MLB Player News
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Hunter Feduccia C | TB
Rays' Hunter Feduccia: Sitting in third straight game
Feduccia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Feduccia had been included in the starting nine in the Rays' first two matchups of the season against right-handed starters, but he'll end up hitting the bench Wednesday for the third game in a row. Two of those absences have come against righties, which suggests that the Rays aren't planning to go with a hard platoon of the left-handed-hitting Feduccia and the right-handed-hitting Nick Fortes at catcher.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Receiving rest Wednesday
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Samuel Basallo will handle the catching duties while Taylor Ward receives a start at designated hitter as Rutschman rests for the Wednesday matinee game. While starting in four of Baltimore's first six games, Rutschman has gone 4-for-14 with three doubles, three walks, one RBI and one run.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Not starting Wednesday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Red Sox.
Diaz had started at catcher each of the previous two days, so he will get some rest with the Astros wrapping up their series against the Red Sox with a day game after a night game. Christian Vazquez will start at catcher Wednesday as Houston attempts to finish off a series sweep.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: On bench Wednesday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
Through Texas' first six games, Higashioka has drawn two starts at catcher to Danny Jansen's four. The Rangers could split the reps fairly equitably between the two backstops this season, but at least in the early going, Jansen looks to be Option 1A of the duo.
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Exiting starting nine
Quero is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Miami.
It's a day game after a night game, so Quero will get a breather after starting at catcher the previous three days. Reese McGuire will be behind the dish and bat eighth in Wednesday's series finale.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Off to good start
Wong went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 9-2 loss to the Astros.
Wong is off to a good start after hitting .190 over 188 at-bats in 2025. The backup catcher is 3-for-7 with two doubles through three games (two starts).
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rangers' Danny Jansen: Slugs first homer
Jansen went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Orioles.
After hitting a single and a double in his first two at-bats, Jansen belted a 409-foot homer in the seventh inning to give Texas a 7-3 lead. The 30-year-old backstop was making his return to the starting lineup after sitting out the previous two contests in favor of Kyle Higashioka, but Jansen still figures to be the preferred option behind the plate.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes long again
Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Atlanta on Tuesday.
Langeliers struck out in each of his first two plate appearances Tuesday, but he gave the Athletics a four-run lead after belting a solo home run off Joel Payamps in the fifth inning. Langeliers is 2-for-12 with six strikeouts over his last three outings, but the 28-year-old catcher is up to four home runs through five regular-season games.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Absent from lineup
Wells isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.
Wells went 2-for-3 with a run scored on Opening Day but has gone 0-for-10 at the plate since then. He'll get a day off to reset; meanwhile, J.C. Escarra will start at catcher and bat seventh.