MLB Player News

Casali went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during a win over the Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday.

Casali made some noise out of the bottom of the order, slugging his fifth homer of the season off Eduardo Rodriguez in the third inning and mustering his first multi-hit effort since June 24. It remains to be seen if Casali will be included on the Mariners' wild-card roster as a reserve backstop behind Cal Raleigh, and it's conceivable manager Scott Servais could find room for both him and Luis Torrens given either could also fill in at DH.

Raleigh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Raleigh will take a seat after he went 3-for-5 with a solo home run while serving as the Mariners' designated hitter in a 9-6 win in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader. Curt Casali will get a turn behind the dish Wednesday, while Carlos Santana reprises his usual duties at DH.

Hedges isn't starting Wednesday against the Royals.

Hedges started the last three games and went 0-for-7 with two walks and two strikeouts. Luke Maile will take over behind the dish and bat eighth.

Perez (thumb) isn't starting Wednesday against the Guardians.

Perez continues to deal with a minor thumb issue, and he'll remain on the bench for a fourth consecutive game to close out the season. It seems unlikely that the issue will significantly impact his offseason program.

Grandal isn't starting Wednesday against the Twins, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a run Tuesday against Minnesota and will head to the bench for the fourth time in the last six games. Carlos Perez will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Thaiss is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

The lefty-hitting Thaiss will take a seat for the second day in a row with southpaw Ken Waldichuk taking the mound for the Athletics. Matt Duffy will spell Thaiss at first base.

O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

O'Hoppe will hit the bench for the second straight game to close out the regular season. The 22-year-old backstop batted .231 with no extra-base hits in his first 15 big-league plate appearances and will maintain rookie eligibility heading into 2023.

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.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

After catching in Tuesday's 8-3 loss, Jeffers will take a seat Wednesday as the Twins close their season with a day game. Gary Sanchez will fill in for Jeffers behind the dish.

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.