MLB Player News
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Omar Narvaez C | HOU
Mariners' Omar Narvaez: On bench Tuesday
Narvaez will sit Tuesday against Cleveland.
Narvaez is hitting just .154/.281/.231 over his last 10 games. Tom Murphy will start behind the plate Tuesday.
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Luke Maile C | KC
Blue Jays' Luke Maile: Could return in one week
Maile (oblique) is making solid progress in his rehab and could return within a week or so, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Maile has been on the 10-day injured list since July 27 with a left oblique strain, though he could be back in action for the final few weeks of the regular season if all goes well. He's struggled to a .153 average with two homers and nine RBI over 42 games this season with Toronto.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Heads to bench
Jansen isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
Jansen has started just three games in September, and he's failed to register a hit over that stretch (0-for-9). Reese McGuire is set to handle the catching duties and hit seventh.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Rangers' Jose Trevino: Situated on bench
Trevino isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
Trevino racked up three base knocks in Sunday's series finale, but following a team off day, he'll head to the bench. Jeff Mathis draws the start behind the dish and will hit ninth.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Remains on bench
Rogers isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Rogers is 0-for-12 over four games to begin September, so he's in line for another off day Tuesday. Grayson Greiner draws the start behind the dish and will bat eighth.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Rays' Travis d'Arnaud: Situated on bench
D'Arnaud isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.
D'Arnaud came through with an RBI double in his return to the starting lineup Sunday, though he'll head to the bench for Tuesday's series opener. Michael Perez will handle the catching duties and hit ninth.
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Gary Sanchez C | MIL
Yankees' Gary Sanchez: Gets breather
Sanchez is not in Monday's lineup against the Red Sox, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.
Sanchez will head to the bench for Monday's series finale against Boston after starting the first three games of the series behind the dish and going 1-for-9 with a double, three RBI and a 4:4 BB:K. In his place, Austin Romine is starting at catcher and hitting ninth.
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Sandy Leon C | ATL
Red Sox's Sandy Leon: Scores, drives in run Sunday
Leon went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 10-5 loss to the Red Sox.
The two hits nearly matched Leon's output from the entire month of August (three). Sunday's start was Leon's first of September, and his playing time behind the dish will likely remain scarce so long as Boston remains alive in the playoff hunt.
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Garrett Stubbs C | PHI
Astros' Garrett Stubbs: Scores three runs off bench
Stubbs went 1-for-1 with a double, a walk and three runs Sunday in the Astros' 21-1 win over the Mariners.
Stubbs was making just his second appearance with the Astros since being called up from Triple-A Round Rock on Sept. 2. With the Astros leading 13-0 after three innings, manager AJ Hinch pulled a couple key regulars early, allowing Stubbs and Myles Straw (3-for-3 with an RBI and three runs) to produce big lines off the bench. Though Stubbs was used in left field Sunday, he'll primarily serve as insurance at catcher behind Robinson Chirinos and Martin Maldonado in the season's final month.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Rays' Travis d'Arnaud: Produces in return to lineup
D'Arnaud went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk in a win over the Blue Jays on Sunday.
D'Arnaud had been out of the starting nine the prior two games due to neck and shoulder tightness, but he corroborated his return to health with a solid showing Sunday. The veteran has only four hits over his first 20 at-bats of September, yet he's surprisingly parlayed that tally into seven RBI, including one in each of his last three games.