MLB Player News
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Out of lineup Tuesday
Perez is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Guardians.
Freddy Fermin will start at catcher and Edward Olivares will take a turn in the DH role as the Royals open a three-game series versus Cleveland. Perez went 0-for-8 with three strikeouts and one walk in the final two games of Kansas City's weekend series at Tampa Bay.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Hits 10th home run
Rogers went 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Monday's win over the Rangers.
Rogers went deep in the sixth inning with a runner on for his 10th home run of the season, which matches his career total before this year. He was starting for the second straight day behind the plate and has seemingly edged ahead as Detroit's primary catcher, though Eric Haase played left field Monday, so both catching options saw the field.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: On bench Monday
Grandal is not in the lineup Monday against the Angels.
Seby Zavala will catch and bat ninth. This looks to be a routine day off for Grandal, who missed some time last week with a sore right knee but started behind the plate both Saturday and Sunday versus Boston.
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James McCann C | ARI
Orioles' James McCann: Doing baseball activities
McCann (ankle) resumed baseball activities Monday, Danielle Allentuck of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
On the injured list since June 17 because of a left ankle sprain, McCann appears on track to return to the Orioles sometime in early July. Anthony Bemboom is currently serving as Adley Rutschman's backup behind the plate.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Sits in favor of Jeffers
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.
Vazquez has submitted a palatable .708 OPS thus far in June, but that hasn't been enough for him to gain sole possession of No. 1 catching duties from Ryan Jeffers, who has been swinging a hotter bat of late. The two backstops have now alternated starts over the last eight games.
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Jose Godoy C | TEX
Orioles' Jose Godoy: Dropped from 40-man roster
Godoy cleared waivers Monday and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk.
Godoy was optioned to Norfolk last week following an abbreviated stay with the big club, but he'll now move off the 40-man roster entirely with the Orioles needing to clear a spot for infielder Jordan Westburg, who was called up from Triple-A. After clearing waivers, Godoy will remain in the organization as catching depth at the Orioles' top affiliate.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Homers in loss
Heim went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.
Heim's second-inning home run was his 11th of the season and fourth in the last eight games. The catcher, who was given a rest Friday, had four hits over the two weekend games. Keeping Heim fresh is a goal for 2023 after he tired in August and September of 2022 under the weight of a career-high 450 plate appearances. Thus far, he's maintained a .283/.332/.482 line over 271 PAs.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Stays hot at plate
Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 3-2 loss against the Orioles.
Raleigh took Kyle Bradish yard in the second inning for a two-run homer that plated Eugenio Suarez and marked the catcher's second homer in four games. Over that four-game stretch, Raleigh is hitting 6-for-17 (.352) with five runs scored and four RBI while striking out only twice.