MLB Player News
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Tyler Heineman C | TOR
Blue Jays' Tyler Heineman: Leaves with injury
Heineman was removed from Sunday's win over the Athletics with left side discomfort, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
Heineman appeared to tweak something on a swing during the eighth inning and was unable to finish the plate appearance. The 32-year-old is serving as Toronto's backup catcher with Alejandro Kirk (hand) on the injured list, so the club may need additional catching depth if Heineman will be unavailable for more than a day or two.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Takes seat Sunday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Diaz started the past eight games and will receive a day off after going 10-for-34 with two doubles, three homers and six RBI during that span. Martin Maldonado will work behind the plate while Corey Julks serves as the designated hitter.
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Matt Thaiss C | BOS
Angels' Matt Thaiss: Out of Sunday's lineup
Thaiss is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Thaiss went 3-for-6 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and three runs in Saturday's blowout victory but will return to the bench Sunday. Chad Wallach will start behind the plate for the fifth time in the Angels' past six games, though the pair are likely to continue in a timeshare going forward.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Day off Sunday
Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Wong started the past three games and will take a seat for the series finale in Chicago. Caleb Hamilton will step in behind the plate to catch for Kutter Crawford.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Receives Sunday off
Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Jansen started the first two games of the series and will receive a day off after he went 2-for-7 with a home run, two RBI and two runs. Tyler Heineman will take over behind the plate Sunday.
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Mitch Garver DH | SEA
Rangers' Mitch Garver: Out of Sunday's lineup
Garver is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Garver started the past two games and will take a seat after he went 2-for-8 with a walk and an RBI. Jonah Heim is working behind the plate while Adolis Garcia serves as the designated hitter.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Starting Sunday
Rogers is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Twins.
Rogers will return to the lineup after sitting Saturday, with Eric Haase heading back to the bench. The two have alternated starts behind the plate fairly evenly all season. This will be the 41st start at catcher for Rogers, while Haase has started 35 times at the position. Rogers is batting only .178, though he has managed nine home runs in 129 at-bats, making him a boom-or-bust option.
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Takes seat Sunday
Haase is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Haase went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored Saturday, but he'll alternate at catcher with Jake Rogers, who slides into the lineup for the series finale. Haase can play in the outfield when he's not behind the plate, though he's started only once in the outfield this month.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Receives Sunday off
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Rutschman will take a seat while in the midst of an 0-for-14 slump, which ends a streak of 10 straight starts. Anthony Bemboom will step in behind the plate to catch Sunday for Kyle Bradish.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Slugs homer No. 10
Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-3 win over the A's.
The backstop took Hogan Harris deep in the third inning, giving Jansen four homers in his last eight games and 10 on the year. He's batting .286 (8-for-28) over that stretch with a .786 SLG, adding two doubles, five runs and six RBI into the mix, and with Alejandro Kirk (hand) sidelined at least until the end of the month, Jansen should continue seeing a full-time workload for the Jays.