MLB Player News
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Jair Camargo C | ATL
Twins' Jair Camargo: Loses 40-man roster spot
The Twins designated Camargo for assignment Tuesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for fellow catcher Jhonny Pereda, whom Minnesota claimed off waivers from the Athletics. Camargo has slashed just .212/.258/.319 with a 38.3 percent strikeout rate this season at Triple-A St. Paul.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Slugs two homers in victory
Perez went 2-for-5 with a pair of two-run home runs in a 12-4 win versus the Cubs on Monday.
Perez cleared the wall twice in the contest, belting a two-run homer in the fourth inning and another two-run shot in the eighth. The veteran backstop has gone deep four times in his past three games and has batted .467 (7-for-15) with six RBI in his first four contests coming out of the All-Star break. After a slow start to the season, Perez is up to 17 homers on the campaign, and his 60 RBI ranks second most among big-league backstops.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting in favor of Higashioka
Heim is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.
Texas has been opening playing time for both Heim and Kyle Higashioka of late by frequently using one at catcher and one at designated hitter, but the former will be left out of the starting nine Monday while Cody Freeman gets a look at DH. Though Heim should continue to see a fair share of starts moving forward, the Rangers seem to be prioritizing Higashioka a little bit more. Higashioka is in the midst of an eight-game hitting streak and will stick in the lineup for a seventh straight game, while Heim is on the bench for the third time during that stretch.
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Maverick Handley C | BAL
Orioles' Maverick Handley: Seeing wrist specialist
Handley is nearing the completion of the concussion protocol, but he's nursing a wrist injury and will visit with a specialist in the coming days, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Handley has been on the 7-day injured list since late June and evidently must have also hurt his wrist during a collision with the Yankees' Jazz Chisholm back on June 22. The Orioles haven't provided a timetable for his return from the IL.
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Jacob Stallings C | BAL
Orioles' Jacob Stallings: Idle for second straight day
Stallings is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
Since the second week of July, Stallings had been seeing the bulk of the starts behind the plate for the Orioles, but he'll give way to Alex Jackson for the second day in a row. Baltimore may just be rewarding Jackson with another start after he provided a solo home run in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Rays.
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Victor Caratini C | MIN
Astros' Victor Caratini: Plates three Sunday
Caratini went 3-for-5 with a two-RBI double and an RBI single during Sunday's 11-3 win over the Mariners.
Caratini drove in at least three Astros for the fifth time this season and notched his sixth three-hit game of the year. The 31-year-old has recorded a hit in 12 of his 13 games in July, going 20-for-52 with four homers and 17 RBI. He's slashing .272/.321/.447 overall.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Homers in win
Perez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored in Sunday's win over Miami.
Perez knocked a double and scored a run in the fourth inning before adding an insurance run with his solo shot in the eighth. He's up to 15 homers this season, including two during the three-game series against Miami and six in his last 10 appearances. The veteran slugger has gone 14-for-34 (.412) during that 10-game stretch, boosting his season slash line to .251/.294/.444 through 391 plate appearances.
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Cesar Salazar C | HOU
Astros' Cesar Salazar: Sent to Triple-A
The Astros optioned Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Salazar has been up with the Astros as a third catcher since early May, though he's played in just eight games and gone 1-for-7 during his two-plus months in the majors. The 29-year-old is likely to stick with Sugar Land as long as Yainer Diaz and Victor Caratini stay healthy.