MLB Player News
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Curt Casali C | ATL
Mariners' Curt Casali: Activated from injured list
Casali (oblique) was activated from the 10-day injured list Thursday, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
Casali was dealt to the Mariners at the trade deadline but has yet to make his debut with the team. Cal Raleigh is likely to remain the top catcher for Seattle, though Casali will get plate appearances as the backup after Luis Torrens was designated for assignment. Across 126 plate appearances on the season, Casali is hitting .231/325/.370 with four home runs and 14 RBI.
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Christian Vazquez C | HOU
Astros' Christian Vazquez: Sitting again Thursday
Vazquez is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Rangers.
Vazquez will be on the bench for a second straight game. He has gone 2-for-12 with no extra-base hits since joining the Astros at the beginning of the month. Martin Maldonado will start behind the plate and bat ninth versus Texas.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Guardians' Austin Hedges: Day off Thursday
Hedges will sit Thursday versus the Tigers.
Hedges will get a breather after he went 1-for-7 with an RBI in the first two games of the series. Luke Maile will take over at catcher and bat eighth in the series finale.
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: On bench Thursday
Haase is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale with the Guardians, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Haase will be on the bench Thursday for the fourth time in six games after he went 1-for-4 with an RBI double Wednesday. Tucker Barnhart will get the start at catcher and bat eighth in the series finale.
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Gary Sanchez C | MIL
Twins' Gary Sanchez: Snaps homer drought
Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers.
When Sanchez swatted a 400-foot solo shot in the fifth inning, it marked his first long ball in over a month. The backstop slashed a miserable .174/.255/.196 with only one extra-base hit during the drought. Sanchez is far removed from his peak days as one of the game's premier power hitters.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Three hits, two RBI in victory
Perez went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's win versus the White Sox.
Perez ripped an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning and came around to score on a Michael Massey single later in the frame. He later added two singles, including one that drove in a run in the eighth frame. Perez has compiled a .259 batting average with five homers, two doubles, 16 RBI and seven runs over 13 games since returning from the 10-day injured list July 29.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: On bench Wednesday
Heim isn't starting Wednesday against the Astros.
Heim went 0-for-5 with three walks and a strikeout over the last two games but will head to the bench Wednesday. Meibrys Viloria will start behind the plate and bat sixth.
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Christian Vazquez C | HOU
Astros' Christian Vazquez: Gets Wednesday off
Vazquez will sit Wednesday versus the Rangers.
Vazquez will get a breather after he went 1-for-3 in Tuesday's win. Martin Maldonado will start at catcher and bat ninth against Texas.
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Kevin Plawecki C | TEX
Red Sox's Kevin Plawecki: Day off Wednesday
Plawecki will sit Wednesday against Atlanta, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
Plawecki will get a breather after he went 1-for-5 with a double in Tuesday's loss. Reese McGuire will take over behind the plate and bat seventh in the series finale.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Takes seat Wednesday
Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the Yankees, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.
Raleigh started the last three matchups and went 3-for-13 with a solo home run, a double and three strikeouts. Luis Torrens will take over behind the plate and bat sixth.