MLB Player News
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Luis Torrens DH | NYM
Mets' Luis Torrens: Scratched from Saturday's lineup
Torrens was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup against Toronto due to a right forearm contusion, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
Torrens was originally slated to start behind the plate, but the forearm issue will keep him out of the lineup. In his place, Hayden Senger will start at catcher and bat ninth.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Provides jolt Saturday
Kelly went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Padres.
Kelly batted ninth but didn't let that stop him from having a big impact on the game. The veteran catcher slugged his second home run of the season, a three-run shot in the sixth inning, and chipped in another RBI for good measure. Kelly is off to a blistering start with a 1.658 OPS across 15 at-bats, though as a player with a career OPS of .687, regression figures to come in the near future. At the very least, Kelly is making a strong case to earn more playing time over Miguel Amaya.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Getting breather Saturday
Bailey is not in the lineup for Saturday's tilt versus Seattle, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Bailey will sit for the second time in San Francisco's past three games while Sam Huff gets his second start behind the plate in that span. Bailey is batting .222 with two doubles, two RBI and a 3:6 BB:K through his first 21 plate appearances of the campaign.
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Liam Hicks C | MIA
Marlins' Liam Hicks: Late addition to lineup Saturday
Hicks has been added to Miami's lineup ahead of Saturday's game against Atlanta.
Hicks was originally scheduled for a day out of the starting lineup, but he's since been added, as Nick Fortes was scratched due to neck stiffness. This will be Hicks' third straight start at catcher and his fourth over the Marlins' past five games.
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Scratched from lineup Saturday
Fortes was removed from Saturday's lineup against Atlanta due to neck stiffness, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Fortes was in Miami's original lineup for what would have been his first start since Tuesday. However, he was later removed due to the neck issue. Liam Hicks is starting behind the plate and batting ninth Saturday in Fortes' stead.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Could be activated Tuesday
Murphy (ribs) is slated to play nine innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday and could be activated from the injured list Tuesday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Murphy kicked off a rehab stint with Gwinnett on March 31 and has gone 2-for-10 with a homer and two RBI through three games. If he's able to complete Sunday's game without any setbacks, the veteran catcher could be back behind the plate for Atlanta's series opener versus the Phillies on Tuesday. Prospect Drake Baldwin has been starting at catcher in Murphy's absence, but he has struggled to a .291 OPS through 25 plate appearances and may soon head back to the minors.
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Joey Bart C | PIT
Pirates' Joey Bart: Not starting Saturday
Bart is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
Bart started behind the plate in three of Pittsburgh's previous four games, but he'll get a breather Saturday while Endy Rodriguez takes over at catcher. Bart has logged a .261/.370/.261 slash line through 27 plate appearances to begin the campaign, though he doesn't have any extra-base hits and has struck out at a 33.3 percent clip.
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Ivan Herrera C | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Idle Saturday
Herrera isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Boston, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
After slugging four home runs and tallying nine RBI over his last two games, Herrera will take a seat Saturday to give Pedro Pages a chance to start behind the plate.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Not starting Saturday
Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Philadelphia.
Smith's eight-game hitting streak was broken up by an 0-for-2 performance Friday, though he still managed to draw two walks. Austin Barnes will take his place behind home plate Saturday and bat ninth.