MLB Player News
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Receiving breather Sunday
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Langeliers started the previous five games and will get Sunday off after going 3-for-19 with a double and a solo homer during that stretch. Willie MacIver will step in behind the plate to catch lefty JP Sears for the series finale in Toronto.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Resting Sunday
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Rutschman appears to be getting some routine rest in an afternoon game after he started each of Baltimore's last three contests. Maverick Handley will get the nod behind the dish.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Retreating to bench Sunday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Jonah Heim is back behind the plate Sunday, but he's gone 2-for-23 with no walks and 10 strikeouts over his last eight games and seems to be losing his grip on the Rangers' No. 1 backstop job. Higashioka had started the previous four games -- three at catcher, one at designated hitter -- and went 3-for-11 during that stretch to bring his batting average up to .233 on the season. Though he'll be out of the lineup for the series finale, Higashioka may have at least moved into a timeshare with Heim at catcher.
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Blake Sabol C | BOS
Red Sox's Blake Sabol: Loses roster spot
The Red Sox designated Sabol for assignment Sunday.
He was cast off Boston's 40-man roster to clear room for utility player Nate Eaton, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Worcester. Sabol was up with the big club for just over three weeks earlier this season while Connor Wong was on the injured list but appeared in just eight games and went 2-for-16 at the plate. He hadn't been especially productive over a larger sample of 102 plate appearances with Worcester this season, slashing .193/.304/.341 with three home runs and four stolen bases.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Getting Sunday off
Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Narvaez will get a breather for Sunday's matinee after he started behind the plate Friday and Saturday. Connor Wong will get the nod at catcher in the series finale, forming a battery with starting pitcher Garrett Crochet.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Clubs 22nd homer
Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Twins.
Raleigh has five homers among seven hits over his last five games, giving him 22 long balls on the year. Through Saturday's action, he is tied for first in the majors in homers with the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani. Raleigh has added 44 RBI, 38 runs scored, six stolen bases and a .264/.382/.630 slash line through 57 contests. While he struck out 31 times over 27 games in May, Raleigh has more than made up for his misses by delivering with power when he puts bat to ball.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Out again Saturday
Rogers is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals.
Rogers has clearly fallen behind Dillon Dingler as Detroit's top catching option, with the latter starting for the fifth time in six days Saturday. Dingler, who is sporting a .794 OPS, took advantage of Rogers missing about six weeks with an oblique strain to emerge as a viable offensive threat and a regular starter. By comparison, Rogers has just a .449 OPS, which should keep him entrenched as the backup for the time being.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Idle Saturday
O'Hoppe is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Guardians on Saturday.
O'Hoppe will get a day off after going 2-for-5 with three strikeouts against Cleveland on Friday. With Mike Trout serving as the designated hitter, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register relays that Travis d'Arnaud will likely start behind home plate ahead of O'Hoppe in games where Yusei Kikuchi or Kyle Hendricks are on the mound for the Halos. D'Arnaud will start at catcher and bat seventh while forming a battery with Hendricks on Saturday.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Resting Saturday
Jeffers is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Mariners on Saturday.
Jeffers will get a breather while Christian Vazquez starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Jeffers has slashed .247/.341/.390 with five doubles, two home runs and eight RBI in 88 plate appearances since the beginning of May.
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting out Saturday
Heim isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals.
Heim will get a chance to regroup Saturday after going just 1-for-12 in his last five games. Kyle Higashioka will fill in at catcher and bat ninth.