MLB Player News
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Taking seat Friday
Rutschman is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
It's a routine day off for Rutschman, who was recently demoted from second to fifth in the Orioles' batting order. He's slashed just .162/.276/.263 since the beginning of July. James McCann will do the catching for Zach Eflin.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: On base three times Thursday
Kirk went 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI in Thursday's win over the Orioles.
The 25-year-old continues to thrive since becoming the Blue Jays' No. 1 catcher. Kirk has reached base safely in nine straight appearances, batting .452 (14-for-31) during that stretch with two doubles, a homer, four runs and nine RBI. The hot streak has boosted his slash line on the season to .254/.321/.348.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Earning more playing time
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that Wells has "earned more and more reps" even after the return of Jose Trevino (quad), Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
Wells and Trevino were being used pretty evenly before the latter was injured. However, with Wells hitting .383/.456/.596 over his last 12 games, he appears in line for the bulk of the starts at catcher once Trevino is activated, which could happen as soon as next week.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Connects for 24th homer
Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Tigers on Wednesday.
Raleigh uncorked a 427-foot shot to left field in the fourth inning with Randy Arozarena aboard to give the Mariners their first and only runs of the game. The homer was Raleigh's first since he memorably left the yard in three straight games July 27-29, and it leaves him just six round trippers away from tying the career-best 30 he slugged in 2023.
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Danny Jansen C | BOS
Red Sox's Danny Jansen: Homers in loss
Jansen went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Royals.
Jansen has gone 6-for-14 over four contests since he was acquired via trade from the Blue Jays. The catcher has settled into a backup role behind Connor Wong, though Wong can also play first base to give Jansen a path to some at-bats. For the year, Jansen is hitting .226 with a .702 OPS, seven homers, 20 RBI, 28 runs scored, 13 doubles and no stolen bases over 65 games.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting for second half of twin bill
Naylor is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Diamondbacks.
Naylor went 0-for-4 while catching all nine innings in the Guardians' 7-3 loss in the first game of the day, so he'll head to the bench for a breather in the second contest. Austin Hedges will handle the catching duties in Game 2.
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Shea Langeliers C | OAK
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Getting breather for day game
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
With Wednesday's series finale beginning at 3:37 p.m. ET, Langeliers will get a breather after he caught all nine innings of the Athletics' 5-1 loss Tuesday night. Kyle McCann will pick up a start behind the dish in Langeliers' place.