MLB Player News
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Launches two homers in win
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Monday's 6-2 win over the Red Sox.
Raleigh's pair of homers came against Boston starter Nick Pivetta. This was Raleigh's second multi-homer game of July, and he finished the month batting .239 (17-for-71) with five long balls and 10 RBI. The catcher is up to a .231/.306/.442 slash line with 16 homers, 43 RBI, 49 runs scored and 16 doubles over 91 contests this season.
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Matt Thaiss C | BOS
Angels' Matt Thaiss: Gets Monday off
Thaiss is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Thaiss will give way to Chad Wallach after catching each of the Halos' last four games. Unless he makes an appearance off the bench Monday, Thaiss will wrap up a disappointing July with a .150/.297/.250 slash line to go with two home runs, five RBI, four runs and one stolen base over 20 games.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting Monday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.
Ben Rortvedt will get the nod behind the plate while Higashioka rests for the series opener. Higashioka started at catcher in the final two games of the Yankees' series with the Orioles over the weekend, going 4-for-8 with a solo home run and an additional run.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Takes seat Monday
Jansen is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles.
Jansen will get a breather after he was included in the lineup in each of the previous four games, with three of those starts coming at catcher. Alejandro Kirk will step in behind the plate Monday while Brandon Belt handles designated-hitter duties.
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Silas Ardoin C | BAL
Orioles' Silas Ardoin: Bumped to Double-A
Ardoin was promoted from High-A Aberdeen to Double-A Bowie on Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
The 22-year-old backstop is known more for his defense than his offense. Ardoin had a .215/.369/.336 slash line with five home runs and a 32.1 percent strikeout rate in 68 games at High-A.
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Samuel Basallo C | BAL
Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Promoted to High-A
Basallo was promoted from Single-A Delmarva to High-A Aberdeen on Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
The 18-year-old lefty slugger slashed .299/.384/.503 with 12 home runs, seven steals and a 20.7 percent strikeout rate at Single-A. Basallo started 50 games at catcher and 21 games at first base -- a trend that should continue as he keeps climbing the ranks. He moves well for his size (6-foot-3, roughly 200 pounds) now, but Basallo will likely slow down in the coming years.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Ready to debut for new organization
Lee (oblique) said Monday that he's "100 percent" healthy and will be ready to make his White Sox organizational debut for Triple-A Charlotte this week, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Before the Astros traded him to the White Sox on Friday in exchange for reliever Kendall Graveman, Lee said that he was on track to return from Triple-A Sugar Land's 7-day injured list to start that same day. The trade delayed Lee from playing over the weekend, but now that he's settled with Charlotte, he looks set to be activated Tuesday. Lee, who had been on the shelf since July 7 with the right oblique strain, could be the first catcher in line for a promotion to the big leagues if the White Sox end up moving Yasmani Grandal prior to Tuesday's trade deadline.
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Goes deep in Sunday's win
Fermin went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Twins.
Fermin blasted a 420 foot shot to left center field off Kenta Maeda in the second inning for his second home run in his last four games. The long ball also extended his hitting streak to a modest six games, a stretch during which he's recorded multi-hit efforts four times. Fermin is now up to a slash line of .299/.346/.504 with 13 extra-base hits, 22 RBI and 16 runs in 137 plate appearances and should continue to see the bulk of his starts behind the dish.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Gets aboard four times
Rutschman went 3-for-4 with a walk, one RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Yankees.
Rutschman was at leadoff for the second game in a row, and he set the tone well by logging two of his hits in the first inning. He's gotten on base in six of his eight plate appearances atop the order over the last two contests. The catcher is slashing .272/.374/.427 with 14 home runs, 47 RBI, 52 runs scored and 17 doubles through 100 games this season. Aside from a lack of speed, Rutschman's strong plate discipline makes him a solid option to stay at leadoff for as long as manager Brandon Hyde is interested in him being there.