MLB Player News
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Out of Sunday's lineup
Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Wells has gone 2-for-12 with two RBI and six strikeouts through four games in June, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Jose Trevino will work behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Not starting Sunday
Lee is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Red Sox.
Lee will sit for a second straight game Sunday after going 0-for-6 with two strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Martin Maldonado will start behind the dish Sunday and bat ninth against Boston right-hander Zack Kelly.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Idle vs. southpaw
Naylor is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Marlins.
With Miami sending southpaw Trevor Rogers to the mound Sunday, the lefty-hitting Naylor will begin the contest in the dugout while David Fry gets the start behind home plate. It's the third straight game Naylor has not started, as the 24-year-old has struggled at the plate since May 1, slashing .152/.186/.227 with a 32.9 percent strikeout rate over 66 at-bats during that span.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Tigers' Carson Kelly: Out of lineup Sunday
Kelly is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Brewers on Sunday.
Kelly will get a rest Sunday after starting in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-7 with one RBI. With Brewers right-hander Bryse Wilson on the mound for Sunday's series finale, Jake Rogers will start behind home plate and bat ninth.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting again Saturday
Naylor isn't in the Guardians' lineup for Saturday's game against Miami.
Slashing just .170/.247/.259 through 150 plate appearances, Naylor has begun to see his playing time take a significant hit recently. David Fry, who has had one of the hottest bats in baseball, will pick up another start behind the plate while Kyle Manzardo serves as Cleveland's DH.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Taking seat Saturday
O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.
O'Hoppe will give way to Matt Thaiss behind the dish Saturday against Hunter Brown and company. After going hitless in three straight games, O'Hoppe is 4-for-9 with two runs scored in his last three contests.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Sitting Saturday
Jeffers is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.
Jeffers has gone 0-for-16 with six strikeouts over his last five games, and he is down to .234/.323/.500 over 218 plate appearances this season. Christian Vazquez will start behind home plate Saturday and bat ninth against Pirates right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski.
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Ben Rortvedt C | NYM
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Out of lineup Saturday
Rortvedt is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Despite Baltimore sending right-hander Kyle Bradish to the mound Saturday, the lefty-hitting Rortvedt will begin the game in the dugout. Alex Jackson will start behind home plate and bat ninth.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Resting Saturday
Lee is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Boston.
Lee started in the first two games of the series, going 0-for-6 with two strikeouts. Martin Maldonado will start behind home plate Saturday and bat ninth against Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Keeps slugging Friday
Diaz went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 7-1 win over the Angels.
Diaz opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning and added a two-run homer in the seventh. He's gone yard in four straight contests, an impressive run of power after he went 39 games without a homer prior to this surge. The catcher is at a .258/.285/.416 slash line, seven long balls, 32 RBI, 22 runs scored and 10 doubles over 56 contests. With Kyle Tucker (lower leg) going on the injured list Friday, Yordan Alvarez has seen more time in the field, giving the Astros the option of moving Diaz to designated hitter rather than having him at catcher full-time in the short term.