MLB Player News
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Sitting Wednesday
Haase is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Brewers.
Haase will take a seat after he went 2-for-7 with a double, a run scored and three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Jake Rogers will take over at catcher and bat eighth as Detroit goes for the sweep against Milwaukee.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes deep again
Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's defeat to the Angels.
Langeliers kicked off the fifth inning with a no-doubter to left center field to bring the A's within 4-2. It was his second home run in three games and his fifth on the year. The 25-year-old is now tied for second among catchers in homers and is slashing .222/.300/.458 with 11 RBI, 11 runs and a 5:21 BB:K over 80 plate appearances.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Swats two home runs
Jansen went 3-for-4 with two homers, four RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 7-0 win over the White Sox.
Jansen notched his second and third homers of the season Tuesday, hitting a three-run home run in the third inning off Mike Clevinger and clubbing a solo homer off Tanner Banks in the sixth frame. He appears to have broken out of an early season slump, hitting 4-for-9 with three home runs, eight RBI and two runs scored in his last three games after starting the season 1-for-35. Considering Jansen is currently in a time split with Alejandro Kirk, most of his value comes in daily formats, where he is typically a cheap attachment to a strong offense, but he could push for season-long consideration if Kirk misses time or Jansen continues to carry a hot stick.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Dealing with back spasms
White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said that Grandal was removed from Tuesday's 7-0 loss to the Blue Jays due to back spasms and is considered day-to-day, James Fegan of The Athletic reports. He went 0-for-3 with a strikeout before leaving.
The backstop was replaced by Seby Zavala in the loss. Grifol believes that Grandal could catch in an emergency, and the skipper doesn't think that the team will have to make a roster move. Even so, Grandal will most likely sit out Wednesday's series finale.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Gets breather Tuesday
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers have now alternated turns behind the dish for the eighth consecutive game, with both backstops drawing four starts apiece. Manager Rocco Baldelli hasn't indicated whether this trend will continue for the balance of the season, or if it's merely a byproduct of Jeffers swinging a hotter bat early on to earn some extra opportunities. Entering Tuesday, Jeffers holds a 269-point edge over Vazquez in OPS, though Jeffers' .471 BABIP and 31.2 percent strikeout rate suggests he's a candidate to regress sooner or later.
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Christian Bethancourt C | CHC
Rays' Christian Bethancourt: On bench Tuesday
Bethancourt is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Bethancourt appears to have settled in as the Rays' preferred starter behind the plate, but like most catchers, he'll still be subject to at least a couple days off per week. Francisco Mejia will form a battery with starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen on Tuesday while Bethancourt heads to the bench.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Getting rest Tuesday
Kirk is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.
Danny Jansen is handling catching duties and Brandon Belt is serving as the Blue Jays' designated hitter, closing off Kirk's two avenues to playing time. Kirk is most likely just receiving a breather after he started at either catcher or DH each of the previous three days.
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James McCann C | ARI
Orioles' James McCann: Returns to bench Tuesday
McCann is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
McCann is back on the bench after he had been included in the lineup each of the past three days, making two starts at catcher and one as a designated hitter. The Orioles' lack of an everyday DH means that manager Brandon Hyde will likely continue to rotate several players at that spot, including No. 1 catcher Adley Rutschman. As such, McCann could continue to play more than most No. 2 catchers around the league, though he's still unlikely to see enough playing time to warrant attention outside of AL-only leagues.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Takes seat Tuesday
Wong is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
With Reese McGuire (hand) cleared to start Tuesday, Wong will get a breather after starting behind the plate each of the past three days. Wong still looks like Boston's nominal No. 1 catcher, though his pedestrian .549 OPS could soon cost him playing time since McGuire (.850 OPS) has soundly outperformed him at the dish.
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Reese McGuire C | CHW
Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Back in action Tuesday
McGuire (hand) will start at catcher and bat ninth in Tuesday's game in Baltimore, Tyler Milliken of 98.5 The Sports Hub Boston reports.
McGuire was out of commission for a couple days after taking a foul tip off the hand, but he's fine. He'll catch starting pitcher Corey Kluber on Tuesday while No. 1 backstop Connor Wong gets a breather.