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  • Jonah Heim C | TEX

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Getting breather Saturday

    Heim isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Mariners.

    After collecting four hits across his last four games, Heim will take a seat on the bench Saturday while Carson Kelly catches for right-hander Dane Dunning.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Taking seat Saturday

    Wong is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

    Wong will give way to Danny Jansen behind the plate for the second time in three games. Wong is 16-for-51 (.314) in September with a home run, a stolen base and seven doubles.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting down Saturday

    Rogers isn't in Detroit's lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

    After striking out in all three of his at-bats during Friday's series opener, Rogers will take a seat Saturday while Dillon Dingler catches for Reese Olson, batting eighth.

  • James McCann C | BAL

    Orioles' James McCann: Goes deep twice

    McCann went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI in Friday's win against the Tigers.

    McCann knocked a two-run shot in the fourth inning and then capped off Baltimore's seven-run night with a solo shot in the sixth. He's hit four home runs over his last 11 appearances dating back to Aug. 20. The veteran catcher owns a .645 OPS with 16 extra-base hits through 221 plate appearances this season.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Day off Friday

    O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Houston, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    O'Hoppe wore the golden sombrero in Thursday's loss to the Astros, striking out in all four of his plate appearances, so he'll get a breather in this one. Matt Thaiss is doing the catching for the Angels and will bat fifth.

  • Ryan Jeffers C | MIN

    Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Not in Friday's lineup

    Jeffers is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.

    Jeffers is mired in a 4-for-32 slump and will take a seat for Friday's series opener in Boston. Christian Vazquez will step in behind the plate to catch for right-hander David Festa.

  • Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Grabbing seat Friday

    Rortvedt is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Rortvedt is sporting an unsightly .136/.214/.173 batting line with a 32.6 percent strikeout rate since the beginning of August. He will yield to Logan Driscoll on Friday in the series opener.

  • Edgar Quero C | CHW

    White Sox's Edgar Quero: Returning to action in Triple-A

    Triple-A Charlotte activated Quero (back) from the 7-day injured list Thursday, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.

    Quero was placed on the 7-day injured list in late August after injuring his back, but he's healthy for the final week-plus of the season. The 21-year-old appeared to have a chance of making his MLB debut with the White Sox down the stretch prior to the injury, but that's increasingly unlikely with just nine big-league games left on the schedule.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Not in Boston lineup

    Wong is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Tampa Bay, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

    It's a regular day off for Wong, who started at catcher in each of the first two games of the series. Danny Jansen will be behind the dish for Thursday's finale.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Getting breather Thursday

    Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup Thursday versus the Mariners.

    Wells will take a seat for Thursday's series finale after going 1-for-8 with three RBI and five strikeouts across the first two games. While he sits, Jose Trevino will catch for right-hander Clarke Schmidt while batting eighth.

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