MLB Player News
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Knocks in four
Heim went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI in Tuesday's 10-6 win over Detroit.
Heim, who is working on a nice little four-game hit streak, delivered runners in scoring position on three consecutive at-bats, raising his RBI total to 38 over 46 games. The 27-year-old catcher is 19-for-40 (.475) when presented with RISP.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Goes deep Tuesday
Rogers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 10-6 loss to the Rangers.
Rogers has been losing playing time to Eric Haase behind the plate lately, but Haase started in left field Tuesday, which opened up a spot for Rogers. He responded with his sixth home run of the season across 35 games. The occasional power is about all that Rogers can be counted on, as he's batting just .161 and striking out nearly 36 percent of the time.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Hitting eighth in return
Trevino is hitting eighth and starting at catcher versus the Mariners on Tuesday.
Trevino was reinstated off the 10-day injured list before Tuesday's game against Seattle, and the veteran backstop is in the starting lineup as expected. Trevino has struggled in 2023 with a .598 OPS over 96 at-bats over 30 games, but he should see the majority of reps behind the plate while he's healthy.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Returns from IL
Trevino (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Randy Miller of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
Trevino landed on the injured list May 18 with a left hamstring strain. He figures to resume duties as New York's primary catcher, and his return will send Ben Rortvedt back to Triple-A. Trevino was slashing .267/.267/.267 over his last five games prior to getting injured.
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Ben Rortvedt C | NYM
Yankees' Ben Rortvedt: Optioned to Triple-A
The Yankees optioned Rortvedt to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Randy Miller of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
Rortvedt is booted from the active roster to make room for Jose Trevino with Trevino coming off the 10-day injured list. In five games with the Yankees, Rortvedt went 2-for-7 while scoring a pair of runs. He'll head to Triple-A to provide emergency depth for the Yankees.
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Christian Bethancourt C | CHC
Rays' Christian Bethancourt: Sitting Tuesday
Bethancourt isn't in the Rays' lineup Tuesday against the Cubs, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Bethancourt has been seeing the ball well lately, logging a 1.133 OPS across 15 plate appearances over the past week. He'll get a day off Tuesday in favor of Francsico Mejia, who will bat ninth.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Sitting out Tuesday
Grandal isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.
Grandal is battling through an 0-for-10 stretch at the plate in his last three games, and he holds just a .549 OPS over the last two weeks. The White Sox will instead give Seby Zavala, who'll bat ninth, a shot behind the plate Tuesday.
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Mitch Garver DH | SEA
Rangers' Mitch Garver: Rehab going well
Garver (knee) started at catcher and went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored for Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
Garver batted leadoff to maximize plate appearances and was removed after six innings. It was his second consecutive game behind the plate. The catcher/DH began a rehab assignment last week and is 5-for-13 with three walks, two doubles, two home runs, four RBI and five runs scored over four games. The Rangers may want see him play nine innings before activating him this week.