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  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Receiving Tuesday off

    Raliegh is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.

    Raleigh started the previous four games and will receive a day off after going 2-for-15 with two homers during that stretch. Seby Zavala will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: On bench Tuesday

    Wong is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Atlanta, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

    It's the second straight game on the bench for Wong, which is surprising given he's been one of the most productive catchers in baseball with a .950 OPS. Reese McGuire went 2-for-4 with a double and stolen base Sunday and is making his second consecutive start behind the plate Tuesday.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in Tuesday's lineup

    Langeliers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

    Langeliers went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run and three RBI against Miami on Saturday but is otherwise 0-for-10 over his past four contests. Kyle McCann will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Ross Stripling on Tuesday.

  • Guardians' Ralphy Velazquez: Full-time first baseman

    Velazquez has started 21 games at first base and zero games at catcher thus far for Single-A Lynchburg.

    Velazquez was drafted with the 23rd overall pick last year as a bat-first catcher who might move to first base, and that transition has already taken place before his 19th birthday later this month. The lefty-hitting slugger may indeed offer the requisite offensive impact for first base, as he is slashing .264/.343/.505 with six home runs, a .242 ISO and a 20 percent strikeout rate in 105 plate appearances for the Hillcats as one of the youngest hitters in the Carolina League.

  • Ryan Jeffers C | MIN

    Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Won't start Monday

    Jeffers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.

    Jeffers had started each of Minnesota's last three games -- two at catcher and one at designated hitter -- so his absence from the lineup Monday is likely just a rest day. Christian Vazquez will fill in behind the dish and will bat eighth.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Back on bench Monday

    Rogers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.

    Rogers and Carson Kelly have now alternated turns behind the plate over Detroit's last eight games, with both backstops making four starts apiece. The timeshare arrangement will make it difficult to extract much fantasy value from Rogers, who is batting .179 with two home runs and five RBI over 22 games this season.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Back in lineup Monday

    O'Hoppe (hand) will start at catcher and bat fifth in Monday's game in Pittsburgh, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

    O'Hoppe exited Saturday's game against the Guardians after taking a foul tip off his right hand, but X-rays came back clean and he's ready to roll after resting Sunday. The young catcher is slashing .260/.317/.396 with two home runs over 29 games for the Angels this season.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Game-winning long ball Sunday

    Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Astros on Sunday.

    The 27-year-old cleared the fences for the second straight game, launching a tie-breaking homer in the ninth inning that would turn out to be the difference in the contest. Raleigh has now reached safely in four the last five games, but he's still carrying a lackluster .210 average and .288 on-base percentage across 118 plate appearances.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sends game into extra frame

    Heim went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Royals.

    Heim knotted the game at two runs apiece with a ninth-inning home run that set the stage for Nathaniel Lowe's game-winning single in the 10th. For Heim, it was his fourth homer and first in 12 games. He's appeared in 29 of the team's first 35 games, which is a lot for a catcher whose bat has tailed off in August and September in each of the past two seasons.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Getting maintenance day

    Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

    Langeliers was probably overdue for a day off, as he had started at catcher or served as a designated hitter in each of Oakland's last five games. Kyle McCann will get a turn behind the plate in Sunday's series finale.

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