MLB Player News
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Goes deep Saturday
Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Mets on Saturday.
Wells plated New York's second run of the game with a solo shot to right field in the third inning. The long ball snapped a 15-game homerless stretch by the backstop and increased his total to 12 home runs on the season -- tied for fourth among big-league catchers. Wells was also looked at by a trainer early in the game after taking a foul tip off his mask, but he remained in the contest and is in the lineup again Sunday, batting eighth and starting behind the plate.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Ends 0-for-20 slump
Jeffers went 3-for-4 with one run scored in Saturday's 6-5 victory over the Rays.
Jeffers was hitting just .063 (2-for-32) in his previous 11 games before Saturday. He remains the Twins' top option behind the plate, but Jeffers could fall into more of a timeshare with Christian Vazquez if he's unable to build on the three-hit performance.
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Jacob Stallings C | BAL
Orioles' Jacob Stallings: Steps in as No. 1 catcher
Stallings will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against Atlanta.
After Gary Sanchez (knee) became the fourth Orioles catcher to go on the injured list Sunday, Stallings looks poised to serve as Baltimore's No. 1 backstop until one of Sanchez, Adley Rutschman (oblique), Maverick Handley (concussion) or Chadwick Tromp (back) is activated. Since getting added to the Baltimore roster Tuesday, Stallings has gone 1-for-6 with a double, a walk and two RBI in three contests.
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Alex Jackson C | MIN
Orioles' Alex Jackson: Heading to Baltimore
The Orioles acquired Jackson from the Yankees on Sunday in exchange for $250,000 in international signing bonus pool money, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports. Baltimore selected Jackson's contract from Triple-A Norfolk, and he'll be available for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
With the Orioles' catching depth taking another hit after Gary Sanchez sprained his knee Saturday, Jackson was brought in to provide a much-needed healthy body behind the plate. The 29-year-old Jackson owns a .132/.224/.232 slash line in 340 plate appearances across parts of five seasons in the big leagues, and in 44 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2025, he's batted .226 with 10 home runs and a 10.4 percent walk rate. He'll temporarily settle in as Baltimore's No. 2 catcher behind Jacob Stallings, though Jackson will likely lose his spot on the 40-man roster once one of Sanchez, Adley Rutschman (oblique), Maverick Handley (concussion) or Chadwick Tromp (back) returns from the IL.
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Gary Sanchez C | MIL
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.