MLB Player News
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting Sunday
Heim is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Royals.
Heim will sit Sunday after going 0-for-4 with one run, one RBI and four walks over the first two games of the series. Andrew Knizner will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Kansas City right-hander Alec Marsh.
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James McCann C | ARI
Orioles' James McCann: Absent from lineup Sunday
McCann is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Houston.
McCann will sit for a second straight game Sunday after going 0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts in Friday's 14-11 loss. Adley Rutschman will serve behind home plate Sunday and bat in the leadoff spot against Astros southpaw Framber Valdez.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Out of lineup Sunday
Raleigh is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Raleigh will begin Sunday's game in the dugout after going 1-for-8 with one RBI over the first two games of the series. Mitch Garver will start behind home plate and bat seventh against Miami right-hander Kyle Tyler.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting vs. lefty
Naylor is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Toronto.
Naylor will begin Sunday's game in the dugout with the Blue Jays sending southpaw Yusei Kikuchi to the mound. Naylor went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-3 win. David Fry will start behind home plate Sunday and bat fifth.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Sitting Sunday
Lee is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Tigers.
Lee will begin Sunday's game in the dugout after starting in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-7 with a solo home run. Martin Maldonado will start behind home plate Sunday and bat ninth.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Tigers' Carson Kelly: Sitting again Sunday
Kelly is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the White Sox.
Kelly will sit for a second straight game after hitting a two-home run in the series opener Friday. Jake Rogers will once again start at catcher and bat ninth against White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon.
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Ben Rortvedt C | NYM
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Getting Sunday off
Rortvedt is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Even with the Pirates sending right-hander Paul Skenes to the mound Sunday, the lefty-hitting Rortvedt will begin the game in the dugout after starting in the first two games of the series, going 4-for-8 with one home run, four RBI and two runs scored. Alex Jackson will start at catcher and bat ninth for the series finale.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Hits long ball Saturday
O'Hoppe went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Dodgers on Saturday.
O'Hoppe tagged Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow for a solo shot in the seventh inning. The long ball pushed the backstop up to 10 homers through 246 plate appearances on the season after he went deep 14 times across 199 plate appearances as a rookie last year. Among MLB catchers, O'Hoppe ranks sixth in home runs and is tied for eighth with 32 RBI.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Slugs homer in win
Naylor went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Naylor snapped a 25-game homer drought dating back to May 4. The catcher has struggled at the plate for much of the campaign, but he's gone a respectable 6-for-23 (.261) over his last seven contests. With the Guardians carrying three catchers, Naylor's margin for error at the plate is thin -- he doesn't have the defensive skill of Austin Hedges or the offensive consistency of David Fry in his favor. Naylor is slashing .184/.253/.291 with four homers, 15 RBI, 18 runs scored and one stolen base over 174 plate appearances.