MLB Player News
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Nick Fortes C | MIA
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Activated from IL
The Marlins activated Fortes (quadricep) from the 10-day injured list Friday.
Fortes has fully recovered from a right quadriceps strain and will reclaim his spot on the active roster, sending Jhonny Pereda back to Triple-A Jacksonville. While he'll be active for Friday's game against the Mets, Fortes isn't part of the starting lineup.
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Joey Bart C | PIT
Pirates' Joey Bart: Sitting out Friday
Bart is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.
It's a routine day of rest for Bart, who had started each of the previous seven contests (four at catcher, three at designated hitter). Yasmani Grandal will do the catching Friday.
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Tomas Nido C | CHC
Cubs' Tomas Nido: Resumes baseball activities
Nido (knee) resumed baseball activities Thursday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Nido will ease back into things after having a debridgement on his right knee in late July. He's expected back sometime in September and should share the Cubs' catching duties with Miguel Amaya when he returns.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Belts two homers in loss
Ruiz went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in Thursday's loss to the Phillies.
Ruiz launched a solo shot off Zack Wheeler in the fifth inning to put Washington on the board and then came right back with a second homer off Orion Kerkering in the seventh, though his monster effort would fall well short as Philadelphia cruised to a 13-3 win. It marked the first two-homer game for the catcher this season, and he's batting .295 in August with three homers, seven RBI and seven runs scored. Ruiz has also hit safely in three straight games.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Receiving rest day
Murphy is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.
Murphy will take a seat for the series finale after he caught all nine innings of Wednesday's 13-2 win while going 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Travis d'Arnaud will replace Murphy behind the plate and bat fifth.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Resting up Thursday
Bailey is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.
Bailey will get some maintenance as San Francisco and Atlanta wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Curt Casali will draw the start behind the dish after Bailey caught each of the past five days while going 2-for-20 at the plate.
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Elias Diaz C | SD
Rockies' Elias Diaz: Goes on outright waivers
The Rockies placed Diaz on outright waivers Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
After slashing .270/.315/.378 with 36 RBI across 327 plate appearances, Diaz is now available for any team willing to pay the remaining $1.5 million on his contract for 2024. If he goes unclaimed, the Rockies may keep him on the active roster or outright him to Triple-A Albuquerque, at which point Diaz would have the right to reject the assignment and enter free agency.