MLB Player News
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: In two-hole Monday
Jansen is starting at catcher and batting second in Monday's game versus the White Sox.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider has been changing things up with his lineups in an effort to get his offense going, and he's trying something new again Monday in batting Jansen higher than fifth for the first time this season. The catcher is slashing .313/.384/.625 on the year, so it's a move that certainly makes sense on paper.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Taking seat Sunday
Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Jansen started the previous three games but will hit the bench after going 3-for-10 with a double and a run. Alejandro Kirk will step in behind the plate Sunday.
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Kyle McCann C | COL
Athletics' Kyle McCann: Delivers as pinch hitter Saturday
McCann entered Saturday's loss to the Royals as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and singled in his only plate appearance.
McCann continues to see occasional starts behind the dish, but he'd gone a combined 1-for-10 with six strikeouts in the most recent three prior to Saturday's pinch-hit appearance. The rookie will continue to spell Shea Langeliers on occasion, and despite the recent skid, he still carries a .333 average and .975 OPS over 47 plate appearances.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Swats fifth homer
Trevino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the White Sox in Saturday's 6-1 victory.
Trevino hit one of four homers for New York in the contest, belting a solo shot to left field in the second inning. The backstop is up to five long balls through 91 plate appearances this season, already surpassing the four homers he hit in 158 plate appearances last year. Trevino and Austin Wells continue to split work behind the plate for the Yankees, but Trevino has been far superior offensively so far this season, slashing .286/.330/.464 to Wells' .197/.308/.303 mark.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Gets break Sunday
Naylor is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Minnesota.
Naylor will get a break Sunday as Cleveland finishes up its series against the Twins. Austin Hedges will take over catching duties and bat eighth in place of Naylor.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Absent from lineup Sunday
Rutschman is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Mariners, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
The 26-year-old catcher will get a break Sunday in Baltimore's series finale against the Mariners. James McCann will start at catcher in place of Rutschman and bat ninth.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Sitting second straight
Wells is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's outing against the White Sox, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
The 24-year-old catcher will watch from the dugout as Jose Trevino gets his second start in a row behind the plate against the White Sox. Wells is slashing .197/.308/.303 with four RBI and a 13:11 BB:K through 91 plate appearances in his second major-league season.