MLB Player News

Heineman will be recalled from Triple-A Worcester prior to Sunday's game in Pittsburgh, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

There's no word yet on who he will be replacing on the roster, but Triston Casas (ribs) is the likely candidate. Heineman would be the third catcher on the Red Sox' roster, but the club is running out of options on its 40-man roster.

Jansen isn't in the Blue Jays' lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.

Jansen will get a day off Saturday after going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored during Friday's series opener. Alejandro Kirk will take over behind the plate and bat sixth.

Naylor isn't in the Guardians' lineup for Saturday's game against Oakland.

The lefty-hitting Naylor will take a seat Saturday as the A's send left-hander Alex Wood to the mound. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate instead and bat eighth.

The Rangers recalled Huff from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

With Jonah Heim (bereavement) away from the team, Huff will join the big-league roster to give the Rangers security behind the dish. The 26-year-old is slashing .321/.415/.607 across 65 plate appearances in the minors and will likely return to Round Rock once Heim returns.

The Rangers placed Heim on the bereavement list Saturday.

Heim will step away from the team for at least three days as he tends to more important matters. Sam Huff will come up from Triple-A Round Rock to give Texas extra depth at catcher while Heim is out.

Maldonado isn't in the White Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

Maldonado is just 2-for-35 through 14 games, and he'll sit down as the White Sox look to get more production from the catcher position. Korey Lee will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Rortvedt isn't in the Rays' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Left-hander Nestor Cortes will start on the mound for New York, forcing the lefty-hitting Rortvedt to step out of the lineup. Rene Pinto will take his place behind the dish and bat ninth.

Kelly isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.

Kelly will get a day off Saturday after going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts during Friday's series opener. Jake Rogers will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.

Rutschman went 3-for-5 with a grand slam during Friday's loss to the Royals.

While the rest of Baltimore's lineup was unable to find consistent success against the Royals, Rutschman accounted for three of the team's eight hits, and his seventh-inning slam was the only way the Orioles were able to put runs on the board. The 26-year-old backstop is now 7-for-21 across his last five games and remains one of the more reliable offensive catchers in baseball.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Friday against the Nationals.

Diaz got the scoring started for Houston with an RBI double in the second inning before coming around to score. Friday's effort marked his fourth multi-hit performance in his last 10 games, during which he's gone 12-for-41 (.293) with five RBI and five runs scored.