MLB Player News
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Clubs pair of homers
Perez went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs during Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Pirates.
Perez notched his second multi-homer game of 2025, taking Bailey Falter yard in the fourth inning and tagging Isaac Mattson for a solo shot in the eighth. The 35-year-old catcher has now homered in three of his last four games, bringing his season total up to 13 round trippers. In July, Perez has gone 13-for-35 (.371) with 11 RBI.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Sitting out Wednesday
O'Hoppe isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Texas, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
O'Hoppe will take a seat on the bench for the second time this series after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout Tuesday. Travis d'Arnaud will fill in at catcher and bat eighth.
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Chadwick Tromp C | ATL
Orioles' Chadwick Tromp: Not ready for baseball activities
Orioles manager Tony Mansolino said Sunday that Tromp (back) hasn't been cleared to resume baseball activities, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Tromp is one of four Orioles catchers on the 40-man roster who resides on the injured list. Like Tromp, Maverick Handley (concussion) and Gary Sanchez (knee) are also shut down from activities, while Adley Rutschman (oblique) has resumed running and taking swings off a tee but still appears to be weeks away from a return. The Orioles appear set to get by with Jacob Stallings and Alex Jackson as their catching tandem through the All-Star break, and likely to begin the second half.
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Maverick Handley C | BAL
Orioles' Maverick Handley: Not ready for baseball activities
Orioles manager Tony Mansolino said Sunday that Handley (concussion) hasn't been cleared to resume baseball activities, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Handley is one of four Orioles catchers on the 40-man roster who resides on the injured list. Like Handley, Chadwick Tromp (back) and Gary Sanchez (knee) are also shut down from activities, while Adley Rutschman (oblique) has resumed running and taking swings off a tee but still appears to be weeks away from a return. The Orioles appear set to get by with Jacob Stallings and Alex Jackson as their catching tandem through the All-Star break, and likely to begin the second half.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Hits off tee Wednesday
Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino said that Rutschman (oblique) hit off a tee Wednesday, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
He was not swinging at full effort, but it's a step beyond the dry swings Rutschman took Tuesday. Rutschman will continue to go through a hitting progression as he works his way back from a strained left oblique. A clearer picture of his timeline to return from the 10-day injured list should be available later this month.
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Kyle Teel C | CHW
White Sox's Kyle Teel: Idle against lefty
Teel is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
The left-handed-hitting Teel started behind the plate in both of the White Sox's previous two contests but will take a seat for Wednesday's matinee while the Blue Jays send lefty Eric Lauer to the bump. Edgar Quero will draw the start at catcher in the series finale.
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Tyler Heineman C | TOR
Blue Jays' Tyler Heineman: Drawing start for day game
Heineman will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
With top backstop Alejandro Kirk resting for the matinee contest, Heineman will get the nod behind the plate. Since being activated from the 7-day injured list June 3, Heineman has started 11 games and has gone 7-for-29 (.241 average) with one home run, six RBI and eight runs.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting during day game
Kirk is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the White Sox.
The Blue Jays and White Sox are wrapping up their series with a day game, so Kirk will get a breather after starting each of the last four contests. Tyler Heineman will step in at catcher and bat eighth as Toronto goes for its 11th straight victory.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Homers as part of three-hit day
Jeffers went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Cubs.
Jeffers notched his second three-hit game in as many starts, which included a two-run homer in the eighth to push the Twins ahead 4-0. The runs batted in were his first since June 24. He's now up to a .246/.342/.400 slash line with seven homers, 32 RBI, 28 runs and a 31:50 BB:K in 275 plate appearances this season.