MLB Player News
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Breather Saturday
Heim is not in the starting lineup against the Orioles on Saturday.
Heim will get a day off after he went 0-for-4 in Friday's 9-1 loss. Andrew Knizner will take over behind the plate and bat ninth versus Baltimore.
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Freddy Fermin C | KC
Royals' Freddy Fermin: On bench Saturday
Fermin is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the White Sox.
Fermin will head to the bench after he went 1-for-4 with an RBI and two strikeouts in Friday's 7-1 win. Adam Frazier will slot in at designated hitter while Drew Waters enters the lineup in left field and bats seventh versus Chicago.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Day off Saturday
Lee is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Royals.
Lee will take a seat after he went 1-for-7 with a solo home run while starting the team's last two games. Chuckie Robinson will draw the start behind the plate and bat ninth against Kansas City.
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Shea Langeliers C | OAK
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Resting Saturday
Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
After belting a two-run homer during Friday's blowout victory, Langeliers will give way to Kyle McCann behind the plate.
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David Fry DH | CLE
Guardians' David Fry: On base four times in win
Fry went 3-for-3 with a walk, one RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 7-0 win over the Padres.
Fry went just 3-for-30 over the first 11 games of July before matching that hit total in the first game back after his appearance in the All-Star Game. He was beginning to lose playing time due to the slump, with utility man Daniel Schneemann picking up most of the slack, but the Guardians' lineup remains fairly flexible with multiple utility players. Fry is slashing .290/.398/.473 with eight home runs, 34 RBI, 31 runs scored and four stolen bases over 74 contests, and he'll be out to prove his hot first half was not a fluke.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Starting Saturday
Rogers is starting at catcher and batting sixth in Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.
Carson Kelly got the start in Friday's contest with Rogers on the bench, but the two will flip flop Saturday. To date, Kelly has appeared in 56 games, while Rogers will be at 60 games following his start Saturday. With the two catchers splitting time fairly evenly, their fantasy ceilings will remain capped. Rogers hasn't helped his cause much when he's been in the lineup, as he's sitting with a .597 OPS, down from the .730 mark he posted last year.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Goes deep in win
Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Friday's 9-1 win over the Rangers.
Rutschman stumbled into the All-Star break, going 5-for-40 (.125) with a 7:5 BB:K over his last 11 games. He made a quick impact in Texas with his first-inning homer, washing away his 0-for-2 performance during the All-Star Game in the same park. The catcher's season-long numbers have taken just a modest hit due to his recent slump -- he now has a .275/.340/.447 slash line with 17 homers, 61 RBI, 49 runs scored, one stolen base and 12 doubles through 91 contests.
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Shea Langeliers C | OAK
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Clubs 18th homer
Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 13-3 win over the Angels.
Langeliers has four homers over his last 13 games, and he's hitting .288 (15-for-52) in that span. The catcher has been more power than contact in 2024, but he's done both well of late. He ranks second to only Seattle's Cal Raleigh in homers among backstops -- Langeliers has 18 of them on the year. He's added a .213/.267/.443 slash line with 52 RBI, 35 runs scored, four stolen bases, nine doubles and two triples over 83 contests.