MLB Player News
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Korey Lee C | CHW
Astros' Korey Lee: Overcomes groin injury
Lee (groin) rejoined the Triple-A Sugar Land lineup Friday and has gone 10-for-17 with a home run, four doubles, six runs and five RBI in his last three games.
Lee missed just a couple days of action last week with a left groin injury before returning to the lineup with a bang over the weekend. The 24-year-old maintains a spot on the 40-man roster, but he's at least fourth on the organizational catching depth chart with all of Martin Maldonado, Yainer Diaz and Cesar Salazar up with the big club at the moment.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Gets rest Wednesday
Kirk is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
With the Blue Jays and Phillies concluding their series Wednesday with a game that begins at 4:05 p.m. ET, Kirk will receive a breather for getaway day after he caught all eight innings of Tuesday's 8-4 loss. Danny Jansen will step in behind the plate, catching for starting pitcher Kevin Gausman.
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Sitting in second straight game
Haase is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Though he didn't start in Tuesday's 2-0 loss to the Guardians, Haase saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an end when he struck out in a pinch-hitting appearance. He'll remain on the bench again for the series finale, but Haase should continue to play semi-regularly while moving between catcher, left field and designated hitter.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Resting Wednesday
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Langeliers will receive a breather for the series finale in New York after he caught eight innings and went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run in Tuesday's 10-5 loss. Carlos Perez will check in for Langeliers behind the dish.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Gets breather Wednesday
Trevino is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
The Yankees are wrapping up their series with a day game after a night game, so Trevino will get a break after catching in each of New York's last three contests. Kyle Higashioka will form a battery with starting pitcher Jhony Brito on Wednesday.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: On base four times Tuesday
Langeliers went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Yankees on Tuesday.
The young backstop had his most productive game of the season in terms of reaching safely, busting out of a 2-for-20 slump that had encompassed his last six games in the process. Langeliers raised his average and on-base percentage to .227 and .301, respectively, though he's now gone without an extra-base hit in seven straight contests.
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Tom Murphy C | SF
Mariners' Tom Murphy: Enjoys productive game
Murphy went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored, a double and a walk in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Rangers.
Murphy was excellent Tuesday, with his seventh-inning blast off Andrew Heaney serving as the highlight. While Murphy doesn't play much as the Mariners' backup catcher, he has multiple hits in four of his last five games. The 32-year-old is slashing .244/.262/.415 through 42 plate appearances.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
Astros' Martin Maldonado: Smashes second homer
Maldonado went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's victory over the Angels.
Maldonado hit one of the more noteworthy homers of the season, as he smoked a two-strike slider from Shohei Ohtani 407 feet. Maldonado has six hits in his last six games after posting just eight knocks in his first 20 games. Despite the recent success, he's not a recommended fantasy option and could lose playing time to rookie Yainer Diaz throughout the season.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Ends skid with homer
Rutschman went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over the Rays.
Rustchman snapped a 0-for-19 stretch with a two-run homer in the third inning, a 407-foot shot off Zach Eflin to give Baltimore a 3-1 lead. Despite his recent cold spell, the 25-year-old Rustchman is still slashing a robust .273/.399/.424 with five home runs, 17 runs scored and 20 RBI through 163 plate appearances.
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Chris Okey C | LAD
Angels' Chris Okey: Called up to majors
The Angels purchased Okey's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Okey will join the 26-man active roster as a replacement for fellow catcher Chad Wallach (concussion/neck), who was placed on the 7-day injured list. Okey will be in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Astros and handle catching duties with Shohei Ohtani on the mound. Expect Matt Thaiss to serve as the Angels' primary backstop until either Wallach or Max Stassi (personal/hip) returns from the IL.