MLB Player News
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David Fry DH | CLE
Guardians' David Fry: Taking seat Tuesday
Fry is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.
Fry is absent from the starting nine for the second time in three games, ceding DH duties to Steven Kwan on Tuesday while Angel Martinez plays left field. Fry is slashing .300/.406/.500 with eight home runs across 229 plate appearances this season.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Taking seat Monday
Lee is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.
Martin Maldonado will get the call behind the plate in the series opener with Minnesota while Lee rests after starting at catcher both of the previous two days. Expect Lee to rejoin the lineup Tuesday.
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Carson Kelly C | TEX
Tigers' Carson Kelly: Sitting again Monday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
The playing time at catcher had been swinging in Kelly's favor lately, but he'll end up hitting the bench for a second straight day Monday. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch may have just wanted to reward Jake Rogers with another turn behind the dish after Rogers reached base twice, recorded his first steal of the season and scored twice in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Reds.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Goes deep off bench
Naylor went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Giants.
Naylor didn't start the contest, but he pinch hit for Austin Hedges with two on and two outs in the sixth inning. That proved to be a smart move from manager Stephen Vogt, as Naylor delivered a go-ahead homer, his first long ball since June 22. The catcher hasn't flashed a ton of power this year with five homers and a .338 slugging percentage over 64 contests. He's added two stolen bases, 23 RBI, 23 runs scored, nine doubles and a triple while batting .205 on the season. Despite going hitless in seven of his last 11 games, he continues to see a majority of playing time behind the plate.
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Homer among four hits in win
Heim went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, an additional RBI and three total runs scored in Sunday's 13-2 win over the Rays.
Heim tied the game with an RBI single in the fourth inning before adding a solo shot in the sixth. The catcher has gone 15-for-41 (.366) with two homers, four RBI and eight runs scored over his last 12 contests. For the season, he's up to eight homers, 36 RBI, 31 runs scored, one stolen base and a .247/.294/.367 slash line across 296 plate appearances in a starting role.
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Christian Vazquez C | MIN
Twins' Christian Vazquez: Leads club to comeback win
Vazquez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Astros.
The Astros established a 2-0 lead in the second inning, but Vazquez got one of those runs back with an RBI single. He added another RBI on a fielder's choice in the fourth before providing a walkoff homer in the ninth to complete the comeback. The catcher has multiple hits in each of his last three games, including two homers in that span. He's slashing .204/.227/.311 with four homers, 16 RBI, 13 runs scored and two stolen bases over 180 plate appearances this season. Vazquez continues to alternate starts at catcher with Ryan Jeffers, who has offered moderately more offense and power this season.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Taking seat Sunday
Jeffers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Jeffers has moved into a timeshare with Christian Vazquez, as neither of the two has started consecutive games since Jeffers served as a designated hitter June 1 in Houston before working behind the plate a day later in the series finale. It'll be Vazquez's turn to catch Sunday after Jeffers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 9-3 win.
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David Fry DH | CLE
Guardians' David Fry: Checking out of lineup Sunday
Fry is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Fry will receive a breather in the series finale after he had started in four of the Guardians' last five contests. With Fry on the bench, the Guardians will open up the designated-hitter spot for Jose Ramirez, who will cede third base to Angel Martinez.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Getting rest Sunday
Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Naylor will get a breather for the afternoon contest after he had started behind the plate in each of the Guardians' last four games while going 2-for-14 with a walk, two RBI and a stolen base. Austin Hedges will handle the catching duties Sunday.
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Kyle McCann C | OAK
Athletics' Kyle McCann: Belts pinch-hit homer Saturday
McCann entered Saturday's win over the Orioles as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and hit a two-run home run in his one plate appearance.
McCann's blast ironically came off namesake and fellow backstop James McCann, who was in as a reliever at that point with the Orioles down 17-6. McCann's homer plated Max Schuemann with the final runs of the night for the Athletics and served as his first time leaving the yard since May 7, a span of 21 games for the occasional fill-in catcher. The rookie has been impressive at the plate overall during his first taste of big-league action this season, with Saturday's production pushing his slash line to a stellar .291/.390/.465 across 100 plate appearances.