MLB Player News

Naylor is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Blue Jays.

Naylor started five of Cleveland's last six contests but had just one hit over that stretch. Cam Gallagher will handle catching duties Wednesday while Naylor rests.

Bethancourt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Bethancourt will be getting a breather Wednesday after he started at catcher in three of the Rays' last four games. Rene Pinto will step in behind the dish and form a battery with starting pitcher Jalen Beeks.

Rogers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Twins.

Eric Haase will do the catching for Alex Faedo after Rogers started the last two games and homered in Tuesday's contest. Rogers has gone deep twice so far in August to push his season total to 14.

Wong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

He'll take a seat Wednesday while Reese McGuire gets the nod behind the plate, catching for starting pitcher Nick Pivetta. Wong started in both of the first two games of the series, going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI.

Heim (wrist) could be activated from the 10-day injured list early on in the Rangers' upcoming homestand, which begins Aug. 14, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Heim will face live pitching for the second day in a row Wednesday and looks to be progressing ahead of schedule as he works his way back from a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist. The injury has sidelined Heim since late July. The switch-hitting catcher is in line to bat only left-handed initially upon his return in order to protect his wrist.

Garver is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Oakland.

The Rangers are playing a day game after a night game, and Garver had started 12 of the previous 13 contests, so he appears to be receiving a breather Wednesday. Sam Huff will do the catching for Jordan Montgomery.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers continue to alternate starts behind the dish, and it'll be the latter's turn to catch Wednesday. Since the All-Star break, Vazquez has been a serviceable performer with a .256 average, two home runs and seven RBI in 13 games, but being stuck in a timeshare with Jeffers limits his overall fantasy upside.

Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

The lefty-hitting Soderstrom will ride the bench for the series finale while the Rangers bring southpaw Jordan Montgomery to the hill. With Soderstrom sitting out, Shea Langeliers will start at catcher and Jordan Diaz will serve as Oakland's designated hitter.

Heim took batting practice Tuesday for the first time since suffering a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Heim took about 15-20 swings of pitching from Rangers hitting instructor Tim Hyers and also caught a bullpen session. Texas manager Bruce Bochy left open the possibility that Heim could face live pitching as early as Monday and potentially return during the team's six-game homestand next week. The plan calls for the switch-hitting Heim to bat from the left side only, as the left wrist is non-dominant when swinging from that side.

Rutschman went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's loss to Houston.

Rutschman tagged Framber Valdez for a two-run shot in the second inning, bringing James McCann around to score and marking Rutschman's seventh consecutive game recording an RBI. Over that stretch, he's hitting 9-for-27 (.333) with five runs scored and has struck out just once in 32 plate appearances.