MLB Player News
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Sitting Saturday
Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Andres Soto of MLB.com reports.
After going 2-for-4 with a run in Friday's series opener versus the Halos, Smith will catch a breather Saturday while Dalton Rushing starts behind the plate and bats eighth.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat Saturday
Murphy isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
Atlanta seems to have fallen into a pattern of alternating between Murphy and Drake Baldwin behind the plate, and Saturday will mark the latter's turn to start after Murphy went 2-for-4 with a home run Friday.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Idle Saturday
Stephenson isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
Stephenson has gone just 4-for-20 with nine strikeouts across his last five games and will step out of the starting nine Saturday, allowing Jose Trevino to start behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Agustin Ramirez C | MIA
Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Resting Saturday
Ramirez isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Tampa Bay.
Ramirez will get a breather Saturday after going 5-for-18 with a homer, three RBI and three runs scored over his last five games. His absence will put Nick Fortes behind the plate to catch for Sandy Alcantara.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Sitting down Saturday
Kelly isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Kelly will give way to Miguel Amaya behind the plate Saturday after going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's win.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Idle Saturday
Alvarez isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
After going 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Friday's series opener, Alvarez will step out of the lineup Saturday to give Luis Torrens a chance to start behind the dish.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Ends power drought
Murphy went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Red Sox.
The backstop went back-to-back with Matt Olson in the second inning off Garrett Crochet. It was Murphy's eighth homer in 28 contests this season but his first long ball since April 26, snapping a 12-game drought. With Drake Baldwin surging, Murphy may need to pick up the pace at the plate to avoid losing even more playing time to the rookie.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Reaches three times in win
Kelly went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and two runs scored in Friday's 13-3 win over the White Sox.
Kelly had cooled down a bit recently after a scorching hot start to year, as he came into Friday's contest batting just .182 with a .593 OPS in May. After the two-hit effort, the veteran catcher is now sitting with a strong .299 average and 1.068 OPS through 28 games overall. Kelly should continue to see plenty of playing time, but more regression is likely on the way based on his career numbers, and Miguel Amaya should remain heavily involved behind the plate for the Cubs as well.
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Adrian Del Castillo C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Adrian Del Castillo: Starts throwing, rehab coming
Del Castillo (shoulder) has begun a throwing program, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.
If all goes well, the Diamondbacks plan to have Del Castillo begin a rehab stint in the complex league next week. He hurt the shoulder in late March and was expected to miss at least one month.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Perfect at plate Friday
Moreno went 3-for-3 with two doubles, one walk, one RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 8-0 win over the Rockies.
Moreno has a trio of multi-hit efforts over his last six games, going 9-for-25 (.360) with five RBI in that span. The catcher's recent success at the plate is helping him bounce back after a rough second half of April. He's now batting .259 with a .661 OPS, one home run, 10 RBI, 19 runs scored, one stolen base and five doubles over 36 contests. While he is hitting better lately, Moreno is largely struggling even more than usual in the power department, though his contact skill remains his best tool.