MLB Player News
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Receives maintenance day
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Vazquez will cede catching duties to Ryan Jeffers in what amounts to a rest day for the former as the Twins wrap up their series with the White Sox with an afternoon contest. While starting behind the dish in the first two games of the series, Vazquez went 2-for-7 with a double and a walk.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Gets breather Wednesday
Trevino will take a seat Wednesday versus the Guardians, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
After he went 1-for-7 with an RBI over the first two games of the series, Trevino will get a day off. Kyle Higashioka will take over behind the plate and bat eighth in the series finale.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
Astros' Martin Maldonado: Receives breather
Maldonado is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Maldonado started behind the dish for both of the Astros' first two games of the series in Pittsburgh, so he's likely just getting some rest with Wednesday's series finale beginning at 12:35 p.m. ET. Yainer Diaz will catch for starting pitcher Jose Urquidy while Maldonado sits.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Clubs first homer
Kirk went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Tigers.
After the catcher got the Blue Jays on the board in the second inning with an RBI single, Kirk jumped all over a Mason Englert offering in the eighth inning and drove it down the left-field line for a three-run shot. It's the first homer, and first multi-hit game, of the season for the 24-year-old. Kirk is batting just .222 (6-for-27) through eight contests.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Hits three-run homer in loss
Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in a loss to the Orioles on Tuesday.
Langeliers gave Oakland a 7-3 lead with a three-run homer off Austin Voth in the fifth inning. The backstop has now gone deep twice in 2023 while driving in four runs along with a .222/.263/.389 slash over 36 at-bats in 10 games. This was Langeliers' first multi-RBI game of the young season.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Launches walkoff homer
Heim went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run during Tuesday's 8-5 win against the Royals.
Heim was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts before coming to the plate with two runners on during the 10th inning, but he turned his evening around with a walkoff homer. It's the second straight day with a long ball for the 27-year-old, and he now has a .276/.300/.517 slash line with two home runs, six RBI and seven runs through eight games this season.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Homers in back-to-back games
Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-1 win over the Athletics.
Rutschman's third-inning blast gave the Orioles a 3-1 lead. The catcher has hit safely in eight of 10 games so far, and he's slashing .375/.457/.600 with three homers, seven RBI, six runs scored and a 6:9 BB:K. He's playing nearly every day between catcher and designated hitter, and he's shown some clear growth in the power department after he hit a just-okay 13 long balls over 113 contests last season.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Belts first long ball of 2023
Heim went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Monday's 11-2 victory over the Royals.
Heim hit one of thee Rangers homers in the contest, hammering a 413-foot solo shot in the fourth inning. The backstop went deep 16 times last season, establishing some moderate fantasy value given the shallow position that he plays. Heim has swung the bat relatively well so far in 2023, slashing .292/.320/.458 through 25 plate appearances. He may see more time behind the plate in the short term with Mitch Garver (knee) going on the injured list Monday.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Taking seat Monday
Raleigh is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.
Raleigh started each of the Mariners' last five games at either catcher or designated hitter, going 4-for-19 with a home run, four walks and three RBI. He'll get the night off Monday while Tom Murphy receives a turn behind the plate and Cooper Hummel serves as Seattle's DH.