MLB Player News
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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.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Day off Saturday
Wong is not in the starting lineup Saturday against Arizona, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Wong will get a breather after he went 3-for-7 with a homer, two doubles, two RBI and four runs scored while starting the last two games. Reese McGuire will draw the start at catcher and bat ninth versus the Diamondbacks.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Not in starting nine
Kirk will sit Saturday against the Twins.
Kirk has served as the designated hitter just once in the last 20 games, so nearly all his playing time has to come behind the plate. Danny Jansen hit the injured list with a strained left groin Friday, which could mean an increased role for Kirk going forward, but it's Tyler Heineman who will be the catcher Saturday.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Sitting Saturday
Vazquez is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Blue Jays.
Vazquez will take a seat after he went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts in Friday's series opener. Ryan Jeffers will take over behind the plate and bat seventh against Toronto.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Good wood on ball Friday
Raleigh went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk and a run in a loss to the Pirates on Friday.
Raleigh kept up his season-long trend of squaring up the ball formidably, belting his 16th and 17th extra-base hits of the season. The pair of two-baggers snapped a modest extra-base-hit drought for Raleigh, who'd last produced something other than a single May 17. The 26-year-old boosted his OPS to .773 with Friday's performance, equaling the career-high figure he finished the 2022 campaign with.
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Christian Bethancourt C | CHC
Rays' Christian Bethancourt: Piling up hits
Bethancourt went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI on Friday against the Dodgers.
Bethancourt turned in his second consecutive multi-hit game and third in his last four starts. After slugging five homers in April, Bethancourt has only two long balls -- and six extra-base hits overall -- across 18 games in May. Nevertheless, he's maintained a .275 batting average with five RBI and seven runs scored in that same span.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Perfect day at plate
Rutschman went 3-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Friday's loss to Texas.
Rutschman homered in the first inning and was one of just two Orioles with multiple hits in the blowout loss. Since his last multi-hit game May 13, he was hitting just .171 (7-for-41) over an 11-game stretch. Despite a streaky month, Rutschman is still sporting a strong .274/.402/.441 slash line with a 41:31 BB:K and 15 extra-base hits this season.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Out of lineup Friday
Langeliers is absent from the lineup Friday against the Astros.
Carlos Perez will start at catcher and Brent Rooker will serve as Oakland's designated hitter. Langeliers has slashed just .169/.250/.254 with one home run over his last 80 plate appearances dating back to April 30.
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Matt Thaiss C | BOS
Angels' Matt Thaiss: Out of lineup against lefty
Thaiss is out of the lineup Friday versus the Marlins.
Chad Wallach will catch and bat eighth with left-hander Jesus Luzardo set to take the mound for Miami. Thaiss is enjoying a strong season but probably will continue to sit against most southpaws.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Lands on injured list
The Blue Jays placed Jansen on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left groin strain.
Jansen suffered a groin injury while running to first base Wednesday against Tampa Bay, and he will now officially be forced to sit out until early June. Alejandro Kirk will likely fill in as Toronto's primary catcher while Jansen is on the IL, and Tyler Heineman -- who was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday -- figures to be Kirk's backup.