MLB Player News
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Taking seat Friday
Bailey is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Bailey will yield to Curt Casali, who was activated off the injured list Friday, behind the dish for the series opener against Detroit. Bailey is in the middle of a slump, having one hit and nine strikeouts in his last 30 at-bats.
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Curt Casali C | ATL
Giants' Curt Casali: Back with team
The Giants reinstated Casali from the paternity list Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
After staying at home during the Giants' three-game road series against the Nationals, Casali has rejoined the team in time for Friday's series opener against the Tigers. Jakson Reetz was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move.
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Jakson Reetz C | NYM
Giants' Jakson Reetz: Optioned to Sacramento
The Giants optioned Reetz to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.
The move makes room for the reinstatement of catcher Curt Casali from the paternity list. Reetz was called up from Sacramento on Tuesday. In his lone outing Thursday against the Nationals, Reetz went 1-for-2 with one double and one walk. In the minors this season, he's slashing .250/.362/.428 with five home runs and 31 RBI across 214 plate appearances.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Idle Friday
Stephenson isn't in the Reds' lineup for Friday's game versus the Brewers.
Stepehnson will get a breather during Friday's series opener after going 6-for-18 with a homer and four RBI during a four-game set against Miami. Luke Maile will do the catching for right-hander Carson Spiers and bat ninth.
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Jose Herrera C | TEX
Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Getting breather Friday
Herrera is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.
Adrian Del Castillo will start behind home plate Friday and bat fifth against Philadelphia right-hander Zack Wheeler. Herrera went 1-for-3 with one strikeout in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins.
After catching back-to-back games, Higashioka will yield to Luis Campusano behind the dish Friday. During those two starts, Higashioka went 2-for-7 with a three-run homer and a stolen base.
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Jhonny Pereda C | MIN
Marlins' Jhonny Pereda: Collects first big-league hits
Pereda went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Reds.
Called up Wednesday when Nick Fortes (quad) landed on the IL, Pereda made his first start behind the plate and banged out his first career big-league hits and RBI. The 28-year-old minor-league journeyman will split work with Ali Sanchez while Fortes is sidelined, and Pereda's .310/.418/.458 slash line for Triple-A Jacksonville this season at least offers some hope that he might be able to contribute at the plate.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Homer, two hits in win
Realmuto went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo homer and a second run scored in Thursday's win over the Diamondbacks.
Realmuto crushed a 430-foot home run to lead off the seventh inning and extend Philadelphia's lead to two runs. The backstop would add a leadoff double in the ninth before coming around to score a second time, marking his first game with multiple runs since May 22. The long ball was also his first since May 23, ending a 22-game drought, but he's batting just .167 (4-for-24) in August even after the two-hit effort. On a positive note, Realmuto has driven in a run in three of his last four contests.
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Joey Bart C | PIT
Pirates' Joey Bart: Stays hot at plate
Bart went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored Thursday against the Padres.
Bart's two-run blast in the seventh inning was his ninth of the season and gave the Pirates their first lead of the game. It was the third homer and fourth multi-hit game in the last seven starts for Bart, who has wrestled the No. 1 catcher's job away from Yasmani Grandal while starting 14 of 19 games since the All-Star break. Bart is batting .327 with three homers, nine RBI and 10 runs scored during that stretch.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Set for extended absence
Manager Torey Lovullo said Thursday that Moreno (groin) is expected to miss several weeks of action, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
Moreno was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left adductor strain Tuesday, and it appears he'll end up being sidelined for most of August. Moreno's status will receive an update in the near future as the Diamondbacks are awaiting imaging results. Lovullo expressed optimism that the 24-year-old will be able to return before the end of the regular season, but for now it'll be Jose Herrera and Adrian Del Castillo handling catching duties.