MLB Player News
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Jansen (hand) isn't starting Tuesday against the Royals.
Jansen sustained a left hand injury during Monday's win over the Royals and underwent precautionary X-rays. While the results of his exams aren't yet known, manager Charlie Montoyo said after Sunday's matchup that the backstop was "fine." Jansen should be considered day-to-day for now, while Alejandro Kirk will start behind the plate and bat fifth Tuesday.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
Astros' Martin Maldonado: Sitting Tuesday
Maldonado is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Maldonado will get a day off after starting five straight games, going 3-for-18 with a homer, two RBI and three runs in those contests. Jason Castro will start at catcher and bat eighth Tuesday.
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Mitch Garver DH | SEA
Rangers' Mitch Garver: Resting during afternoon game
Garver will sit for the first half of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Guardians.
Garver has had a near-everyday role as a designated hitter since he returned from an elbow strain in mid-May. Corey Seager will rest his legs in Game 1 in that spot, but Garver should get the chance to hit in the nightcap.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Not starting Game 1
Heim will sit for the first half of Tuesday's doubleheader in Cleveland.
Heim unsurprisingly won't be asked to catch two games on one day. Sam Huff will start behind the plate for the afternoon game, but Heim should return for the nightcap.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Power stroke missing in action
Langeliers is batting .270/.354/.506 with 11 homers for Triple-A Las Vegas, but he hasn't gone yard in the last month.
His last homer came back on May 7, and Langeliers has hit only .221/.282/.273 in the interim. It's bad timing for the 24-year-old backstop, as Sean Murphy has struggled at the dish for Oakland (.636 OPS) and backup Christian Bethancourt has been even worse (.605 OPS). The door is open for Langeliers to force his way up to the big leagues if he can rediscover his power stroke soon. He put up an eyebrow-raising .309/.407/.691 batting line through his first 26 games this season before hitting the skids.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Hurts hand in win
Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said after Monday's 8-0 win over the Royals that Jansen will undergo precautionary X-rays on his left hand, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Montoyo said Jansen was "fine" after being hit on the hand by a pitch in the eighth inning, and the catcher was still able to finish the game behind the plate in spite of the injury. Nonetheless, the Blue Jays want to ensure Jansen isn't dealing with any structural damage to the hand, so he'll be sent in for some scans. Even if the X-rays reveal no damage, Jansen could still be a candidate to head to the bench for Tuesday's game.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Dumps four big runs on Astros
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Monday's 7-4 win against the Astros.
Raleigh broke a 1-1 tie in the second inning with a three-run blast to right field. Houston tied the score in the bottom of that frame, but Raleigh again unknotted things with his run-scoring single in the fourth. This was the second time in his past six games that the backstop has compiled multiple RBI. Raleigh is batting only .169 on the season, but his bat has been coming alive of late. He's hitting .270 (10-for-37) with three homers, 10 RBI and eight runs over his past 10 games despite notching a 0:14 BB:K.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Guardians' Austin Hedges: Back in lineup Monday
Hedges is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Monday's series opener versus the Rangers.
After missing two straight contests with a hip issue, Hedges will return to the starting lineup Monday. Following an 0-for-11 stretch, he has gone 3-for-8 with a three run homer in his last two games.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting Monday
Heim is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener versus the Guardians.
Heim is out of the lineup Monday after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Sunday's loss to the Mariners. Sam Huff will get the start behind the plate and bat sixth in the series opener.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Guardians' Austin Hedges: Tending to hip issue
Hedges was held out of the lineup for the final two games of the Guardians' weekend series with the Orioles after tweaking his left hip late in Friday's 6-3 win, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.
After receiving Saturday off, Hedges was expected to be ready to go for Sunday's series finale, but the Guardians opted to give him an extra day off to heal up. Cleveland hasn't added another catcher to the active roster as insurance, so Hedges appears likely to avoid a trip to the injured list. The Guardians return to action Monday against the Rangers.