MLB Player News
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Gary Sanchez C | BAL
Orioles' Gary Sanchez: Becomes fourth O's catcher on IL
The Orioles placed Sanchez on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a sprained right knee.
Sanchez was removed from Saturday's game with right knee pain and was sent for an MRI, which revealed a sprain. The severity of the injury isn't yet known but Sanchez will be out through at least the All-Star break, becoming the fourth Orioles catcher to hit the injured list along with Adley Rutschman (oblique), Maverick Handley (concussion) and Chadwick Tromp (back). In desperate need of depth behind the plate, the Orioles acquired Alex Jackson from the Yankees on Sunday and added him to the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster. Jacob Stallings and Jackson will serve as the Orioles' catching tandem until the team gets at least one of the injured backstops back from the IL.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Pops 11th homer
Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Dodgers.
Diaz led off the fourth inning with a home run, his 11th long ball of the season and fourth in his last 22 starts. After a slow start to the year, he has a .286/.309/.462 line in the last month.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Comes alive against former club
Higashioka went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-4 victory versus San Diego.
Higashioka played for the Padres last season and recorded career highs with 17 homers and 45 RBI. He hadn't been able to carry that production over to Texas, as the veteran backstop came into Saturday with just one homer and 16 RBI across 44 games. Higashioka tormented his former club, though, swatting a two-run homer in the third inning before adding an RBI single in the fourth and eighth frames sandwiched around a sacrifice fly in the sixth. For good measure, the catcher swiped a bag in the eighth inning, marking his first theft as a Ranger and just his third over his nine big-league campaigns. Higashioka boosted his season OPS nearly 50 points from .573 to .621, but that's still well below the .739 mark he registered last year.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: On base four times
Jansen went 3-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk Saturday against the Twins.
Jansen recorded his first three-hit game and just his third multi-hit performance in his last 17 starts. However, he has been productive in other ways in that span, and he now has 14 RBI and 12 runs scored. Jansen remains the primary catcher for the Rays and has started five of the team's last six games.
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Gary Sanchez C | BAL
Orioles' Gary Sanchez: Removed with knee pain
Sanchez was pulled from Saturday's game against Atlanta due to right knee pain, Danielle Allentuck of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
It's unclear how Sanchez injured his knee, but he made an early exit in the fifth inning and is scheduled to undergo an MRI. With Adley Rutschman (oblique), Maverick Handley (concussion) and Chadwick Tromp (back) all on the injured list, Jacob Stallings would benefit from additional playing time if Sanchez has to miss a few starts.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Taking seat Saturday
Dingler isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
After going 2-for-4 in Friday's series opener, Dingler will retreat to the bench Saturday while Jake Rogers catches for Casey Mize and bats ninth.
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Slugs first career homer
Quero went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 win over the Rockies.
The rookie catcher took advantage of a trip to Coors Field to launch his first career MLB homer, and it was a big one -- Quero broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning when he hooked an Antonio Senzatela curveball over the right-field wall. While his power hasn't shown up consistently yet, Quero is slashing a respectable .273/.347/.331 through his first 193 plate appearances for the White Sox with seven doubles and 19 RBI.
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Victor Caratini C | HOU
Astros' Victor Caratini: Lifts another grand slam
Caratini went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, two doubles and a second run scored in Friday's 18-1 win over the Dodgers.
Caratini has launched a pair of grand slams over his three games in July. He's 6-for-14 with eight RBI to begin the month in fine form. Overall, the catcher continues to perform well at the plate. He's slashing .254/.308/.429 with eight homers, 27 RBI, 21 runs scored and nine doubles across 208 plate appearances this season.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Prolific campaign continues Friday
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Friday's 6-0 win over the Pirates.
Raleigh left the yard twice for the seventh time already this season, pushing his major-league lead up to 35 homers for the year in the process. With Friday's showing, the slugging backstop surpassed his homer total of 34 through 154 games in 2024 to set a career high. Across his first 86 outings this year, Raleigh is slashing a prolific .271/.379/.648 with 16 doubles, 74 RBI, 62 runs scored and a career-high nine stolen bases covering 380 trips to the plate.
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Luke Maile C | KC
Royals' Luke Maile: Up from Omaha
The Royals selected Maile's contract from Triple-A Omaha on Friday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Salvador Perez has been playing through a bit of calf tightness recently, so the Royals will bring up Maile to provid insurance behind the plate in case Perez ends up on the IL. The 34-year-old Maile has done well in the minors this year, slashing .280/.416/.354 through 101 plate appearances at Triple-A. Drew Waters was optioned to Omaha in a corresponding move.