MLB Player News
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Out of Tuesday's lineup
Grandal is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Guardians, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.
Grandal is hitting .205 with two home runs in 13 games this month. Seby Zavala will start behind the dish and hit eighth.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Returns to action Tuesday
Kirk (hip) is starting at designated hitter and batting cleanup Tuesday against the Phillies.
He makes his anticipated return to the heart of the Jays lineup after missing almost a week with the hip injury. Kirk is hitting .289 with four runs and eight RBI this month but he is still searching for his first September home run.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Back in action Tuesday
Trevino (knee) is starting behind the dish and hitting ninth Tuesday against the Pirates, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
He was removed from Friday's game with a bruised knee but is back in action after a few days off. Trevino is hitting .143 with zero home runs and six strikeouts in 10 games this month.
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Curt Casali C | ATL
Mariners' Curt Casali: On base twice in rare start
Casali went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run in a win over the Angels on Monday.
Casali had been out of the lineup in six of the eight games prior to Monday and played a full game in only one of the two contests he had started in that sample. However, he put in a full nine behind the dish Monday with Cal Raleigh (thumb) sidelined and was reasonably productive by displaying a discerning eye at the plate. Casali has a couple of serviceable offensive seasons on his resume from his days with the Reds, but he's limped to a .111 average and .421 OPS over the 33 plate appearances he's logged across 10 games with the Mariners thus far.
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Luke Maile C | KC
Guardians' Luke Maile: Goes yard Monday
Maile went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 11-4 win over the Twins.
Maile sparked the Guardians' four-run rally in the eighth inning with a solo shot. The catcher has gone 4-for-25 (.160) across 11 games in September, though he's only logged an at-bat in eight of those contests. He's now slashing .221/.301/.337 with three homers, 16 RBI, 18 runs scored and 10 doubles through 186 plate appearances as the backup to Austin Hedges.
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Riding pine Monday
Haase isn't in the lineup Monday against Baltimore.
Haase went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Sunday and will take a seat for the second time in the last three games. Tucker Barnhart is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
Astros' Martin Maldonado: Gets breather Monday
Maldonado isn't starting Monday against the Rays.
Maldonado was productive Sunday against Oakland, going 4-for-4 with a homer, four runs and four RBI. However, he'll be out of the lineup for the fourth time in the last six games while Christian Vazquez starts behind the dish and bats eighth.
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Tyler Soderstrom C | ATH
Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Getting taste of Triple-A
The Athletics promoted Soderstrom from Double-A Midland to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.
With Midland's season coming to a close Sunday, the Athletics will reward one of their top prospects with a look in Las Vegas, where he could end up spending a large portion of the 2023 campaign. Las Vegas marks the third stop of the season for the 20-year-old backstop, who slashed .265/.324/.509 with 28 home runs across 518 plate appearances between Midland and High-A Lansing.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Bothered by thumb, day-to-day
Mariners manager Scott Servais confirmed that Raleigh's absence from the lineup for Monday's series finale with the Angels is related to persistent soreness in the catcher's jammed left thumb, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.
Raleigh missed two games due to the issue before returning to action for Saturday's 2-1 win, and though he played the full contest, he'll be back on the bench Monday for the second straight game. Though Servais didn't officially rule Raleigh out for Tuesday's series opener in Oakland, Brock speculates that the young backstop won't be available. Curt Casali is replacing Raleigh behind the plate in Monday's contest.
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Sandy Leon C | ATL
Twins' Sandy Leon: Tweaks knee Monday
Leon was removed in the fourth inning of Monday's game against the Guardians with right knee inflammation, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Leon struck out in his lone at-bat before departing for the contest. Caleb Hamilton came off the bench to replace Leon, the Twins' No. 2 catcher who had received the start with top backstop Gary Sanchez getting a maintenance day.