MLB Player News

Stassi isn't starting the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Stassi went 2-for-8 with three strikeouts over the last two games and will be out of the starting nine for the second time in the last four matchups. Kurt Suzuki is starting behind the plate and batting seventh.

Raleigh will sit for the first half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Angels.

Raleigh was never going to start both halves of the twin bill despite the fact that he owns a .967 OPS in his last 12 games. Luis Torrens starts behind the plate in Game 1, but Raleigh should return for Game 2.

McGuire isn't starting Saturday against Houston.

McGuire will be out of the lineup for a third consecutive matchup after he went 4-for-12 with two doubles, four runs, a walk and three strikeouts over his last four games. Seby Zavala will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Barnhart isn't starting Saturday's game against the Rangers.

Barnhart went 0-for-3 with a strikeout during Friday's loss to Texas, and he'll retreat to the bench for the third time in the last four games. Eric Haase is starting behind the dish and batting cleanup.

Heim isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Tigers.

Heim drew starts in the last three games and went 3-for-12 with a homer, a double, three RBI, a run and two strikeouts. Sam Huff will take over behind the plate and bat sixth.

Rutschman isn't starting Saturday's game against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Rutschman will get a breather Saturday after he went 5-for-11 with a homer, two doubles, four RBI, three runs and a walk over the last three games. Robinson Chirinos is starting behind the plate and batting seventh.

Moreno isn't starting Saturday's game against the Yankees.

Moreno started in the last two games and went 4-for-8 with two RBI. Alejandro Kirk is starting behind the dish while Cavan Biggio enters the lineup at first base Saturday.

Moreno went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Friday's 12-3 loss to the Yankees.

The Blue Jays' offense couldn't get much going aside from the team's rookie backstop, as Moreno accounted for three of Toronto's five hits on the night. The 22-year-old is 8-for-19 (.421) through the first five games of his big-league career, and so far he's only struck out once. Moreno is quickly making a strong case that he's not only the franchise's catcher of the future, but of the present as well.

Kirk went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 12-3 loss to the Yankees.

He took Jordan Montgomery deep in the sixth inning, but the Blue Jays were already in a 10-1 hole at that point. Kirk is slashing .354/.446/.604 through 14 games in June with three of his six homers on the season, and he should continue to see regular playing time between DH and catcher as long as he's raking.

Heim went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run, three total RBI and a walk in Friday's win over the Tigers.

Heim doubled home Adolis Garcia and Corey Seager in the top of the first inning, then later scored on a solo shot in the fifth. The homer was Heim's eighth of the season. Friday's outing was the catcher's third game with three or more RBI this year. Heim has been impressive in June, picking up 11 hits in 12 games. He is slashing .250/.306/.462 for the season.