MLB Player News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Trevino is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the Mariners.

Trevino will get a breather after he went 1-for-9 with an RBI in the first two games of the series. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate and bat ninth versus Seattle.

Kirk went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Orioles.

The All-Star catcher recorded three more hits Tuesday, as he continues to show why he was the AL's starting backstop in the Midsummer Classic. Kirk's excellent performance has been no fluke as he is above the 90th percentile among all MLB hitters in strikeout rate, average exit velocity, xwOBA and xBA. Expect Kirk to continue putting up strong ratios and counting stats batting routinely in the heart of interim manager John Schneider's lineup.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Sanchez has a .482 OPS in 11 games since the All-Star break and will head to the bench Tuesday for the third time in Minnesota's past four contests. Sandy Leon will receive another start behind the plate.