MLB Player News
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Receives Sunday off
Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Trevino started the past three games and will receive a maintenance day for the series finale in Tampa Bay. Kyle Higashioka will work behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Back in action Sunday
Perez (hand) is starting behind the plate and batting third Sunday against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.
The 32-year-old sat out Saturday's contest after being hit by a pitch on the right hand Friday, but he was diagnosed with a bruise after X-rays came back negative and will end up missing only one game. Perez is 0-for-7 through his first two games in September, though he finished August on a seven-game hitting streak, during which he had a 1.156 OPS.
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Tucker Barnhart C | TEX
Tigers' Tucker Barnhart: Hits solo homer in loss
Barnhart went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's loss to the Royals.
Barnhart launched a solo shot in the fifth inning, but the Tigers were behind 9-1 at the time, and it would turn out to be their final score of the game. For Barnhart, it was his first homer of the season. This has not been a productive season for the catcher who is likely to see his lowest run, home run and RBI totals outside of a 54 at-bat rookie year and the shortened 2020 season.
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Seby Zavala C | LAD
White Sox's Seby Zavala: Drives in pair
Zavala went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Saturday against the Twins.
Zavala had been out of the lineup for the team's last three games since the return of Yasmani Grandal. Zavala tallied a two-run single with position player Nick Gordon on the mound in the eighth inning of the blowout 13-0 win. He will find regular plate appearances hard to come by so long as Grandal is healthy, but Zavala has maintained a strong .276/.349/.388 line across 174 plate appearances on the season.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Ends mini-slump
Rutschman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Athletics.
Rutschman accounted for the Orioles' last two runs in the game with an RBI single in the sixth inning and a solo shot in the eighth. Prior to this two-hit effort, he'd gone 0-for-11 with two walks in his last four games. He'd gone 11 contests without a multi-hit effort. For the year, the rookie catcher is slashing a steady .247/.355/.435 with nine homers, 28 RBI, 54 runs scored and three stolen bases. He's also shown a good eye at the plate with a 17.3 percent strikeout rate and a 13.6 percent walk rate through 346 plate appearances.
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Tucker Barnhart C | TEX
Tigers' Tucker Barnhart: Hits first 2022 home run
Barnhart went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Royals.
Barnhart hit his first home run of the season in the fifth inning and added his eighth double for good measure. The catcher had just seven homers last year, so power wasn't really expected, though his OPS has also dropped from .685 to .547. As a result of Barnhart's offensive struggles, Eric Haase (abdomen) has overtaken him as the primary option behind the plate for the Tigers.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Transferred to 60-day IL
Jeffers (thumb) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Saturday.
The move should have no impact on Jeffers' eventual return date. He'll be eligible to return in mid-September, but he isn't expected to have a chance to return until the last few days of the month.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
Astros' Martin Maldonado: Retreats to bench Saturday
Maldonado isn't starting Saturday against the Angels, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Maldonado went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Friday but will be out of the lineup for the third time in the last four games. Christian Vazquez is starting behind the plate and batting fifth.
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Chad Wallach C | ATH
Angels' Chad Wallach: Called up Saturday
Wallach was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
Wallach has been in the minors since late May but will rejoin the active roster after Kurt Suzuki was placed on the bereavement list Saturday. The Angels also have Max Stassi and Matt Thaiss available to start behind the dish, so Wallach should serve as additional depth at catcher until Suzuki rejoins the team.