MLB Player News
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Aramis Garcia C | PHI
Phillies' Aramis Garcia: DFA'd by Philadelphia
The Phillies designated Garcia for assignment Sunday.
Garcia was promoted to the big club Sept. 7 after J.T. Realmuto suffered a knee injury. Garcia appeared in three games for the Phillies and went 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over that span. The move makes room on the 28-man roster for the reinstatement of third baseman Alec Bohm (hand) from the 10-day injured list.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Getting breather Sunday
Pages is absent from Sunday's lineup against Toronto.
Pages will sit for the series finale after going 2-for-8 with one stolen base over the first two games against the Blue Jays. Ivan Herrera will start behind home plate and bat sixth against Toronto right-hander Yariel Rodriguez.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Active in camp game
Moreno (adductor) caught five innings of a game at the Diamondbacks' camp Saturday, MLB.com reports.
Moreno took three at-bats and ran the bases during the game. The Diamondbacks will monitor the catcher's recovery Sunday before making any decisions, but Moreno could be activated in time for Monday's series opener in Colorado.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Homers, drives in four
Contreras went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, four RBI and three total runs scored in Saturday's 15-8 win over the Diamondbacks.
Contreras did a little bit of everything, including opening the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first inning. He added an RBI double in the fourth a two-run home run in the ninth to log multiple RBI for the second time over 12 games in September. The catcher is hitting .231 (9-for-39) this month, but he still has a brilliant .280/.362/.470 slash line with 22 homers, 88 RBI, 94 runs scored and six stolen bases through a career-high 144 contests this season.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Getting breather Saturday
Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.
Amaya has been in a bit of a slump at the plate lately, going just 1-for-21 over his last eight games. The Cubs will instead put Christian Bethancourt behind the plate Saturday in an effort to find some offensive production from their catcher.
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Andrew Knizner C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Andrew Knizner: Removed from 40-man roster
The Diamondbacks designated Knizner for assignment Saturday.
Knizner has remained in the minors throughout the duration of his time in the D-backs organization, slashing .274/.357/.397 with 12 RBI across 84 plate appearances. He'll now be stripped of his spot on the 40-man roster, which will be handed to Brandon Hughes, and the 29-year-old Knizner may attract interest on the waiver wire from other teams in need of depth behind the plate.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Will catch Saturday in Arizona
Moreno (adductor) will catch five innings at the Diamondbacks' camp facility at Salt River Fields on Saturday, Arizona Sports reports.
Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Friday the team will assess how Moreno responds following the activity. The manager said it's possible Moreno could return for the series in Colorado next week that begins Monday.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Registers second steal
Pages went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Friday's 4-3 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays.
Pages has gone 7-for-24 (.292) with three home runs and four RBI over seven games in September. He's held a slight edge in playing time lately at catcher over Ivan Herrera in the absence of Willson Contreras (finger). Overall, Pages is at a .249/.287/.391 slash line with two steals, six home runs, 22 RBI and 17 runs scored through 182 plate appearances this season.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Homers again Friday
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-3 win over the Phillies.
Alvarez snapped a scoreless tie in the fifth inning, blasting an Aaron Nola curveball off the left-field foul pole for a three-run homer. Alvarez has now gone deep in consecutive games after going 18 games without a long ball -- he went just 7-for-49 (.143) with a .379 OPS in that span. The 22-year-old backstop is now slashing .237/.305/.383 with eight homers, 37 RBI and 32 runs scored across 302 plate appearances this season.