MLB Player News
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Jeferson Quero C | MIL
Brewers' Jeferson Quero: Delayed by hamstring injury
Quero suffered a hamstring injury late in spring training and should be assigned to Triple-A Nashville in late-April, Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline reports.
He is also still building back up from last year's right shoulder surgery, as he was starting spring games at designated hitter. It may take Quero some time to knock the rust off at the dish, but his defense behind the plate is already big-league ready. The 22-year-old backstop slashed .262/.339/.440 with 16 home runs, five steals and a 17.8 percent strikeout rate in 90 games at Double-A in 2023 and only played one game last year at Triple-A.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Taking seat Thursday
Moreno is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Yankees.
Moreno was at catcher in Wednesday's night game, so he'll get some rest for Thursday's afternoon affair. Jose Herrera is starting behind the plate and batting ninth in Thursday's series finale.
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Hunter Goodman RF | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Accounts for team's only run
Goodman went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double in Wednesday's loss to the Phillies.
Goodman collected half of Colorado's four hits in the contest, including both of the team's extra-base knocks. He also prevented the Rockies from being shut out with his seventh-inning solo shot off Phillies ace Zack Wheeler. Goodman started at catcher for the fourth time this season, and he has also logged one start at DH. The Rockies appear determined to get his bat into the lineup on a near-everyday basis, as he's slashing .386/.400/.842 with two homers, three doubles, three RBI and three runs through 20 plate appearances.
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Ivan Herrera C | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Makes history in Wednesday's win
Herrera went 3-for-4 with a walk, three home runs and six RBI in Wednesday's 12-5 win over the Angels.
The 24-year-old took Yusei Kikuchi deep in the fourth and sixth innings before capping his huge performance with an eighth-inning blast off Brock Burke. In the process, Herrera became the first catcher in Cardinals history with a three-homer game. The long balls were also the first of the season for Herrera, and through five appearances so far in 2025 he's batting .467 (7-for-15) with two doubles, five runs and eight RBI.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Sitting Wednesday
Baldwin is not in Atlanta's starting lineup against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
The lefty-hitting Baldwin started in Atlanta's last two games, but he'll rest Wednesday as the Dodgers send southpaw Blake Snell to the mound. Chadwick Tromp will serve behind home plate and bat eighth.
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Ivan Herrera C | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Will try throwing from knees
Herrera will start throwing from his knees in hopes that it will help him better control the running game, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Baserunners are 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts against Herrera this season and 60-for-64 since the beginning of last year. The throwing problems have led to Herrera sometimes being removed from games he starts in the later innings when the Cardinals need to prioritize defense. Herrera clubbed three home runs in Wednesday's game versus the Angels, and the Cardinals want to keep his bat in the lineup as often as possible. Improving his throwing will help ensure that.
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Padres' Elias Diaz: Getting rest Wednesday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Diaz will get some rest for the day game after he went 0-for-7 while starting behind the dish in the first two contests of the series. Martin Maldonado will handle the catching duties for San Diego on Wednesday.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Out of lineup Wednesday
Bailey is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Houston.
It's a routine day off for Bailey, who will yield to Sam Huff at catcher. The switch-hitting Bailey is only 1-for-12 at the plate in his first five contests this season.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Absent from Wednesday's lineup
Amaya is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Athletics.
He'll sit in favor of Carson Kelly, who is getting his second start in the series after hitting for the cycle Monday. It's been a fairly even split between Amaya and Kelly so far this season in terms of playing time, with Amaya drawing five starts to Kelly's four.