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  • Astros' Martin Maldonado: Pads lead Wednesday

    Maldonado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Mariners.

    Maldonado is hitting .224 (11-for-49) with four homers and eight RBI over 16 games in September. That's an improvement on his .193 batting average for the year, and he's up to 15 homers this season. The catcher has added a mediocre .616 OPS, 36 RBI, 33 runs scored and 12 doubles through 114 contests in 2023.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Gets breather Wednesday

    Wells is absent from the lineup Wednesday at Toronto.

    Ben Rortvedt will catch and bat ninth for the visiting Yankees. Wells had made four straight starts behind the plate while going 4-for-15 with two homers and four RBI.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in lineup Wednesday

    Langeliers is not in the lineup Wednesday at Minnesota.

    Tyler Soderstrom will start behind the plate and bat seventh for the visiting Athletics. Langeliers grabs a day of rest after going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 11-3 loss to the Twins.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: On bench Wednesday

    Naylor is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Reds.

    Naylor hit a three-run homer, drew a walk and scored two total runs in the Guardians' loss to Cincinnati on Tuesday. Cam Gallagher is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Wednesday's series finale.

  • Rene Pinto C | PHI

    Rays' Rene Pinto: Takes seat Wednesday

    Pinto is not in the lineup Wednesday versus the Red Sox.

    Pinto contributed a two-run homer to the Rays' 9-7 win at Boston on Tuesday, but he'll grab a breather during Wednesday's series finale as Christian Bethancourt starts behind the plate.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: On base thrice in win

    Raleigh went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in a win over the Astros on Tuesday.

    Raleigh's hot hitting persisted in Tuesday's critical win for the Mariners, with the power-hitting backstop providing his third multi-hit effort in the last six games. The 26-year-old took a big step forward at the plate in mid-August and hasn't looked back, as he boasts a stellar .280/.342/.553 slash line with 16 extra-base hits and 24 RBI across his last 36 games.

  • Korey Lee C | CHW

    White Sox's Korey Lee: On bench Wednesday

    Lee is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

    Lee's struggles continue in the majors. After being benched a few times, the catcher started in four consecutive games. However, the 25-year-old failed to record a hit, going 0-for-11 in that span. Carlos Perez gets the start at catcher and will bat sixth.

  • Rene Pinto C | PHI

    Rays' Rene Pinto: Cranks sixth homer

    Pinto went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Red Sox.

    Pinto extended Tampa's lead to 7-0 in the third inning with a two-run, 424-foot blast off Tanner Houck. The 26-year-old Pinto has taken over as the Rays' primary option behind the plate -- he's gone 10-for-50 (.200) in his last 16 games, though five of his hits have been home runs. Overall, Pinto's batting .245 with a .717 OPS, six homers, 16 RBI and eight runs scored through 96 plate appearances this season.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Goes yard in return

    Naylor went 1-for-3 with a walk, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 11-7 loss to the Reds.

    The young backstop had missed the Guardians' prior two games with a thumb issue, but he quickly proved he was healthy by launching his 10th homer of the season off Hunter Greene in the second inning. Naylor is slashing .319/.476/.596 in September with three home runs, four steals, 11 RBI and 12 runs in 16 contests, and the 23-year-old appears to have cemented himself as Cleveland's catcher of both the present and the future.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Smacks game-winning homer

    Wells went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays.

    Wells played the hero Tuesday night, knocking a two-run homer off Jordan Romano in the top of the ninth of a scoreless game to give the Yankees the lead. It marked the second straight game with a two-run homer for Wells, as he also hit one Monday against Arizona. After hitting .103 over his first eight games, the rookie catcher has generated a .276 average with three homers, five runs and six RBI over his subsequent eight contests.

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