MLB Player News
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Max Stassi C | SF
Angels' Max Stassi: Gets breather Wednesday
Stassi isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
Stassi will retreat to the bench after he went 0-for-8 with five strikeouts over the last two games. Kurt Suzuki is starting behind the plate and batting sixth.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Day off Wednesday
Rutschman isn't starting Wednesday against the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Rutschman is getting a rare day off after he hit .250 with two homers, a double and four RBI over the last five games. Robinson Chirinos will take his place behind the dish and bat ninth Wednesday.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Delivers lone run
Heim went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Athletics.
Heim's sixth-inning single brought home the Rangers' lone run, but he could have had another RBI two innings earlier. With two outs and Nathaniel Lowe on first base, Heim doubled, but Lowe, who appeared to hesitate on what might be considered an aggressive send by third base coach Corey Ragsdale, was thrown out at home. Heim has taken on a larger-than-expected workload in 2022, thanks in part to Mitch Garver's arm injury, and has responded well. His 340 plate appearances are a career high in the majors, and the catcher is slashing .252/.324/.443.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Athletics' Sean Murphy: Smacks homer in win
Murphy went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Rangers.
Murphy went yard off Kohei Arihara to give the Athletics a 3-0 lead in the third inning. It's been a productive August for Murphy -- he's batting .304 (14-for-46) with two homers and eight RBI in 13 games. The catcher is up to a .246/.324/.429 slash line, 14 long balls, 49 RBI, 48 runs scored, one stolen base and 26 doubles through 106 contests. With top prospect Shea Langeliers joining the Athletics on Tuesday, Murphy could see a slight reduction in playing time, though it's expected he'll still regularly serve as the designated hitter when he's not behind the plate.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Hits double in debut
Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored and three strikeouts in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Athletics.
Langeliers was able to get a few milestones checked off in his big-league debut, including his first hit and first run. Despite three strikeouts Tuesday, the 24-year-old shouldn't struggle in a major way with contact -- he struck out at a 21.9 percent clip while slashing .283/.366/.510 with 19 home runs, 56 RBI, 62 runs scored and five stolen bases with Triple-A Las Vegas prior to his call-up. The catching prospect is a solid defender and should get a long audition for an everyday role, sharing time with current No. 1 catcher Sean Murphy behind the dish and at designated hitter for the remainder of the season.
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Christian Bethancourt C | CHC
Rays' Christian Bethancourt: Steals fifth bag
Bethancourt went 0-for-3 with a stolen base in a 3-1 win Tuesday against the Yankees.
Bethancourt reached on an error in the fourth and stole second base. It was his fifth steal in six attempts this season. Since joining the Rays in July, he's posted a .176/.192/.255 line with one homer in 16 games. Thirteen of his 14 starts for Tampa Bay have come behind the plate.
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Kevin Plawecki C | TEX
Red Sox's Kevin Plawecki: Takes seat Tuesday
Plawecki is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at Pittsburgh, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Plawecki is 3-for-29 through nine games in August and will head to the bench Tuesday for the second time in Boston's past three contests. Reese McGuire will work behind the plate and form a battery with Nick Pivetta.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: On bench Tuesday
Raleigh is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.
Raleigh went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Monday and will take a seat Tuesday for the second time in the past three games. Curt Casali will receive another look behind the plate for Seattle.
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Francisco Mejia C | TB
Rays' Francisco Mejia: Sits out Tuesday
Mejia is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Mejia will get a breather after he went 5-for-11 with a double and an RBI while starting behind the plate in each of the past three games. Christian Bethancourt will catch for starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday.
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Gary Sanchez C | MIL
Twins' Gary Sanchez: Takes seat Tuesday
Sanchez is not starting Tuesday's game against the Royals.
Sandy Leon will catch while Sanchez, slashing .308/.379/.423 in eight games this month, rests. Sanchez has started roughly half of Minnesota's games lately and that trend figures to continue.