MLB Player News
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Idle for day game
O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
The Angels and Yankees are wrapping up their series with a day game after a night game, so O'Hoppe will get some rest after catching all nine innings of Wednesday's 3-2 win. Travis d'Arnaud will check in for O'Hoppe behind the dish.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Back in action Thursday
Jeffers (hand) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's contest versus the Reds.
Jeffers sat out Wednesday's contest after being struck in his right hand by a foul tip Tuesday. He escaped with merely a bruise and is ready to roll for Thursday's series finale.
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Victor Caratini C | HOU
Astros' Victor Caratini: Caps huge inning with homer
Caratini went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored Wednesday in an 11-4 victory versus the Athletics.
The Astros put together a seven-run sixth inning, and Caratini's three-run blast to left field accounted for the team's final runs in that explosive frame. The veteran backstop began June in a 3-for-35 tailspin through 10 games, but he appears to be turning things around, going 5-for-8 over his past two contests. While Caratini continues to serve as Yainer Diaz's backup behind the plate, he's been in the lineup frequently with additional starts at both DH and first base, and he's put up a decent .718 OPS with four homers, 14 RBI and 16 runs through 167 plate appearances.
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Matt Thaiss C | TB
Rays' Matt Thaiss: Back on bench Wednesday
Thaiss is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
After going 0-for-2 while playing six innings behind the plate in Tuesday's 5-1 loss, Thaiss will retreat to the bench Wednesday while Danny Jansen gets the nod behind the plate. Since being acquired from the White Sox and activated May 28, Thaiss has started in seven of the Rays' ensuing 20 games and has batted .250 with no extra-base hits.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Sitting Wednesday
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Rutschman will take a seat after going 2-for-9 with a solo home run over the first two games of the series. Gary Sanchez will start behind the plate Wednesday.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Out Wednesday with bruised hand
Jeffers (hand) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
Jeffers' absence from the lineup comes as little surprise after he was removed from Tuesday's 6-5 loss when he was struck in his throwing hand by a foul ball. Fortunately for Jeffers, he was diagnosed with a bruise after X-rays on his hand returned negative, so the Twins are viewing him as day-to-day and are optimistic he'll avoid a trip to the injured list. Christian Vazquez will draw the start behind the plate Wednesday after he came on to replace Jeffers on Tuesday.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Sitting out Wednesday
Wells is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Angels.
Wells will get a breather Wednesday after he started at catcher in both of the first two games of the series. Ben Rice will pick up his first career start at catcher for the Yankees after having previously served as a designated hitter or first baseman since making his MLB debut last summer.
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Johanfran Garcia C | BOS
Red Sox's Johanfran Garcia: Healthy again, playing at High-A
The Red Sox reinstated Garcia (knee) from Single-A Salem's 60-day injured list June 10 and assigned him to High-A Greenville.
Garcia has played in five games since joining Greenville, making three starts at catcher while going 5-for-18 with a double and three walks. While playing with Salem in 2024, Garcia sustained a knee injury that required season-ending surgery. He was held out of action for just over a year before he began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on May 20. The 20-year-old backstop slashed .316/.333/.632 with three home runs in 12 games in the FCL before he was cleared to join Greenville.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Filling in for resting Narvaez
Wong will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Though he'll get the start behind the dish in the series finale, Wong doesn't appear to be making a serious push to supplant Carlos Narvaez as the Red Sox's No. 1 catcher. Narvaez has produced a .917 OPS since the beginning of May, while Wong is slashing just .179/.289/.179 over that same stretch of action.