MLB Player News
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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.
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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.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Getting Thursday off
Kirk is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
Kirk will take a seat for the day game after a night game, opening up room in the lineup for No. 2 catcher Tyler Heineman. Through 12 games in September, Kirk has hit .283 with eight RBI and two runs.
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Carson Kelly C | TEX
Rangers' Carson Kelly: Entering lineup Thursday
Kelly will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.
Texas will make room in the lineup for both of its catchers Thursday, as top backstop Jonah Heim will get a day off behind the plate and serve as the Rangers' designated hitter. Even though Heim sits atop the depth chart, Kelly has still received a fair amount of playing time by the standards of No. 2 catchers since he was acquired from the Tigers on July 28. In 26 games with Texas, Kelly has slashed .250/.308/.333 with one home run, seven RBI and 10 runs.
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Freddy Fermin C | KC
Royals' Freddy Fermin: On bench again Wednesday
Fermin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Fermin is on the bench for the third time in four games, this time against a lefty (Tarik Skubal) after his previous two absences came against right-handed pitching. The Royals had been opening up regular playing time for Fermin behind the plate by using Salvador Perez at first base, but Perez has been taking on more work at catcher lately with Yuli Gurriel gaining traction as a regular in the Kansas City infield.
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Victor Caratini C | HOU
Astros' Victor Caratini: Sitting Wednesday
Caratini is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Caratini is on the bench for the second day in a row after he had previously started four consecutive games. He should continue to see semi-regular playing time while the Astros have been rotating a number of players at first base, including Caratini and fellow catcher Yainer Diaz.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Getting night off
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
After breaking out of an extended slump with a home run among his two hits in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Tigers, Rutschman was back on the struggle bus in Tuesday's 10-0 loss to San Francisco, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. He'll give way to James McCann behind the plate Wednesday, but Rutschman should continue to see the bulk of the starts at catcher over the final week and a half of the season as the Orioles hope to get him back in peak form at the dish heading into the postseason.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Retreating to bench
Jeffers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Jeffers will get a break Wednesday after he had started in each of the last three games (two at catcher, one at designated hitter). Christian Vazquez will step in behind the plate for Jeffers and will form a battery with starting pitcher Bailey Ober.