MLB Player News
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Reaches 10-homer mark
Perez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI double and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Twins.
Perez has hit safely in five straight games, going 6-for-21 (.286) in that span. The homer was his first since May 20 and his 10th of the year. He also crossed the 40-RBI mark Wednesday, getting him past halfway to matching his total of 80 RBI over 140 contests last year. The catcher is slashing .325/.386/.537 through 55 games in 2024.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Not in Wednesday's lineup
Raleigh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Raleigh started the first two games of the series but has a .403 OPS over his past 26 at-bats and will take a seat for Wednesday's contest. Mitch Garver will step in behind the plate while Mitch Haniger serves as the desigated hitter.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
White Sox's Martin Maldonado: Catching while Lee serves as DH
Maldonado will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Korey Lee remains the White Sox's No. 1 backstop, but he'll serve as the designated hitter Wednesday to open up a start behind the plate for Maldonado. The 37-year-old backstop has gone hitless in his last six starts and carries a lowly .083/.135/.131 slash line into Wednesday's contest.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Rare day off Wednesday
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Rutschman often starts at designated hitter on days he doesn't catch, but he'll be given a true day off Wednesday, barring a pinch-hitting appearance. It's just the fourth day off this season for the 26-year-old. James McCann will pick up the start at catcher.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Resting for second game
Rogers is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Pirates, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Rogers will take a seat for the second game of the day after he was behind the plate for all nine innings of the Tigers' 8-0 win earlier in the day. He went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI and has now reached base at least once in each of his last five starts. Carson Kelly will draw the start for the second game of the day, but Rogers has performed well enough of late to at the very least keep himself in a timeshare at catcher.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Records second steal Tuesday
Langeliers went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in a win over the Rays on Tuesday.
The power-hitting backstop showed off his wheels Tuesday, recording his second steal on three attempts this season following an eighth-inning, two-out walk. Langeliers' .210 average and .280 on-base percentage on the season have plenty of room for improvement, but he carries an exponentially better .277/.365/.631 slash line that's partly constituted of 11 extra-base hits (four doubles, two triples, five home runs) and has recorded 14 RBI across his last 19 games.