MLB Player News

The Angels selected Wallach from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

The 31-year-old backstop will take the place of Logan O'Hoppe (shoulder), who landed on the 10-day injured list Friday. Wallach doesn't have a strong track record at the plate, but he's slashed .361/.442/.556 in Triple-A through 43 plate appearances this season, so perhaps he can carry his hot streak up to the big leagues.

O'Hoppe was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder injury by the Angels on Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

O'Hoppe left Thursday's game against the Yankees after an awkward swing attempt in the ninth inning. The backstop will sit for at least 10 days while Chad Wallach is coming up from Triple-A Salt Lake to take O'Hoppe's place on the roster.

Vazquez isn't in the Twins' lineup Friday against the Nationals.

After a hot start to the year, Vazquez holds just a .400 OPS over the last seven days. He'll get a breather Friday as Ryan Jeffers starts behind the dish and bats eighth.

Raleigh is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals

Raleigh will sit for the second time in three games with left-hander Steven Matz on the mound for the Cardinals. Tom Murphy will be behind the plate for the Mariners and hit seventh.

Maldonado isn't in the Astros' lineup for Friday's game against Atlanta.

Maldonado holds just a .258 OPS in his last four games, so he will get a day off Friday. Yainer Diaz will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.

Haase isn't starting Friday against the Orioles.

Haase has been on a much-needed hot streak lately, slashing .467/.500/.533 in 16 plate appearances over the last seven days. He'll take a seat Friday, allowing Jake Rogers to start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Trevino isn't in the Yankees' lineup Friday against the Blue Jays.

In the midst of a three-game hitting streak, Trevino will take a seat Friday while Kyle Higashioka starts behind the plate and bats eighth against southpaw Yusei Kikuchi.

Kirk is absent from the Blue Jays' lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Danny Jansen will catch Yusei Kikuchi while Vladimir Guerrero is in the designated hitter spot and Brandon Belt plays first base. Kirk hasn't done much at the plate in the early going with a .689 OPS.

Fermin was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Friday.

With Franmil Reyes landing on the paternity list Friday, Fermin will join the major-league roster in Reyes' place. The 27-year-old backstop is slashing .293/.408/.561 in Omaha but likely won't see much playing time behind Salvador Perez and MJ Melendez while in the majors.

Rortvedt (shoulder) is set to start his rehab assignment with Single-A Tampa on Friday.

Rortvedt was forced to undergo surgery in February to address an aneurysm in his left shoulder, and he's missed the beginning of the season as a result. The catcher will now commence what will likely be a prolonged rehab assignment before he could potentially join the Yankees' major-league roster down the line. Rortvedt last appeared in the big leagues in 2021, producing a .169 batting average with three homers, seven RBI and eight runs scored over 89 at-bats in 39 games with the Twins as a rookie. Neither Jose Trevino nor Kyle Higashioka have been impressive at the plate in 2023, so Rortvedt is worth keeping an eye on as the season progresses.