MLB Player News
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Christian Bethancourt C | CHC
Rays' Christian Bethancourt: Not starting Wednesday
Bethancourt isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Bethancourt started the last three games and went 3-for-8 with an RBI, a walk and two strikeouts. Rene Pinto will take over behind the plate and bat seventh during Wednesday's regular-season finale.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Hits bench in finale
Wong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
After starting three of Boston's last four games, Wong will take a seat as the Red Sox wrap up their season Wednesday. The 26-year-old produced a .572 OPS in 55 plate appearances in the big leagues in 2022 and could get the chance to compete for a No. 2 role at catcher next spring.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Out of lineup Wednesday
Langeliers is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's season finale versus the Angels.
Langeliers will take a seat after he went 1-for-6 with four walks and two RBI while starting the first two games of the series. Sean Murphy will slide over to designated hitter while Stephen Vogt enters the lineup at catcher and bats fifth against the Angels.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: On bench for matinee
Kirk isn't starting the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Orioles.
Kirk went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Monday and will retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three matchups. Danny Jansen is serving as the designated hitter and batting cleanup.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Collects three hits, homer
Raleigh went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in a 9-6 win in Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader.
Raleigh started at DH in the nightcap and delivered his second three-hit game of the season, singling in the third and sixth and cracking a solo shot in the fifth. The long ball was the backstop's 27th of the campaign, as four of his last eight hits have left the yard. Raleigh's .278 isolated power would rank fourth in MLB if he had enough plate appearances to qualify.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Athletics' Sean Murphy: Racks up three hits
Murphy went 3-for-5 in Tuesday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Angels.
All three of Murphy's hits were singles. He missed one game with an illness and has since gone 4-for-10 across two contests since his return. The catcher has enjoyed a career year in almost all aspects, batting .251 with 18 home runs, 66 RBI, 67 runs scored, 37 doubles, two triples and a stolen base in 147 games. Only his .333 on-base percentage and .429 slugging percentage have fallen short of being career-best marks, as he logged better ratios in smaller samples in 2019 and 2020.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
Astros' Martin Maldonado: Goes yard Tuesday
Maldonado went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 10-0 win over the Phillies.
Maldonado contributed a solo shot in the second inning, accounting for the last of the six runs charged to Phillies starter Ranger Suarez. Over his last seven games, Maldonado has gone just 3-for-19 with nine strikeouts. The catcher has set career highs in homers (15) and RBI (45) in 112 contests this year, but he's slashing only .187/.249/.354 with 40 runs scored and 12 doubles.
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Matt Thaiss C | BOS
Angels' Matt Thaiss: Absent from lineup Tuesday
Thaiss isn't starting Tuesday against Oakland, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
After going 1-for-8 with three walks over the last four games, Thaiss will take a seat Tuesday. Matt Duffy will take his place at first base and bat sixth.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Takes seat Tuesday
O'Hoppe isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
O'Hoppe will turn catching duties over to Kurt Suzuki on Tuesday in what will likely be the final game in Suzuki's 16-year career.