MLB Player News
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Sitting out Thursday
O'Hoppe is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto.
It's a routine day off for O'Hoppe, who had started each of the previous three contests. Matt Thaiss will do the catching for the Halos in the series opener.
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Ben Rortvedt C | TB
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Shifted to family emergency list
The Rays transferred Rortvedt from the paternity list to the family medical emergency list, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Per Whitaker, Rortvedt's new baby and the baby's mother are doing fine. This is a procedural move made so that he can spend more time with his family, as his three-game stay on the paternity list was set to run out. Rortvedt is expected to rejoin the Rays at some point on their road trip, potentially as soon as this weekend versus the Dodgers. Rob Brantly will remain on Tampa Bay's roster until Rortvedt returns.
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Alex Jackson C | TB
Rays' Alex Jackson: Retreating to bench Wednesday
Jackson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
Jackson will give way to Rob Brantly behind the dish as the Rays wrap up their series in Oakland. Ben Rortvedt (personal) is likely to return from the paternity list this weekend in Los Angeles, so Jackson's brief run as the Rays' No. 1 backstop should soon come to an end. Jackson owns a lowly .434 OPS over 144 plate appearances on the season, but he's shown some improvement since the All-Star break with a .200/.294/.378 slash line across 18 games.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Drives in two
Lee went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Wednesday against the Giants.
Lee came through with the game-winning RBI single in the top of the ninth inning. He has dominated playing time behind the plate in August with 13 starts in 17 games. Lee has been plagued by a 35.2 percent strikeout rate in that span, though he's managed four RBI and six runs scored.
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Freddy Fermin C | KC
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Sitting after seven straight starts
Fermin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
After going 9-for-28 with three doubles and two walks while starting each of the past seven games, Fermin will get a breather in the series finale. Salvador Perez will return behind the plate Wednesday after occupying first base in Tuesday's 9-5 loss, while Hunter Renfroe gets a day out of the outfield and serves as the Royals' designated hitter.
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Shea Langeliers C | OAK
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Taking seat Wednesday
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Langeliers started the previous seven games and will receive a day off after hitting .375 with three doubles and a homer during that span. Kyle McCann will step in behind the plate Wednesday for Oakland.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Taking seat Wednesday
Jeffers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in San Diego, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Jeffers and Christian Vazquez continue to alternate catching duties for the Twins, as Vazquez will be behind the plate for Wednesday's series finale after he caught the series opener Monday. The last time either player started at catcher in consecutive games came when Jeffers did it Aug. 7 and 9, and that latter game was the first of a doubleheader.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Productive in Tuesday's loss
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Raleigh bounced back from an 0-for-4 night in the series opener Monday to contribute his second multi-hit effort of August. The slugging catcher's two-bagger was his sixth extra-base hit in 15 games this month, and that pop has helped him to a respectable .453 slugging percentage over that span despite a .189 average and 25.4 percent strikeout rate.