MLB Player News
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Not starting Wednesday
Raleigh is not in the Mariners' starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Wednesday will be just the third time this season that Raleigh gets a breather, with Mitch Garver serving behind home plate and batting sixth. Raleigh has a 1.049 OPS with three steals, 11 homers and 27 RBI since the beginning of June, and he leads the majors with 33 home runs this season.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Getting rest Wednesday
Narvaez isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Narvaez will rest his legs Wednesday after going 7-for-19 with a homer, five RBI and four runs scored across his last five contests. Connor Wong will fill in at catcher and bat ninth.
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Gary Sanchez C | BAL
Orioles' Gary Sanchez: Back in lineup at designated hitter
Sanchez (finger) will start at designated hitter and bat fifth in Wednesday's game versus the Rangers.
Sanchez exited Tuesday's 10-2 loss and underwent X-rays after a foul tip struck one of his fingers. The tests came back negative, and Sanchez is feeling well enough to handle a non-defensive role in Wednesday's series finale. Jacob Stallings will draw the start at catcher for Baltimore.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Remains out Wednesday
Wells (finger) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Toronto.
Wells had been expected to return from his finger injury to start Wednesday, but instead he'll miss a fourth straight game while dealing with arterial damage in his left index finger. Ben Rice will start at catcher and bat leadoff for the Yankees.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Idle for early game
Dingler is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader in Washington.
Jake Rogers will get the nod behind the plate in the first game of the day while Dingler rests up. Expect Dingler to start at catcher in the second game of the day.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Grabbing seat in series finale
Langeliers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rays.
Langeliers hit home runs Monday and Tuesday in his first two games back from the injured list and will receive a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Austin Wynns will start at catcher and bat sixth for the Athletics.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: On bench for series finale
Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
The right-handed-hitting Jansen continues to serve as the Rays' primary catcher against left-handed pitching, but he and the lefty-hitting Matt Thaiss have essentially been working in a timeshare against righties since the latter backstop was acquired from the White Sox on May 27. Thaiss will get the nod behind the dish Wednesday after Jansen had started each of the last three contests, two of which came while the Athletics sent lefties to the hill.
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Victor Caratini C | HOU
Astros' Victor Caratini: Belts grand slam
Caratini went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.
Caratini helped power the Astros to a win Tuesday with a third-inning grand slam, his seventh home run of the season. The veteran catcher has been hovering around league average at the dish in 2025, slashing .246/.303/.402 with 14 extra-base hits, 23 RBI and a 97 OPS+ in 57 games.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Drives in three Tuesday
Perez went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Mariners.
Perez had gone 4-for-23 (.174) with two RBI over his previous six games. He broke out of that small slump in this contest, supplying a two-run double in the fifth inning and an RBI single in the ninth to account for half of the Royals' runs. The catcher has showed some signs of aging in his age-35 season, batting .237 with a .670 OPS, nine home runs, 46 RBI, 19 runs scored and 22 doubles across 81 games. He last had an OPS under .700 for a full year in 2014 -- given his track record, he could turn things around to close out 2025.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Power picking up
Jansen went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk Tuesday against the Athletics.
Jansen smacked a solo home run in the seventh inning, his ninth long ball of the season. He's homered five times across his last 18 starts, also tallying 13 RBI and 11 runs scored in that span. Jansen remains the primary catcher for the Rays, though Matt Thaiss still gets plenty of starts.