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  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes deep Tuesday

    Heim went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.

    Heim took Alex Wood deep in the second inning for his first home run of the year. It also happened to be the first home run the Rangers had hit against a lefty this season. Heim has had a sluggish start so far, hitting .237/.237/.368 with just three extra-base hits and five RBI in 38 plate appearances.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Belts three home runs

    Langeliers went 3-for-4 with three homers and four RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Rangers.

    Langeliers put together a night to remembe, taking Nathan Eovaldi yard in the second inning before blasts in the seventh and ninth off relievers David Robertson and Jose Leclerc, respectively. It was Langeliers' first-career three-homer performance and just the third time he's ever hit multiple home runs. Langeliers came into Tuesday with just five hits on the season and is now up to a .250 average with four long balls and seven RBI.

  • Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Mixed bag thus far in Vegas

    Soderstrom owns a .148 average and .233 on-base percentage across his first 30 plate appearances with Triple-A Las Vegas, but he sports an impressive .519 slugging percentage in that sample as well.

    The final component of Soderstrom's slash line is the byproduct of having laced all four of his hits thus far for extra bases in the form of a double and three home runs. The early power is certainly encouraging, and Soderstrom's minuscule .063 BABIP over the small sample implies he's run into some bad luck when putting the ball in play early this minor-league season. Soderstrom's numbers should therefore be due for some improvement, considering this is the third consecutive year he'll have spent time at the Triple-A Level after logging 373 plate appearances with the Aviators over the last two minor-league campaigns.

  • Royals' Freddy Fermin: Scores run in win

    Fermin went 2-for-3 with one double and one run in Sunday's win against the White Sox.

    Fermin has totaled 15 at-bats with two runs and three hits over five games played as the main backup to starting catcher Salvador Perez. The 28-year-old hasn't built upon his solid .782 OPS from the 2023 campaign, as Fermin has just a .467 OPS through the small sample this year.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Slugs first homer Monday

    Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Monday.

    Raleigh was one of the only bright spots for the struggling Mariners, belting a 367-foot shot to right field in the ninth inning to close out the scoring on the night. The talented backstop, like many of his teammates, is underperforming at the plate early, but he's now hit safely in four of the last five games.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Tracking toward late-April return

    Jansen (wrist) is tracking toward a late-April return, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

    Jansen has progressed to taking batting practice as he works his way back from a small fracture in his right wrist. He will need a handful of rehab games before returning and it's not clear when that rehab assignment will begin, but Jansen should be activated within the next couple weeks if all continues to go well.

  • Astros' Victor Caratini: Drills first home run

    Caratini went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Rangers.

    Caratini's three-run shot in the fifth inning was his first as an Astro. He's made just four appearances so far this season, registering a .364/.364/.636 slash line in the process. He should continue to be used sparingly behind Yainer Diaz.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Hits bench Monday

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

    Diaz made eight starts behind the plate and two at designated hitter in Houston's first 10 games of the season, but he'll receive a breather Monday. Victor Caratini will start at catcher and bat ninth against Texas lefty Andrew Heaney.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Receives breather Monday

    Heim is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

    Heim started the past six games and will take a seat for Monday's matchup with Houston. Andrew Knizner will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Andrew Heaney.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Out against left-hander

    Wells is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the Marlins, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

    The Marlins are starting left-hander Jesus Luzardo, so the lefty-hitting Wells will yield to Jose Trevino at catcher. Wells has made six starts at catcher thus far (all against righties), while Trevino has been behind the plate five times (twice versus righties).

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