MLB Player News
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Drives in three runs
Perez went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's loss to Minnesota.
Perez opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first inning before knocking a 416-foot solo shot in the sixth. He later added an RBI base hit in the seventh. He's produced three straight multi-hit games, bumping his season slash line to .266/.307/.436 with 10 extra-base hits and 12 RBI through 101 plate appearances. Perez was back in the lineup Friday after missing the previous two games due to a back issue.
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Matt Thaiss C | BOS
Angels' Matt Thaiss: Takes seat against Brewers
Thaiss is out of the starting lineup against the Brewers on Saturday, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Thaiss will sit against southpaw Wade Miley after starting the last two games and going 3-for-7. Chad Wallach will be the starting backstop for Los Angeles and hit eighth.
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Tom Murphy C | SF
Mariners' Tom Murphy: Playing time sparse
Murphy, who played for the first time since last Friday in Thursday's loss to the Phillies and went 2-for-3 with a double, has logged only 29 plate appearances and appeared in nine of the Mariners' first 25 games.
The veteran is healthy after appearing in just 14 games in 2022 due to a shoulder injury, but he's seen Cal Raleigh draw 20 starts overall, with 19 of those coming behind the dish. That's left few opportunities for Murphy, and his timing at the plate unsurprisingly seems to be suffering. Even factoring in his first multi-hit effort of the season Thursday, Murphy is slashing just .138/.138/.207.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting Friday
Wong will sit Friday against the Guardians, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Wong will get a breather after he went 1-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and three strikeouts over two starts during a three-game series with the Orioles. Reese McGuire will take over behind the plate and bat eighth in the series opener with Cleveland.
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Optioned to Triple-A
Fermin was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
After being called up one week ago, Fermin went 1-for-7 at the plate with two strikeouts while making two starts at catcher for the Royals. With Salvador Perez (back) expected to be available Friday, there is no longer a need for Fermin on the big-league roster. Nick Pratto was called up from Omaha to replace him.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Mashes second home run of season
Trevino went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-2 victory over the Rangers.
Trevino pulled a homer to left in the ninth inning, giving the Yankees an insurance run before Michael King closed out the game. The former Ranger is slashing .250/.276/.393 through 16 games played so far this year as the team's primary catcher, while Thursday was his second multi-hit output of the season.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Blasts another homer Thursday
Langeliers went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in a loss to the Angels on Thursday.
Langeliers hit one of two Oakland homers in the fourth inning, taking Shohei Ohtani deep with a 414-foot, two-run shot to center field. The long ball was the third in five games for the backstop, and he's knocked in five runs over that span. Langeliers' hot stretch has moved him into a tie for first in the majors among catchers with six homers on the season.