MLB Player News
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Sitting down Saturday
Fermin isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Mets.
Fermin will sit down for the fourth time in five games after making five consecutive starts earlier in the month. Salvador Perez will serve as Kansas City's catcher while Jonathan India gets a turn as the DH.
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Delivers game-winning hit
Heim went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Friday's 7-3 win over the Astros.
Heim's two-run double in the third inning turned out to be the game-winning knock. July is shaping up to be the catcher's best month. Heim, who's batting .224 for the season, is 10-for-38 (.263) with three doubles and six RBI over 10 games this month.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Idle Saturday
Dingler isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.
Dingler will grab a seat on the bench Saturday after going 0-for-2 with a strikeout and a HBP during Friday's series opener. Jake Rogers will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Continues to amaze in two-homer day
Raleigh went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's 12-3 win over the Tigers.
Raleigh put on another show, launching a solo shot in the eighth before blasting a grand slam an inning later, pushing his league-leading home run total to 38, just one shy of tying the MLB record for homers before the All-Star break. While the 28-year-old is now batting just 6-for-36 (.167) over his last 10 games, all six hits have left the yard, a testament to his elite power even amid contact struggles.
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Victor Caratini C | HOU
Astros' Victor Caratini: Stays hot offensively
Caratini went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run during Friday's 7-3 loss to the Rangers.
Caratini left the yard for the 10th time this season Friday, clearing the right-field wall to account for two of Houston's three runs in the game. The 31-year-old has a hit in four straight games and has been red-hot to start July, slashing .345/.323/.724 with two doubles, three homers and 11 RBI. The latter two numbers already have matched or eclipsed his highs from any other month this season, and there are still 15 games on the schedule before the calendar turns again.
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Maverick Handley C | BAL
Orioles' Maverick Handley: At least a week away from swinging
Handley (concussion) isn't expected to be cleared to swing a bat for at least another week, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reported Friday.
Handley has been on the concussion injured list since June 23 after being on the receiving end of a nasty collision with Jazz Chisholm. He'll need at least one more week before being cleared to swing a bat, so he shouldn't be expected back until late July at the earliest.
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Chadwick Tromp C | BAL
Orioles' Chadwick Tromp: Back to baseball activities
Tromp (back) has resumed doing full baseball activities, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Tromp has been sidelined since July 1 due to a lower back strain but appears to be progressing well. He is on track to be the first of Baltimore's four injured catchers to return, as Maverick Handley (concussion) is still at least a week away from swinging a bat, Gary Sanchez (knee) will miss at least two months and Adley Rutschman (oblique) is only hitting off a tee. Regardless, Tromp still has multiple hurdles to clear before being activated and won't be back until after the All-Star break.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting for first game of twin bill
Naylor is out of the lineup for the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox.
Naylor will rest up during Friday's matinee, yielding to Austin Hedges behind the dish against right-hander Shane Smith. Naylor is slashing .177/.278/.365 with nine home runs and a 26.8 percent strikeout rate in 235 plate appearances this season.
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Kyle Teel C | CHW
White Sox's Kyle Teel: Taking seat for matinee
Teel is out of the lineup for the first game of Friday's doubleheader against Cleveland.
Teel will avoid a matchup with southpaw Logan Allen in Friday's matinee. Edgar Quero will bat cleanup and fill in behind the dish.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Drives in three Thursday
Wells went 1-for-3 with three RBI in Thursday's 6-5 extra-inning win over Seattle.
Wells was able to rack up at least three RBI for the seventh time this year, and he drove in two in the ninth inning to tie the game at 5-5. The 25-year-old lefty-hitting backstop occasionally loses playing time to Ben Rice behind the plate in New York's loaded lineup, but the former is doing his part to maintain a steady role. Wells is batting .271 with three homers, three doubles and 10 RBI over his last 48 at-bats (14 games).