MLB Player News
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Chad Wallach C | ATH
Angels' Chad Wallach: Heads to injured list
The Angels placed Wallach on the 7-day injured list Tuesday while he tends to a concussion and a stiff neck, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Wallach will miss at least a week as he recovers from the head and neck injuries he suffered in Sunday's 16-8 loss to the Rangers. Catcher Chris Okey will be called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to take Wallach's place on the roster.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: On bench versus lefty
Raleigh is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Rangers.
With left-hander Andrew Heaney on the mound, Raleigh will head to the bench Tuesday. Raleigh has only registered one hit in seven at-bats against lefties this year, notching a double and four strikeouts. Tom Murphy will draw the start at catcher and bat seventh versus Texas.
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Nathaniel Hickey C | BOS
Red Sox's Nathan Hickey: Bumped up to Double-A
Hickey was promoted from High-A Greenville to Double-A Portland on Tuesday.
This was a much-needed promotion for the 23-year-old catcher, as hitters his age with his pedigree (fifth-round pick in 2021) belong in the upper levels. The lefty-hitting backstop had a .294/.402/.588 slash line with four home runs, a 24.4 percent strikeout rate and a 14.6 percent walk rate in 18 games in a return to High-A after logging similar numbers at that level in 34 games in 2022.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting out Tuesday
Wong is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Atlanta.
It's a routine day off for Wong. Reese McGuire will do the catching and bat ninth against Charlie Morton.
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Sitting Tuesday
Haase is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the Guardians.
Haase will take a seat after he went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in Monday's victory. The 30-year-old has now secured at least one hit in seven straight contests, going 11-for-27 with two homers, seven RBI, seven runs scored and a stolen base over that stretch. Nick Maton will take over at designated hitter while Andy Ibanez enters the lineup at third base and bats eighth against Cleveland.
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Sam Huff C | BAL
Rangers' Sam Huff: Called up Tuesday
Huff was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.
Huff will join the big-league roster for the first time this season, replacing Travis Jankowski (hamstring) on the active roster after Jankowski was placed on the 10-day injured list. Huff has produced a .267 average with five homers, 20 RBI and 11 runs scored over 90 at-bats in 22 games with Round Rock this season. The 25-year-old will likely operate as bench bat for Texas while making an occasional start behind the plate.
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Tallies three hits in win
Haase went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in Monday's win over the Guardians.
All three hits were singles, but fantasy managers will be happy with the effort, which pushed Haase's batting average up to .297 for the season. Jake Rogers has seen more time at catcher lately, though he's only batting .203, so Haase could see things swing back in his direction. He's also capable of playing in the outfield on days when Rogers starts behind the plate.
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Mitch Garver DH | SEA
Rangers' Mitch Garver: Target return date still May 23
The target date for Garver (knee) to return off the 10-day injured list remains May 23, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Garver was able to take batting practice Friday and continues to make positive progress from the knee sprain that has kept him on the injured list since the middle of April. Because of how much time the veteran 31-year-old has missed, Garver will likely need a rehab assignment of at least a handful of games, and he'll likely begin that assignment at some point in the next week.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
Astros' Martin Maldonado: Gets day off Monday
Maldonado is out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Angels, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Maldonado went 1-for-6 in two appearances in the three-game set against Seattle, and he'll retreat to the bench to open the series against the Angels on Monday. Yainer Diaz is starting behind the plate and hitting eighth.