MLB Player News
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Henry Davis RF | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Goes on concussion IL
The Pirates placed Davis (concussion) on the 7-day injured list Saturday.
Davis was removed from Friday's 5-2 win over the Rockies with concussion-like symptoms. Jason Delay was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move and should be expected to serve as the primary understudy to Yasmani Grandal at catcher while both Davis and Joey Bart (thumb) are on the shelf.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: On bench Saturday
Smith is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Smith will give way to Austin Barnes behind the dish for the second time in three days, with Barnes batting ninth Saturday. In 256 plate appearances, Smith owns a .848 OPS with 10 homers and a 16.0 percent strikeout rate.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Aiming for return in late June
Contreras (forearm) is targeting a return in late June, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports.
Contreras has resumed taking batting practice and hopes to be cleared to begin a rehab assignment early next week. If that happens, a return sometime during the Cardinals' June 22-30 homestand is likely. It would be at least a couple weeks quicker than he was initially expected back following surgery in early May to repair a fractured forearm.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Breather Saturday
Bailey is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Angels.
Bailey will get a breather after he went 5-for-17 with a double, two RBI and a run scored while starting each of the team's last five contests. Curt Casali will take over behind the plate and bat ninth versus Los Angeles.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: More BP, then games
Contreras (forearm) came out of his Friday's batting practice session with no issues and will repeat the step for the next few days, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
It was the first time Contreras had taken BP since he had surgery on his fractured left forearm in early May. The hope is that he will be ready for a rehab assignment after a few days of batting practice, but he will need to gain medical clearance first. Contreras is tracking toward an earlier-than-expected return, but there's no target date just yet.
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Jason Delay C | BOS
Pirates' Jason Delay: Joining team in Colorado
Delay is headed to Colorado to join the Pirates, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Henry Davis had to exit Friday's game with concussion-like symptoms, and while nothing has been determined yet regarding his roster status, Delay will be around in case he's needed. Delay was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis earlier this month after completing a rehab assignment following knee surgery.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Out of lineup Saturday
Amaya is not in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Cardinals.
Yan Gomes will do the catching for Shota Imanaga. Amaya started four of the previous five contests.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Playing time trending up
Pages will start at catcher and bat ninth in Saturday's game against the Cubs.
Pages is getting another start after slugging his first major-league home run and also catching a shutout Friday. It marks three straight starts for the 25-year-old and five starts across the Cardinals' last six games. Ivan Herrera is also in Saturday's lineup, serving as the designated hitter for the second day in a row.
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Rafael Marchan C | PHI
Phillies' Rafael Marchan: Belts first homer of year
Marchan went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 extra-innings win over the Orioles.
The 25-year-old backstop took Kyle Bradish deep in the fifth inning, giving Marchan his first hit and first long ball with the Phillies this season. He's started two of four games since J.T. Realmuto (knee) was sidelined, and he could split work behind the plate fairly equally with Garrett Stubbs unless one of them seizes the starting job.