MLB Player News
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Chad Wallach C | ATH
Angels' Chad Wallach: Returns to bench
Wallach is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Wallach was behind the dish for each of the Angels' last three games and went 1-for-5 with three walks and two runs, but he still appears to be the No. 2 option at catcher behind Matt Thaiss. According to J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News, Angels manager Phil Nevin noted prior to Sunday's contest that Thaiss had been battling a minor hip issue, which may have explained Wallach's increased usage of late.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Pops 12th homer
Perez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Nationals.
Perez has three homers and seven RBI over his last six games while batting .360 (9-for-25) in that span. The catcher is over halfway to matching his 23 homers from last season -- he now has 12 through 47 contests. He's also been one of the few reliable bats in the Royals' lineup, slashing .288/.327/.549 with 32 RBI, 26 runs scored and 12 doubles while primarily batting near the top of the order.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Good chance to return Tuesday
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Trevino (hamstring) will travel with the team to Seattle and has a chance to be activated from the 10-day injured list before Tuesday's game against the Mariners, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
Prior reports suggested that Trevino could be activated prior to Sunday's game against San Diego, but that didn't come to pass. The backstop is currently on the shelf with a left hamstring strain, but Trevino looks like he'll be ready to return to action for the Yankees by the middle of next week. Kyle Higashioka and Ben Rortvedt have been holding down the fort at catcher while Trevino has been on the IL.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Drives home two Saturday
Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a two-run single and a double in a loss to the Astros on Saturday.
Langeliers had the only multi-hit effort of the night for Oakland and drove in the final two runs of the game with his eighth-inning single. Like several of his teammates, Langeliers had been mired in a serious funk coming into Saturday, as he was just 1-for-21 over the previous six games and had seen a 23-point drop in batting average over the last nine contests overall. Despite the struggles, Langeliers' standing as the everyday catcher doesn't appear to be in any jeopardy, especially with veteran Manny Pina (wrist) still sidelined for the foreseeable future.
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Reclaims primary catching duties
Haase will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Though Haase owns an unremarkable .640 OPS on the season, he's still offering more offensive production of late than Jake Rogers, who is slashing .093/.152/.279 thus far in May. Rogers appeared to overtake Haase as the Tigers' preferred catcher earlier this spring on the basis of his superior defense and his hot start to the season at the plate, but Rogers has started to lose playing time while his bat has cooled. Haase will start behind the plate for the fourth time in five games while Rogers takes a seat once again.
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Christian Bethancourt C | CHC
Rays' Christian Bethancourt: Riding pine Sunday
Bethancourt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Bethancourt was behind the plate for both of the past two games, so it's not surprising that he'll get a breather Sunday while the series finale with the Dodgers begins at 11:35 a.m. ET. Francisco Mejia will start at catcher and form a battery with starting pitcher Josh Fleming.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Losing work to Haase
Rogers is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's tilt against the White Sox.
Rogers' average dropped to .156 after another hitless effort in Saturday's 7-3 win, and he's registered just a .431 OPS in his 43 plate appearances in May. Now on the bench for the fourth time in five games, Rogers seems to have ceded primary catching duties to Eric Haase.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Fresh after two-day break
Heim went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 5-3 win over Baltimore.
Heim returned to the lineup following a two-day respite. The catcher entered Saturday's game in a 1-for-23 stretch, but the time off appears to be what was needed. He fell off in the second half of 2022 after a strong start, and the Rangers are expected to take steps to prevent a similar situation this season.
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Reese McGuire C | CHW
Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Delivers winning run
McGuire went 0-for-3 with an RBI in Saturday's 2-1 win over Arizona.
The Red Sox played small ball, as McGuire laid down a one-out bunt that plated Triston Casas from third base for the game-winning run. The backup catcher is going through a tough stretch, batting .136 (3-for-22) with a 39.1 percent strikeout rate over the last nine games. Despite the downturn, McGuire maintains a respectable .286 average for the season.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Could return Sunday
Trevino (hamstring) could be ready to return Sunday versus the Padres, per MLB.com.
Trevino began running on the field early this week and performed agility drills Friday, according to Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. The backstop is eligible to be activated from the injured list Sunday, though the Yankees have not indicated whether that will happen. Trevino will presumably regain starting catcher duties upon his return, as neither Kyle Higashioka nor Ben Rortvedt have done much with the bat in his absence.