MLB Player News
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Orioles' David Banuelos: Outrighted to Triple-A
The Orioles outrighted Banuelos to Triple-A Norfolk on Monday.
Banuelos was added to the Orioles' 26-man active roster for Sunday's game against the Marlins and struck out in his lone plate appearance. He's now been removed from the 40-man roster and has accepted an outright assignment to Norfolk, where he will provide catching depth.
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Mitch Garver DH | SEA
Mariners' Mitch Garver: Crushes fifth homer in win
Garver went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-4 win over Detroit.
The 34-year-old veteran backstop got a rare start at catcher to give All-Star Cal Raleigh a respite behind the plate, launching his fifth homer of the campaign. As long as Raleigh is healthy, Garver is likely to continue seeing sparse playing time, even as a designated hitter. Garver has struggled to find a groove, slashing just .219/.310/.344 with four doubles and 21 RBI across 171 plate appearances.
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Orioles' David Banuelos: Called up Sunday
The Orioles recalled Banuelos from Triple-A Norfolk ahead of Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Banuelos will provide Baltimore with some extra catching depth for the final game of the season's first half. He went 0-for-1 in his lone plate appearance for the Orioles when he was up with the big club for a doubleheader with the Mets on Thursday.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Resting up Sunday
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Austin Wynns will pick up the start behind the plate while Langeliers rests in the series finale. Langeliers had started in seven of the previous eight contests, going 3-for-28 (.107 average) with a 1:8 BB:K during that stretch.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Guardians' Austin Hedges: Returning to bench Sunday
Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Bo Naylor will return to the lineup after Hedges had started behind the plate in three of the Guardians' last four games. Though the Guardians have turned the catcher position into more of a timeshare lately, Hedges' playing time should fall by the wayside as soon as Naylor begins to heat back up. Naylor is batting just .174 on the season, but he's gone 5-for-20 with three doubles and a 2:3 BB:K over his last seven games.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Receiving Sunday off
Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Diaz will sit after a run of eight straight starts, during which he went 8-for-30 (.267) with two doubles, three homers and a stolen base. Victor Caratini will do the catching Sunday while Isaac Paredes serves as the designated hitter.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Out of Sunday's lineup
Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Heim had started the previous 16 games and wasn't productive at the plate during that stretch with a .203/.261/.313 slash line. Kyle Higashioka will replace Heim behind the dish Sunday.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Getting afternoon off
Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Matt Thaiss will step in behind the plate while Jansen rests after starting at catcher in the Rays' previous two contests. Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Jansen will wrap up Tampa Bay's first-half slate with a .207 average, nine home runs, 27 RBI and 24 runs over 66 games.
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Jacob Stallings C | BAL
Orioles' Jacob Stallings: Resting up Sunday
Stallings is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Alex Jackson will handle catching duties for Baltimore after Stallings started behind the plate the last two contests and five of the previous six. Stallings will likely continue to operate as the Orioles' No. 1 catcher until the team gets one of Adley Rutschman (oblique) or Gary Sanchez (knee) back, with Chadwick Tromp (back) and Maverick Handley (concussion) also currently on the injured list.