MLB Player News
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Matt Thaiss C | CHC
Angels' Matt Thaiss: Starting in place of O'Hoppe
Thaiss will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Thaiss will get the nod behind the plate Wednesday in place of the resting Logan O'Hoppe, as the Angels and White Sox wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. The 29-year-old Thaiss will be entering the lineup in the midst of a cold spell, as he's gone hitless in 30 at-bats over his last 11 contests.
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Gustavo Campero C | LAA
Angels' Gustavo Campero: Swipes first big-league bag
Campero went 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base in Tuesday's 5-0 win against the White Sox.
One day after notching his first major-league hit -- a run-scoring single -- Campero posted his first multi-hit performance with a pair of singles. He also recorded his first theft with a fifth-inning swipe of second base, which led to a run on a Nolan Schanuel double. Campero is starting in right field for the third straight game Wednesday, per Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, and if he gets enough playing time down the stretch he could be a sneaky source of steals, as he swiped 33 bags in 40 attempts over 107 games in the minors prior to his Sept. 15 promotion to the majors.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Absent from lineup
O'Hoppe is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
O'Hoppe will give way to Matt Thaiss at catcher for the second time during the three-game series. The 24-year-old O'Hoppe has gone just 3-for-23 with 11 strikeouts over his last seven contests.
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Shea Langeliers C | OAK
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes yard twice in win
Langeliers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Cubs.
Both blasts came off Jordan Wicks, as Langeliers launched a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the fifth. The 26-year-old has only three hits in his last 20 at-bats, but all three have left the yard. On the season, Langeliers is slashing .220/.280/.448 with 28 homers, 74 RBI, 54 runs and four stolen bases.
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Plates two in win
Heim went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 13-8 win over Toronto.
Heim's two-run single in the sixth inning was the go-ahead hit in a wild back-and-forth game. Similar to years past, the second half of the season hasn't been kind to Heim (career .570 OPS post All-Star break). He entered the game 1-for-32 during September, and the lack of second-half production has cost him at-bats, as Carson Kelly has cut into Heim's playing time since being acquired at the trade deadline. Heim has 101 plate appearances since the beginning of August compared to Kelly's 88.
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Cesar Salazar C | HOU
Astros' Cesar Salazar: Back in big leagues
The Astros recalled Salazar from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday.
Salazar will rejoin the big-league squad to provide the Astros with an additional bench bat as Ben Gamel (fibula) moves to the injured list. Salazar has gone 7-for-23 with eight RBI through 10 games in the majors, but he may struggle to receive playing time while serving as Houston's No. 3 catcher.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Out of Monday's lineup
Lee is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Lee and Chuckie Robinson have alternated starts at catcher over the last five contests. It will be Robinson behind the dish for Monday's series opener.