MLB Player News

Jeffers exited Tuesday's contest against the Reds in the top of the fifth inning with a hand/arm injury, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Jeffers took a ball off his hand/arm while behind the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning and was ultimately forced to leave the game before his at-bat in the top of the fifth. Christian Vazquez replaced him at catcher in the contest, and more information on the status of Jeffers will likely be provided in the near future.

The Brewers traded Clarke to the Astros on Tuesday in exchange for cash, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.

Clarke has spent the entire season at Triple-A Nashville, where he's slashed .216/.352/.358 with six home runs, 16 RBI and 18 runs scored across 182 plate appearances. He won't possess a spot on the Astros' 40-man roster, but he could have a clearer path to eventually contributing at the big-league level as he moves on to a new organization. Clarke will report to the Astros' Double-A affiliate in Corpus Christi.

Jansen isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Jansen has collected a base hit in each of his last four games, but he'll take a seat Tuesday while Matt Thaiss starts at catcher and bats seventh for the Rays.

Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Monday's 7-1 loss to the Rays.

Rutschman hit his seventh home run of the season, his first in nine games, to account for the only Orioles run of the game. The pop from the 27-year-old's bat has been largely missing as of late; he has just four extra-base hits in his last 19 games. The catcher is slashing .233/.325/.384 in 235 at-bats, with his .708 OPS more closely resembling his .709 mark from 2024 than the first two seasons of his career in which he was over .800.

Diaz is not in the Astros' starting lineup against the Athletics on Monday.

Diaz will get a breather after starting in Houston's last eight games, during which he went 11-for-32 (.344) with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI. Victor Caratini will serve behind home plate and bat seventh.

Wynns is absent from the Athletics' starting lineup against the Astros on Monday.

Willie MacIver will serve behind home plate and bat eighth in Monday's series opener. Wynns went 2-for-8 with two home runs and three RBI over his last two starts.

Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and an additional run scored in Sunday's 11-2 win over the Angels.

Sanchez broke the game open, launching a grand slam off Connor Brogdon that extended Baltimore's lead to 9-2 with two outs in the seventh inning. The 32-year-old Sanchez has homered in back-to-back games following a nearly two-month stint on the IL. Overall, Sanchez has gone 6-for-37 (.162) with a .580 OPS across 43 plate appearances this year. While he'll primarily serve as Adley Rutschman's backup, Sanchez should see additional playing time at DH.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Naylor will receive the afternoon off after he started behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series. Austin Hedges will fill in for Naylor as the Guardians' starting catcher.

Heim is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Heim will take a seat after starting the first two games of the series. Kyle Higashioka will step in to catch for Kumar Rocker.

MacIver is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

The rookie got three straight starts after Shea Langeliers suffered an oblique strain earlier this month, but MacIver has since moved into a timeshare with Austin Wynns following the veteran's acquisition from the Reds. The two backstops have alternated starts over the Athletics' last six games.