MLB Player News
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Swipes first bag, knocks in run
Wong went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Orioles.
Wong swiped his first bag of the season in the fifth inning then produced an insurance run with an eighth-inning single. The catcher, who batted .235 last season, continued a breakout at the dish and is batting .324 with an .836 OPS over 136 plate appearances. A .364 BABIP portends a correction is coming, but Wong is making more consistent contact and nearly halved his strikeout percentage, from 33.3 percent in 2023 to 17.6 percent in 2024.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Tigers' Carson Kelly: On bench Tuesday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.
Kelly will yield to Jake Rogers behind the dish Tuesday against righty Jared Jones. Kelly garnered a hit in each of his last three games played, including a three-run homer Sunday.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Not starting Tuesday
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said in an interview on Jomboy Media's "Talkin' Yanks" podcast that Trevino will not be in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Angels.
He's started 12 games to Austin Wells' 13 starts at catcher this month, although Wells' start Tuesday will be his fifth in the last seven contests. Wells also holds a slight edge on playing time overall this season, with 30 starts to Trevino's 26 starts.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Absent from lineup
Diaz is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest in Seattle.
Victor Caratini will do the catching for Framber Valdez. Diaz -- who had started the last three games and five of the last six -- has just a .501 OPS in May.
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Matt Thaiss C | BOS
Angels' Matt Thaiss: Slugs homer Sunday
Thaiss went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Sunday's loss to Cleveland.
Thaiss made the most of just his second start behind the plate over the past week, walloping a 446-foot two-run shot in the fifth inning for his first homer of the campaign. The veteran is firmly behind 24-year-old backstop Logan O'Hoppe on the catching depth chart -- Thaiss has only 46 plate appearances on the season to O'Hoppe's 172. When he has played, Thaiss has mostly struggled, slashing .200/.304/.350 with a 32.6 percent strikeout rate.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Pops 11th homer Sunday
Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a loss to the Astros on Sunday.
Langeliers got to closer Josh Hader in the ninth, slugging a 411-foot shot to center for the Athletics' second and final run of the day. The blast was Langeliers' 11th of the season, and with 20 of his 34 hits now having gone for extra bases, the backstop boasts a .491 slugging percentage that helps make up for his paltry .214 average and .281 on-base percentage.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Breaks open game with homer
Rutschman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-1 win over the White Sox.
Rutschman inserted himself into a pitching duel between Kyle Bradish and Garrett Crochet, taking the latter deep in the sixth inning. This was Rutschman's first homer since May 15, and he went an uncharacteristically poor 6-for-30 (.200) over his eight contests in between long balls. The catcher is up to a .300/.338/.483 slash line with 10 homers, 35 RBI, 28 runs scored, seven doubles and one stolen base over 49 games this season.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Absent from lineup
O'Hoppe is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians.
O'Hoppe will rest Sunday after starting in the first two games of the series, going 3-for-8 with one home run and two RBI. The lefty-hitting Matt Thaiss will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Cleveland right-hander Ben Lively.