MLB Player News
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Max Stassi C | SF
Angels' Max Stassi: Riding pine Wednesday
Stassi isn't starting Wednesday against the Tigers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Stassi started the last two games and went 1-for-6 with an RBI. Matt Thaiss will take over behind the dish and bat eighth Wednesday.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Athletics' Sean Murphy: Knocks in three Tuesday
Murphy went 1-for-4 with an RBI groundout, a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run in a loss to Atlanta on Tuesday.
The slugging backstop authored a multi-RBI effort for the second time in the last seven games, with his third-inning blast cutting a four-run deficit in half at the time. Murphy's productive night pushed him to new career highs in home runs (18) and RBI (62).
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Accounts for lone run in loss
Perez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Guardians.
Perez had one of the Royals' four hits in the contest and the only one that went for extra bases against Cleveland ace Shane Bieber. Over his last eight games, Perez has gone 9-for-29 (.310) with three homers, seven RBI, four runs scored and two doubles. The catcher is up to a .236/.276/.456 slash line with 65 RBI, 40 runs scored, 18 doubles and 20 homers, with the latter figure marking the sixth time in his 11-year career he's reached that milestone.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Sits amid hot streak
Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the White Sox, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
Raleigh has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball over the last week, posting a 1.430 OPS with five home runs, a double, 11 RBI and eight runs over his last seven games. However, he'll get a breather while Curt Casali starts behind the dish and bats eighth.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: On bench for matinee
Trevino isn't starting the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Twins, Max Goodman of SI.com
Trevino started four of the last five games but went just 1-for-14 over that stretch. Kyle Higashioka will take over behind the dish and bat eighth for the first game of the twin bill.
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Sam Huff C | BAL
Rangers' Sam Huff: Makes first start since callup
Huff started at catcher and went 1-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Astros.
Huff made his first appearance since being called up Monday. He could get ample opportunities over the final weeks of the season, as it appears Jonah Heim has hit a wall, batting just .067 (3-for-44) over his last 16 games.
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Christian Bethancourt C | CHC
Rays' Christian Bethancourt: Hits 10th homer
Bethancourt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Red Sox.
Bethancourt took Eduard Bazardo yard in the sixth inning to tally his 10th home run of the season. That continued his recent binge of power, as he now has five homers across his last 11 starts. Also of note, Bethancourt started at first base over Ji-Man Choi, and he could pick up extra plate appearances moving forward if that usage continues. For the season, Bethancourt has a .240/.275/.403 line across 277 plate appearances.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Homers again Tuesday
Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the White Sox.
Raleigh continued his recent power surge with his eighth-inning blast. Over his last seven contests, he's gone 7-for-22 (.318) with five homers, 11 RBI and eight runs scored. The catcher's breakout season has him up to a .210/.283/.492 slash line with 23 long balls, 54 RBI, 40 runs scored, a steal, 18 doubles and one triple through 102 games.
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Takes seat Tuesday
Haase is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.
Haase is slashing .188/.188/.250 over the past week and has seen his OPS slowly decline below .700 as a result. He has split time behind the plate all season with Tucker Barnhart, who will get the start Tuesday and bat eighth in the lineup.