MLB Player News
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Out of Sunday's lineup
Trevino is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
The 30-year-old and Kyle Higashioka have alternated starts behind the plate for the Yankees' past six games, and that trend will continue Sunday after Trevino went 0-for-3 in Saturday's contest. Trevino has struggled offensive during the first half with a .211/.255/.316 slash line in 162 plate appearances.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Resting Sunday
Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Wong started behind the dish in each of Boston's last six games, so he'll be getting a well-deserved breather while the Red Sox finish off their first-half schedule Sunday. Jorge Alfaro will catch for starting pitcher Tayler Scott in the series finale with Oakland.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Receiving Sunday off
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
The second-year catcher will get a breather for the series finale, giving way to Manny Pina behind the dish. Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Langeliers will finish Oakland's first-half slate with a .205/.267/.366 slash line to go with 10 home runs, 33 RBI, 30 runs and one stolen base across 293 plate appearances.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Gets rest day
Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
With Heim having been voted as the American League's starting catcher in Tuesday's All-Star Game, he'll get a breather in the Rangers' final game before the break after he had been behind the plate in each of the past four contests. Mitch Garver will form a battery with starting pitcher Dane Dunning in the series finale in Washington.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Logs three hits
Naylor went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 10-6 win over the Royals.
Naylor was stuck in a 1-for-19 funk over his previous six games. This was his third multi-hit effort in 15 contests this season. The 23-year-old catcher has struggled to adjust to major-league pitching, batting just.196 with a 5:18 BB:K so far this year. He's added a home run, five RBI, eight runs scored and two doubles through 56 plate appearances.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
Astros' Martin Maldonado: Pops go-ahead homer
Maldonado went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.
Maldonado provided a clutch hit, giving Houston the lead with his eighth-inning solo shot. Prior to Saturday, he had gone 0-for-18 with one walk over his last six games. The catcher is batting a career-low .169 with a .540 OPS, six homers, 14 RBI and 16 runs scored through 66 contests. He hasn't lost much playing time despite his poor numbers, as the Astros appear content to let Yainer Diaz get the bulk of his at-bats at designated hitter while Yordan Alvarez (oblique) is out.
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Christian Bethancourt C | CHC
Rays' Christian Bethancourt: Not in Saturday's lineup
Bethancourt will sit Saturday against Atlanta, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Bethancourt has looked like the Rays' clear top catcher over the last two weeks, starting eight of 11 games behind the plate prior to Saturday's contest. That run immediately followed a stretch in which Bethancourt and Francisco Mejia alternated starts for 12 consecutive games, however, so it's not clear that Bethancourt will start much more than half of Tampa Bay's games after the All-Star break.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Not starting Saturday
Raleigh will sit Saturday against the Astros.
Raleigh broke out to the tune of a .773 OPS last season and maintained a similar .763 OPS through the end of May, but he's been in a rut since the start of June. In 26 games, he's hit .200/.273/.322. Tom Murphy will take over behind the plate Saturday.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Gets Saturday off
Perez will be on the bench during Saturday's game against the Guardians.
Perez will hit the bench after starting four consecutive games behind the plate. His numbers suggest he's probably looking forward to the All-Star break, as he's gone 3-for-40 at the plate over his last 11 games. Freddy Fermin will be Saturday's catcher.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Not starting Saturday
Vazquez will be on the bench Saturday as the Twins host the Orioles.
Vazquez is ahead of Ryan Jeffers in the pecking order behind the plate, but not by much. In the last 20 games, Vazquez has the edge in starts by an 11-9 margin. Jeffers' .801 OPS is far better than Vazquez's .561 mark, however, so there's no guarantee Vazquez remains the top option in the second half.