MLB Player News
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Solo homer in loss
O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Wednesday's loss to the Yankees.
O'Hoppe went down on strikes in each of his first two at-bats before launching a solo home run off Luis Gil in the bottom of the seventh to bring the Angels back within one run of New York. It was the young catcher's fourth long ball in May and the third in his last seven games. He's now hit safely in four of his last five contests but is still batting just .247 on the month with 15 RBI and nine runs scored.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Pops fifth homer
Lee went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
Lee took Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano deep in the ninth inning, but the White Sox couldn't build off his big hit. The catcher opened May going 12-for-29 over eight games, then cooled off by going 7-for-36 (.194) over his last 12 contests. He's at a .274/.309/.427 slash line with five homers, 12 RBI, 11 runs scored, three stolen bases and three doubles over 123 plate appearances on the year. Lee still has an edge for playing time over the light-hitting Martin Maldonado.
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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.