MLB Player News
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Out of Tuesday's lineup
Kirk is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers.
Kirk is hitting .250 with three doubles, five runs and four RBI in 10 games this month. Tyler Heineman is starting behind the plate, batting ninth.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Sitting out Tuesday
Jeffers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
It marks 13 straight games that the Twins have alternated starts at catcher for Jeffers and Christian Vazquez. Jeffers has cooled off a bit over the last month, putting up a .612 OPS with one home run across his previous 74 plate appearances.
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Season over after finger surgery
Fermin underwent season-ending surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured left middle finger, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Fermin suffered the injury last Friday on a catcher's interference call. He is certainly done for the season, but the hope is that he will be fully healthy by the time spring training rolls around. It's an unfortunate ending to what has been a nice season for Fermin, who batted .281/.321/.461 with nine home runs over 235 plate appearances in 2023. The 28-year-old has positioned himself to open 2024 as Salvador Perez's backup again, or perhaps even take over as starter if the Royals decide to trade Perez over the winter.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Sitting out afternoon tilt
Wells is absent from the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
Higashioka will do the catching for Randy Vasquez in the afternoon contest. Wells is sure to be back out there for the nightcap.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting out first game
Wong is not in the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Reese McGuire will do the catching for Nick Pivetta in the afternoon contest. Wong is very likely in line to catch the second game of the double dip.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Provides separation in win
Heim went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and five RBI in Monday's 10-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Heim connected for a grand slam as part of the Rangers' five-run seventh to put away Toronto. It was his second home run -- both bases-loaded blasts -- since returning from a wrist injury in mid-August. Heim hasn't been the same consistent producer since his return. While he's driven in 12 runs in 23 games, nine have come in two contests.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes deep in victory
Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run against Houston in a 4-0 win Monday.
Langeliers was the only Oakland batter to notch multiple hits in the contest, and his seventh-inning solo shot put the team up 3-0. The backstop has gone deep twice in his past three games and is up to 18 homers on the season. He's tied for eighth in that category among MLB catchers.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: On base four times in loss
Naylor went 2-for-3 with two walks, one stolen base and one run scored in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Giants.
Naylor has produced three multi-hit efforts over his eight games in September, going 8-for-23 (.348) in that span. He's also picked up two stolen bases this month, giving him three on the campaign. The catcher is settling into a starting role behind the dish after some rough stretches earlier in the season. He's at a .230/.326/.436 slash line with eight home runs, 24 RBI, 23 runs scored and 10 doubles over 56 contests.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Knocks homer in extra-innings loss
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 8-5 extra-innings loss to the Angels.
Raleigh made an early impact with his first-inning blast. The catcher is hitting well lately, going 8-for-21 (.381) with three homers over his last six contests. For the season, he's up to 28 long balls, 68 RBI, 69 runs scored, 21 doubles and a .237/.315/.479 slash line through 128 games.