with Wells getting his second straight start Sunday.