MLB Player News
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Hits bench Sunday
Rogers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
After starting the first two games of the series behind the plate, Rogers will head to the bench for Sunday's matinee. Eric Haase takes over catching duties and will bat sixth. The two players have largely split the backstop role this season, though Rogers has been a bit more effective offensively with a .692 OPS compared to a .566 mark for Haase. Rogers has also supplied eight home runs in 108 at-bats.
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Returns to lineup
Haase is starting at catcher and batting sixth in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Haase sat out the first two games of the series in favor of Jake Rogers but will return to the lineup Sunday. Neither player has been a consistent offensive performer, as Haase has just a .566 OPS, while Rogers is a bit better at .692 though he's batting only .167. Haase may be unable to separate himself from Rogers any time soon behind the plate, though he can also pick up some starts in the outfield, which gives a slight boost to his overall outlook.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Resting Sunday
Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Grandal will get a breather for the series finale. Seby Zavala will catch Lucas Giolito and hit ninth in Grandal's stead.
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Mitch Garver DH | SEA
Rangers' Mitch Garver: Remains on bench
Garver is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus the Rays.
Garver will remain on the bench for a second straight game Sunday after he went 0-for-3 with two punchouts Friday. His absence is likely just in order to get the 32-year-old some added rest after he just returned from the 10-day injured list June 2. Corey Seager will slot in at designated hitter while Robbie Grossman enters the lineup in left field after some shuffling by Texas.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Getting breather Sunday
Langeliers is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus the Brewers.
Langeliers will take a seat after he went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in Saturday's extra-inning win over the Brewers. Carlos Perez will start behind the plate and bat seventh in the series finale with Milwaukee.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Out of lineup Sunday
Rutschman is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's contest versus the Royals, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Rutschman will take a breather after going hitless in the first two games of the series against Kansas City, and the second-year backstop has hit just .182/.250/.212 over 33 at-bats in the month of June. James McCann will be behind the plate for the Orioles on Sunday and hit ninth.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
Astros' Martin Maldonado: Rests for finale
Maldonado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
Maldonado is receiving some routine maintenance after he started behind the plate each of the past three days. Cesar Salazar will get a rare turn at catcher in place of Maldonado, who has gone hitless in his last five starts and is now slashing a deplorable .186/.272/.276 for the season.
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Francisco Mejia C | TB
Rays' Francisco Mejia: Swats second homer
Mejia went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run in Saturday's loss to Texas.
Mejia got the start behind the plate and accounted for most of the Rays' run output with his three-run blast off Nathan Eovaldi in the fourth inning. The backstop has hit safely in each of his past five games and is batting .444 (8-for-18) over that span, but he continues to split time at catcher with Christian Bethancourt. The latter has outhomered Mejia 7-2 on the campaign and has superior numbers overall, so Mejia's big performance Saturday isn't likely to result in a changing of the guard.
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Max Stassi C | SF
Angels' Max Stassi: Transferred to 60-day IL
Stassi (hip/personal) was transferred from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list by the Angels on Saturday.
Stassi remains without a timetable to return while dealing with a hip injury and also a personal matter that has sidelined the backstop since the start of the season. This removes the backstop from the 40-man roster, and the Angels used that room to select the contract of Gerardo Reyes from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Takes seat against southpaw
Raleigh is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game versus the Angels.
Raleigh will get a day of rest with left-hander Patrick Sandoval on the bump for the Angels. Tom Murphy will be the starting backstop and hit ninth in Raleigh's absence.