MLB Player News
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Heading to bench Sunday
Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
With lefty Tyler Alexander on the hill for the Rays, the lefty-hitting Wells will exit the lineup for the series finale. Jose Trevino will spell Wells behind the plate.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Belts another homer Saturday
Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Athletics on Saturday.
Raleigh's 387-foot shot to right center in the second inning served as the first run of the night for either side and also made him the first AL catcher to hit 10 or more homers in his team's first 40 games since 2003. The slugging backstop has cleared the fences four times in the last eight games alone, and he's reached safely in seven contests overall during that span.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Gets rest for series finale
Jansen is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Twins.
Jansen will sit for the series finale Sunday while Alejandro Kirk starts behind the dish and bats eighth against Twins right-hander Bailey Ober. Since May 1, Jansen has gone 10-for-28 with four doubles, two home runs and four RBI.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Sitting Saturday
Langeliers is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.
Langeliers is on a heater, batting .429 with three home runs, two triples and two doubles in his last five games. Kyle McCann is starting behind the dish and hitting sixth.
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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 contest against the Guardians.
Lee will begin Saturday's game in the dugout while Martin Maldonado gets the start at catcher and bats ninth against Cleveland right-hander Triston McKenzie. Lee went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored Friday, and the 25-year-old is 7-for-18 with two home runs and four RBI over five games in May.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Getting breather Saturday
Wong is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Wong will begin Saturday's game in the dugout after going 2-for-4 while scoring Boston's lone run in Friday's loss. The lefty-hitting Reese McGuire will start at catcher and bat seventh against Washington right-hander Jake Irvin.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Keeps flashing power
Lee went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored Friday against the Guardians.
Lee took Carlos Carrasco deep in the seventh inning to tally his fourth home run of the season, three of which have come in his last 11 games. He's gone 11-for-33 in that span, also chipping in five RBI and four runs scored. Lee remains in a near even split for playing time with Martin Maldonado behind the plate.