MLB Player News
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Not starting Saturday
Wong isn't in Boston's lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
After putting together a 17-game hitting streak, Wong has gone 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over his last two games. He'll get a breather Saturday while Reese McGuire starts behind the dish, batting seventh.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Sitting out Friday
Lee is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Miami.
Lee and Martin Maldonado have now alternated starts at catcher over the last five games. It will be Maldonado behind the plate for Drew Thorpe on Friday.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: On bench Friday
Jeffers is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros.
Jeffers will get a breather Friday after notching three hits, including a two-run homer and an RBI double, during Thursday's win over Detroit. Christian Vazquez will catch and bat ninth against Houston.
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Jumps to Triple-A Charlotte
Quero was promoted to Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday, MLB.com reports.
Quero maintained an .823 OPS with 12 home runs and 53 RBI across 292 plate appearances with Double-A Birmingham. It would be a surprise to see him reach the majors in 2024, though a debut early in 2025 is certainly realistic.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Registers second steal
Naylor went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one stolen base in Thursday's 8-4 win over the White Sox.
Naylor has gone 13-for-36 (.361) with seven extra-base hits and eight RBI over his last 12 contests. His steal Thursday was his second of the campaign on three attempts. While he doesn't offer much speed, he's started to hit well enough to maintain steady playing time behind the dish, though he's at a .203/.272/.330 slash line through 61 games overall. Austin Hedges is backing up Naylor at catcher while David Fry has seen most of his recent playing time at designated hitter.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Belts homer in loss Thursday
Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to Cincinnati.
Wells put the Yankees on the board in the fifth inning with a 423-foot solo blast to center field. Of the backstop's past four hits, three (two homers and a double) have gone for extra bases. Wells continues to split time with Jose Trevino behind the plate -- each catcher has started four times over New York's past eight contests.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Featured in blowout win
Jeffers went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, an RBI double, an RBI single and an additional run scored during Thursday's 12-3 win over the Tigers.
Although Thursday's contest was called after seven innings due to rain, Jeffers and the Twins' offense had no trouble putting up runs. The 27-year-old drove in four of those runs, highlighted by a two-run home run off Kenta Maeda in the fourth inning. Jeffers' round tripper was his 15th of the year, which is a career-high tally. The outing was also Jeffers' first multi-hit performance in 11 games and marked his second four-RBI game of 2024.