MLB Player News
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Placed on 10-day injured list
Grandal was placed on the 10-day injured list with lower back spasms Monday.
Grandal sustained a left hamstring injury while running to first base Saturday against the Rangers, and he developed a back issue Sunday night. He was moving around well and feeling better Monday afternoon but will still require an IL stint. Reese McGuire is starting behind the dish and batting eighth Monday against the Tigers, and he should serve as the White Sox's primary catcher in Grandal's absence.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Delivers game-winning runs
Heim went 1-for-6 with two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-6 extra-innings win over the White Sox.
Heim plated two runs in the top half of the 12th inning to give the Rangers a lead they held in the bottom half of the frame. The catcher maintains serviceable fantasy production with a slash of .250/.307/.457 along with seven home runs and 22 RBI over 42 games.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Homers twice in blowout win
Higashioka went 3-for-5 with two homers and three runs in Sunday's 18-4 win over the Cubs.
Higashioka didn't homer in any of his first 34 games of the season, but he homered in the third and eighth innings during Sunday's rout. The 32-year-old has alternated starts behind the dish recently and has hit .200 with two homers, four runs and two RBI over seven games since the start of June.
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Christian Bethancourt C | CHC
Athletics' Christian Bethancourt: Homers, steals base in loss
Bethancourt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and a strikeout in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Guardians.
Bethancourt started in every matchup during the Athletics' four-game series against Cleveland, and he went 9-for-17 with three homers, two doubles, five runs and five RBI over those four games. The 30-year-old had inconsistent playing time in late May and early June, but the Athletics will likely try to find ways to keep him in the lineup as long as he's swinging a hot bat.
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Christian Vazquez C | HOU
Red Sox's Christian Vazquez: Out of Sunday's lineup
Vazquez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners.
Vazquez is hitting .167 with zero home runs and one steal in nine games this month. Kevin Plawecki is starting behind the dish and hitting ninth.
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Seby Zavala C | LAD
White Sox's Seby Zavala: Contract purchased from Triple-A
Zavala's contract was selected from Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday.
Yasmani Grandal (hamstring) has not been placed on the injured list, but he is also unavailable in the short term, so Zavala will serve as the backup catcher. Reese McGuire figures to get the bulk of the starts while Grandal is out.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Out with back tightness
Trevino is out with back tightness Sunday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
He was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Cubs. Trevino apparently played through the issue Saturday and the team hopes to get him a couple days off as the Yankees have an off day Monday before starting a series against the Rays.