MLB Player News
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Launches 11th homer
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 7-5 victory over the Tigers.
Naylor added to the Guardians' lead when he scorched a 404-foot home run off Joey Wentz in the second inning. The rookie catcher has caught fire in September, sporting a .333 batting average with four homers, four steals, 14 runs and 13 RBI over 51 at-bats. Naylor is slashing .244/.347/.482 with 11 homers, five steals, 33 runs and 32 RBI in 65 big-league games this year.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Likely available Saturday
Manager Brandon Hyde said Rutschman (illness) will probably be available for Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Rutschman was scratched from the lineup Friday because he was feeling under the weather the day after the Orioles clinched the AL East title. James McCann filled in at catcher and went 0-for-2 with a walk and two strikeouts in Baltimore's sleepy 3-0 loss to Boston.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in lineup Friday
Langeliers is not in the lineup Friday against the Angels.
Langeliers takes a seat after going 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in Thursday's series finale at Minnesota. Tyler Soderstrom is starting behind the plate and batting ninth for the Athletics on Friday at Angel Stadium.
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James McCann C | ARI
Orioles' James McCann: Added to lineup Friday
McCann was added to the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Adley Rutschman has been scratched due to an illness, so McCann will now start behind the plate and bat eighth versus the Red Sox and right-hander Nick Pivetta. Ryan O'Hearn is serving as the Orioles' designated hitter.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Scratched from lineup Friday
Rutschman was scratched from the lineup Friday versus the Red Sox due to an illness, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Rutschman has no need to push himself to play through the bug after the Orioles officially clinched the AL East title Thursday. James McCann is now catching and batting eighth Friday against the Red Sox and right-hander Nick Pivetta.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Pops 21st home run
Rogers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's suspended game against the Royals, which resumed Thursday.
Rogers hit his 21st home run of the season in the eighth inning as he continues to increase his career-best total. He came into the year with 10 total long balls in his first two MLB campaigns. Heading into 2024, Rogers has established some fantasy value due to his power potential and his role as Detroit's top catcher, though his upside is capped due to his high strikeout rate and perennially low batting average.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Homers, collects three RBI
Rutschman went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Nationals.
Rutschman jumped on a hanging four-seamer from Patrick Corbin in the bottom of the third and crushed it over the wall in left-center field to put the Orioles on top 2-0. The star catcher would then tack on another run with an RBI single in the fifth as Baltimore went on to win its fourth straight. Rutschman has now recorded multiple hits in four of his last six games while the home run marked his fourth this month and 20th on the season. He's also drawn at least one walk in four consecutive games.
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Reese McGuire C | MIL
Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Was available Wednesday
McGuire (thumb) was available to play Wednesday, MLB.com reports.
McGuire injured his thumb while taking warmup pitches prior to the start of the third inning of Tuesday's loss to the Rays. Connor Wong replaced him Tuesday and started Wednesday. Boston manager Alex Cora said McGuire was available off the bench if needed.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Knocks in three runs in victory
Jeffers went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI against Oakland in a 6-4 win on Wednesday.
Jeffers brought Minnesota even at 4-4 with his two-run blast to left field in the sixth inning and added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The backstop went 14 contests without a long ball between Aug. 25 and Sept. 17 but has now gone deep twice in his past four games. Jeffers already has a career-best 42 RBI this season, and he needs one more homer before the end of the campaign to tie his career-high mark of 14.