MLB Player News
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Resting up Wednesday
Heim is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Heim will rest after he had been included in the lineup in each of the last four games, making three starts at catcher and one as a designated hitter during that stretch. Though the Rangers will likely continue to make regular room for both Heim and Kyle Higashioka in the lineup when the team faces left-handed starters, Higashioka will likely rank as the preferred option behind the plate against right-handed pitching.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: RBI in three straight games
Diaz went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Tuesday against the Blue Jays.
Diaz has performed well in September, collecting at least one hit in five of his eight starts while also tallying four doubles. He's hit particularly well since the start of Houston's weekend series against the Rangers, going 5-for-14 with five RBI and a run scored in his last three starts.
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Kyle Teel C | CHW
White Sox's Kyle Teel: Power surge continues
Teel went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Rays.
Teel opened up the scoring with a first-inning solo home run, his third home run over his last six games. He's been red hot in the second half and one of the most productive players at his position, slashing .313/.391/.515 with seven homers, 23 RBI, 22 runs, two steals and a 15:30 BB:K across 151 plate appearances.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Out of Tuesday's lineup
Higashioka is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Brewers.
Higashioka had started the last two contests, including a start at designated hitter in Monday's series opener. However, Jonah Heim will draw his second straight start at catcher Tuesday.
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Samuel Basallo C | BAL
Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Back in action Tuesday
Basallo (hand) will start behind the plate Tuesday against the Pirates, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
The rookie backstop exited Saturday's contest after taking a foul tip on his right hand and was held out of the lineup Sunday after X-rays came back negative, but he's good to go Tuesday following Baltimore's team off day. Basallo has yet to find his footing at the plate through his first 16 big-league games and has a .204/.283/.389 slash line with two homers and nine RBI.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Slated for BP this weekend
Rutschman (oblique) will take batting practice this weekend, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Rutschman began hitting off a tee this past Friday and will take another big step forward with his hitting progression this weekend. It's not clear whether the Orioles will ask him to go out on a rehab assignment, but either way he would seem to have a good shot to be activated from the 10-day injured list at some point next week. Rutschman has been shelved since mid-August with a right oblique strain.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Connects for 13th homer
Narvaez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 7-0 win over the Athletics.
Narvaez has gone deep four times over his last 17 games, a stretch that dates back to Aug. 12. He's added 11 RBI in that span while batting .281 (16-for-57). On the season, the catcher is up to a .252/.321/.429 slash line with 13 homers, 44 RBI, 49 runs scored, 24 doubles and one stolen base through 104 contests.
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Sebastian Rivero C | LAA
Angels' Sebastian Rivero: Joins big-league roster
The Angels selected Rivero's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Rivero is assuming the roster spot vacated by Logan O'Hoppe and is starting Monday's game against the Twins. It will be the 26-year-old's first action at the major-league level since 2022. Rivero has hit .264/.309/.429 with nine homers in 68 contests this season with Salt Lake.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Goes on concussion injured list
The Angels placed O'Hoppe on the 7-day concussion injured list Monday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
O'Hoppe had to be removed from Sunday's game against the Athletics after being struck in the head by the backswing of Jacob Wilson, and after going through tests it has been determined he suffered a concussion. He will be eligible for activation Sept. 16, but it's an uncertain timeline to return anytime a concussion is involved. Sebastian Rivero has been added to the roster and is starting at catcher Monday against the Twins, but it will be Travis d'Arnaud seeing the bulk of the action behind the dish while O'Hoppe is out.
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Christian Vazquez C | HOU
Twins' Christian Vazquez: Aiming to return before season's end
Vazquez (shoulder) resumed taking part in baseball activities over the weekend and hopes to return from the 10-day injured list by the end of the season, the Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Vazquez has been on the shelf since Aug. 8 due to a left shoulder infection, which he had surgically removed a couple weeks later. He hopes to return for a final few games of the season so that he can show he's healthy as he heads into free agency this winter.